Role of Health and Nutrition Education Programme of ICDS Scheme in Development of Women in Punjab

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), scheme has been operating in the all districts of Punjab for decades. Nutrition and Health Education (NHED) component of ICDS had been evaluated in the light of the objectives, to know the basis and methods for imparting Nutrition and Health Education activities, and to identify the problems facing in organizing Health and Nutrition Education programme at Anganwadi level. For this study, one Sehna ICDS project was selected from Barnala district of Punjab. A total of 30 Anganwadis were selected on the basis of random It was shocking to note that a high majority (90%) AWWs did not receive any help and guidance from supervisor to organize NHED during this period. It is also disappointing to find that a high majority (80%) of the beneficiary women did not regularly attend NHED session