Being the central government scheme, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) aims at improving the nutritional and health status of children up to six years of age and reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout.
Aiming at the overall welfare of children, the Meghalaya government has come up with an early childhood development programme. Considering that the state lagging behind in most health indicators, Meghalaya’s Early Childhood Development Mission will cater to 1,554 villages, which are not being covered under the ICDS programme, state health department principal secretary Sampath Kumar told Indian Express.
Being the central government scheme, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) aims at improving the nutritional and health status of children up to six years of age and reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout.
Kumar further added, “Meghalaya lags behind in most critical health indicators with a life expectancy rate below the national average. The ECD mission, aimed at overall welfare of children till their 18 years of age, will help improve the overall life expectancy of the state’s future residents.”
While reviewing the state’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) curriculum during a workshop, he said that a collaborative approach from health, social welfare, education, community and rural development departments will be needed for implementation of the programme.
State Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced the curriculum in the last budget session of the assembly. Kumar also gave a detailed presentation of the ECD mission at the programme.
The recommendations made at the workshop are in the process of being reviewed by representatives of various departments, authorities of ICDS, and the National Council of Educational Research and Training.
The state’s ECD mission is “a multidisciplinary, research-based approach which will not only lead to a holistic development of a child but also to overcome poverty”, another official said.
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