Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Malnutrition can not be checked in Odisha under Nabin regime-Why ?

State Govt.’s naked failure   to develop Infrastructure of   AWCs led to collapse of ICDS programme in Odisha

·      Only 44% of Anganwadi Centres   having their own building.
·      While  Kendrapara district is having 80% of  AWCs with no  building infrastructure,  Koraput district, infamous  for  malnourished  tribal  children  has only 50%  AWCs of its own  building.
·      Many of building of Anganwadi centres are functioning in dilapidated condition.
·      Lakhs of the children are taking cooked food under open sky or someone’s verandah.
·      Lack of infrastructural facilities  has led  to collapse of ICDS programme in tribal pockets of Odisha.
·      Due to corruption ad irregularities   in distribution of Chhatua, egg and cooked food,   ICDS   has completely failed to increase nutritional standard of the children in the state.
·      Failure of ICDS programme has led to increase of malnourished   children in the state.

Dear friends

Odisha is very infamous for its notoriety of highest child death in India despite State Govt.’s tall claim of successfully carrying out ICDS project in Odisha.  In fact, ICDS (Integrated Child Development Scheme)  is  universal  scheme  being  undertaken  by State Govt. with  financials  support  from Central  Government  to  provide  nutritious  food  to the  children, lactating and pregnant  women  besides    undertaking  immunisation programme, referral service  and pre-school education.  The whole ICDS programme revolves around Anganwadi Centre which   caters all services meant for beneficiaries   free of cost.  This programme is implemented in Odisha more than 30 years in Odisha. While  hearing  Writ Petition  case No. 196/2001, the hon’ble Supreme Court  had  issued  direction  in 2001 and 2002  to  both State and Central  Govt. to universalise ICDS programme and   ensure necessary budgetary allocation for   providing infrastructure facilities i.e., own building  to  all  Anganwadi Centres.  Though 15 years passed since order of Apex Court,  the State Govt. has failed  to  provide  own building less than 50% of the AWCs  in Odisha.

Information on Anganwadi Centers
( the information obtained  under RTI from the Dept. of Women ad Child Development, Govt. of Odisha dated 31.3.2017)

Sl.No.
Name of district
Sanctioned
Own building
(As on 31.12.2016)
AWC
Mini AWC
Total
1
Angul
1622
32
1654
939
2
Balasore
3687
480
4167
1055
3
Baragarh
2670
229
2899
1116
4
Bhadrak
2166
269
2435
849
5
Bolangir
2472
188
2660
1496
6
Boudh
650
67
717
450
7
Cuttack
2992
326
3318
770
8
Cuttack
2992
326
3318
770
9
Dhenkanal
1873
327
3318
770
10
Gajapati
1451
924
2375
894
11
Gajam
5073
66
5139
1735
12
Jagatsingh Pur
1647
193
1840
525
13
Jajpur
2760
46
2806
717
14
Jharsuguda
786
171
957
664
15
Kalahandi
1837
410
2247
1411
16
Kandhamal
1580
522
2102
1364
17
Kendrapara
1883
264
2147
446
18
Keonjhar
2512
745
3257
1889
19
Khurda
2409
145
2554
747
20
Koraput
2723
541
3264
1617
21
Malkangiri
1020
230
1250
1050
22
Mayurbhanj
3680
1200
4880
3041
23
Nawarangpur
2038
181
2219
1495
24
Nayagarh
1169
415
1584
447
25
Nuapara
1216
140
1356
970
26
Puri
2560
39
2599
607
27
Rayagada
1397
550
1947
962
28
Sambalpur
1466
380
1846
1368
29
Subarnapur
1250
321
1571
694
30
Sundargarh
3010
799
3809
2351
Total
62171
10416
72587
33564

Pradip Pradhan
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Date- 23.6.17