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Ghanekar, Jai
- Assessment of Growth Monitoring and Promotion Programme of the Integrated Child Development Services in Maharashtra
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1 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 400088, IN
1 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Population Policies and Programmes, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai 400088, IN
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Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Vol 60, No 2 (2018), Pagination: 186-206Abstract
Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) Programme is primarily a preventive and promotive activity carved by ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) to capture inadequate growth early enough and take the required action before the child suffers undernutrition. This study explores its functioning in Maharashtra. Data is collected in rural, urban and tribal settings from three districts. It includes observations during 93 GMP sessions and interviews of 100 AWWs, 78 supervisors and 500 mothers. The study reveals unavailability of proper child weighing scales and sometimes sophisticated instruments with inadequately trained staff. None of the workers plots the growth charts then and there and children are weighed in chaotic conditions during the session, resulting in incorrect weights. Most mothers have neither seen the growth charts nor do they understand it. Effective interaction with mothers is lacking which defeats the Programme. ICDS should try to improve this well-thought programme.References
- IIPS (2013), Comprehensive Nutrition Survey in Maharashtra, IIPS, Mumbai
- UNICEF (2007), Revisiting Growth Monitoring and Its Evolution to Promoting Growth as a Strategic Program Approach: Building Consensus for Future Program Guidance, Report of a Technical Consultation, UNICEF, New York.
- http://wcd.nic.in/icds/icdstraining/icdstrainingcurriculam.htm