Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP)

1. Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) Punjab –State Meeting regarding APIP Date:06.11.2012 Venue: Secretary’s Chamber , Shastri Bhawan , MWCD New Delhi.

2. Demography of Punjab StateProvisional Population Totals (source: Census 2011)FIGURES AT GLANCE

3. Demographic, Socio-economic and Health profile of Punjab State as compared to India figures S. No. ItemPunjabIndia 1 Total population (Census 2011) (in million) 27.70 1210.93 2 Decadal Growth (Census 2011) (%) 13.73 17.64 3 Crude Birth Rate (SRS 2007) 17.6 23.1 4 Crude Death Rate (SRS 2007) 7.0 7.4 5 Total Fertility Rate (SRS 2007) 2 2.7 6 Infant Mortality Rate (SRS 2007) 43 55 7 Maternal Mortality Ratio (SRS 2004 - 2006) 192 254 8 Sex Ratio (Census 2011) 846 940 9 Female Literacy Rate (Census 2011) (%) 65.46 71.3

4. Population break-up(source: 2001 census) Socio-economic and demography profile of the Punjab State • Child population (0-6 years) • No. of districts, blocks (Rural/Urban/Tribal)

5. Infrastructure of AWCs buildings- status

6. Strategies that are proposed to address the child under-nutrition and early childhood education To improve the nutritional status of children under ICDS, the department has proposed the following recipes: Amylase Rich Energy Food (for children 6months to 3 years) Nutri Corn Pops (Creamy cheese) (for children of 3years to 6years) Nutri Wheat Dalia Mix (intended for Children of 3years to 6years and pregnant women & lactating mothers) NutriKichiri mix (intended for Children of 3 years to 6years and pregnant women & lactating mothers) NutriHalwa Mix (intended for Children of 3years to 6years and pregnant women & lactating mothers) Nutri Rice Kheer Mix (intended for children of 3years to 6years and pregnant women & lactating mothers) The following Teaching Learning Material have been procured for the AnganwadiCentres with funds provided by SSA : Punjabi Alphabets , Counting, Flash Card Set , Learn to write, English Workbook, Mathematics practice, Picture Comprehension Card, Sign Mapping Card Note: Training by SSA experts for using the above mentioned material has been organized for 30 Supervisors and 16735 AWWs. A booklet on syllabus for AWCs has been prepared by the Department with the funds received from SSA. The following activities have been incorporated in the booklet for teaching in AWCs: Daily activities such as to wash hand before and after food, to comb, brush, to greet elders, etc. Weekly activities like National Anthem, education, to draw pictures, etc. Monthly activities like name of father, mother, brother, sister, village, district, etc.

7. Financial contribution – ICDS & SNP (Rs. In lac)

8. Infrastructure of AWCs buildings- status

9. Training infrastructure – AWTCs, MLTCs No. of MLTC : 1 (At Hoshiarpur) No. AWTCs : 9 (At Patiala, Mohali (Ropar), Jalandhar(2), Hoshiarpur, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ludhiana and Kharar at DesuMajra) State’s additional contribution for honoraria of AWWs and AWHs

10. Staff infrastructure at State/District/Block level State Level

11. Staff infrastructure at State/District/Block level contd… Block Level District Level

12. Percentage of AWCs using new Mother and Child Health Cards Growth monitoring and promotion Growth Monitoring/Promotion and Children’s Nutrition Status No. and percentage of AWCs using WHO New Growth Charts.

13. State’s strategy on nutrition and health education Nutrition and Health Education is provided to pregnant women & nursing mothers at village level by Supervisors, AWWs . Home visits through AWWs, Supervisors guide the mothers about nutrition and health education. Training camps on awareness nutrition and health education by KVKs at district / village level are also held. Kisan Melas by KVKs are organized to educate women. Staff of KVKs of PAU comprising Home Science, , experts conduct camps to educate mothers. Food & Nutrition Board impart training to CDPOs, Supervisors, AWWs, mothers at village level alongwith demonstrations, quiz and Questions/Answers session.  The following topics are also covered to aware mothers by KVKs: Hygiene nutrition Creative activities for PSE children. Recipes for pregnant & lactating women. Recipes for children attending anganwadi centres. Processing & Preservation of food products. Horticulture Department also provide awareness to mothers, Supervisors, AWWs on the following topics: Food Preservation Growing of nutritious mushrooms Kitchen Garden Diversification of crops.

14. NHED sessions during VHND/NHD NHED is provided through Mothers’ Committees in the meetings held at AWCs before 15th of every month. Health and nutrition education training is imparted by Food & Nutrition Board to CDPOs and Supervisors and these functionaries further held training courses consisting of adolescent girls, newly married girls, pregnant ladies, nursing mothers and other ladies of the village. Training is also provided through Training Centres. Training Programme are held by the department under Other Training Programme and Master Trainers like DPOs, CDPOs, Supervisors and Instructors have been trained on Infant and Young Child Feeding under this programme. VHND/NDH is organized through NRHM on Wednesday in all AWCs. Immunization and health check-ups are performed on this day. The left out children be particularly marked so as to provide complete health services. It is proposed that not one day be fixed rather different days for different villages be fixed.

15. Monitoring and Evaluation Existing monitoring and supervision mechanism at different levels State level visits by Joint Director, Deputy Directors of Head Office. As per the guidelines issued by GoI for monitoring and supervision of AWCs/blocks, field visits are being made by District Administration. Monthly Review meetings at State and District level are held under the Chairmanship of Secretary and Director, Department of Women & child Development, Punjab and Deputy Commissioners concerned respectively. A Committee for monitoring and evaluation of ICDS has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) alongwith the following members vide letter dated 16.11.2010 : Local SMOs or their representatives Member DPO Member Secretary Concerned CDPO Member ZilaParishad or concerned Block SamitiMember Sarpanch of the concerned village and one lady Panch. Member 10-10 AWC’s per district have been checked by these committees

16. Physical Targets and Financial Estimates

17. Additional Funds required

18. Additional Information Department of Social Security & Women and Child Development, Punjab (DSS&WCD) is in the process of revamping the task of providing supplementary nutrition to the beneficiaries in a scientific method in terms of the directions of the Hon’ Supreme Court dated 07/10/2004, 13/12/2006 and 22/04/2009.  DSS&WCD is proposing to build up 22 numbers of Self Help Groups henceforth to be called as SHG’s, one in each District. In each District, the SHG’s shall establish at least one Mahila SNP Preparation Centre, henceforth to be called MSPC’s with the assistance of a Capacity Builder. These MSPC’s shall be run by members of the SHG and shall be responsible for preparation and supply of all the SNP Food items required by all the projects of the District concerned. DSS&WCD, Punjab is inviting SHG’s, who have entered into a contract/agreement with a Capacity Builder to set up and build the capacity of 22 MSPCs to be run by such SHG’s, one in each District, throughout the State of Punjab, in order to enable the SHG to take up the responsibility of providing supplementary nutrition to the beneficiaries of the ICDS projects of the District concerned.

19. For effective financial management in respect of funds, the State Govt. has introduced Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) through which the budget is distributed on-line to the field functionaries. For improving the infrastructure in the AWCs, a proposal for Rs.10.00 Cr. for construction of 250 AWCs buildings with the assistance of NABARD is under consideration of the Department. An amount of Rs. 14.00 Cr. has ben earmarked for the current financial year 2012-13 for construction of AWCs buildings and for providing basic amenities in the AWCs. Under MIS, the department has identified 6 DPOs/CDPOs for the training to be provided at NIPCCD, New Delhi. Action will be taken after training and receiving the samples of the registers. A Committee for monitoring and evaluation of ICDS has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) alongwith the local SMOs or their representatives, DPO concerned, Concerned CDPO, ZilaParishad or concerned Block Samiti and Sarpanch of the concerned village and one lady Panch as members. The guidelines formonitoring and supervision visits to ICDS Projects and AWCs have been circulated to the field functionaries. State Level Monitoring & Review Committee (SLMRC)/ District Level Monitoring & Review Committee (DLMRC) / Block Level Monitoring Committee (BLMC) / Anganwadi Level Monitoring & Support Committee (ALMSC) on ICDS has been constituted vide letters No.4/2/2011-22WCD/2038 dated 17.08.2011

20. THANKS