World’s largest community based early childhood development programme aimed at improving child nutrition, maternal health, immunization, early childhood education
- launched in 1975, following National Policy for Children 1974
- seeks to break inter-generational cycle of malnutrition & poor health by providing nutrition, healthcare, early education at community health
- adopts integrated approach - covering child, maternal, immunization, community awareness
- Anganwadi Centres are main service delivery institution under ICDS
- Poshan Vatika promoted for dietary diversity