?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Evaluation+of+functioning+of+ICDS+project+areas+under+Indore+and+Ujjain+divisions+of+the+state+of+Madhya+Pradesh&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+S&rft.creator=Sakalle%2C+S&rft.creator=Patel%2C+GS&rft.creator=Taneja%2C+G&rft.creator=Chourasiya%2C+S&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Integrated+Child+Development+Services+(ICDS)+is+recognized+worldwide+as+one+of+the+most+efficient+community+based+programmes+promoting+early+childhood+care.+Regular+evaluations+of+the+programme+have+been+conducted+to+make+it+more+effective+and+adequate+for+the+beneficiaries.+Objectives%3A+To+evaluate+the+functioning+of+the+Anganwadi+Centers+under+different+project+areas+of+Indore+and+Ujjain+Divisions.+Methods%3A+Under+the+present+evaluation+system+one+ICDS+project+and+five+Anganwadi+Centers+under+the+project+area+(AWCs)+were+visited+on+a+monthly+basis+and+services+provided+reviewed.+Findings+reported+are+from+nine+project+areas+under+Indore+and+Ujjain+Divisions+in+the+state+of+Madhya+Pradesh+from+October+2008+%E2%80%93+June+2009.+Results%3A+A+total+of+45+centers+were+evaluated.+29+centers+were+operating+from+rented+buildings+and+storage+facilities+were+lacking+at+19+of+the+centers.+Though+the+quality+of+food+was+acceptable+to+the+beneficiaries+shortage+of+food+was+a+problem+at+the+centers.+Absence+of+Pre-School+Education+(PSE)+and+Nutrition+and+Health+Education+(NHED)+Kits+compromised+PSE+and+NHED+activities+at+the+centers.+Unavailability+of+medicine+kits%2C+lack+of+regular+visits+by+the+ANMs+to+the+centers+and+absence+of+routine+health+check+up+of+beneficiaries+were+other+problems+encountered+under+the+project+areas+surveyed.+Availability+of+a+doctor+under+each+project+area+was+stated+as+a+major+need+by+the+workers.+Conclusion%3A+Coordinated+steps+catering+to+different+services+provided+at+the+centers+are+needed+to+optimize+the+functioning+of+the+ICDS+scheme.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6988%2F1%2F2010-1-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dixit%2C+S+and+Sakalle%2C+S+and+Patel%2C+GS+and+Taneja%2C+G+and+Chourasiya%2C+S++(2010)+Evaluation+of+functioning+of+ICDS+project+areas+under+Indore+and+Ujjain+divisions+of+the+state+of+Madhya+Pradesh.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6988%2F