Balarampur, 16 December 2009.Some misconceptions about the ICDS have to be removed if this initiative has to make a dent on the problem of under nutrition in the country. Participating in a seminar on ICDS at the ongoing Bharat Nirman PIC at Balarampur Abhay Ashram Naitalim Vidyapith, Kharagpur, Block-2, Paschim Medinipur, the speakers also highlighted the importance of ICDS in bringing down mortality rates among mothers and children.
Shri Sourjendra Nath Sarkar, Science Journalist, said that once misconception about ICDS is that it is for the poor people only but the food prepared and served at the ICDS centres contains pulses and soybeans which are reach in proteins instead of going in for costly fruits the people should take more vegetables and fruits which are locally available, Shri Sarkar said. Smt. Soma Das, Instructor of the local Anganwadi training centre said that a powder called vitashakti is mixed with the food served by the ICDS and this powder play an important role in preventing various diseases, she observed.
Dr. Balaram Sahoo, Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Khargpur, underscored the linkage between the health of the mother and the child. Mother’s good health ensures a healthy life of her children, he said. He observed, ICDS address the health concerns of the mother and the children simultaneously.
Shri Sibesh Kuila, Principal of the local Anganwadi training centre said that ICDS centres provide facilities ranging from health check up, hospitalization, vaccination to nutrition and pre-primary education.
Shri C. R. Bhowmick, District Programme Officer, ICDS, called for generating awareness about the scheme and active participation by the people to make ICDS a success.
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