Assessment of anganwadi workers awareness on maintenance of register and referral services provided by ICDS in Imphal East, Manipur

Abstract

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides various services to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. With the assistance of Anganwadi Workers ICDS services are provided at the local level through Anganwadi Centres. The Anganwadi worker should be self-sufficient to deliver the different activities of ICDS services at doorstep. Keeping this in view this paper attempts to explore the awareness on maintenance of register in the Anganwadi centre and referral services provided by ICDS. For these purpose 150 respondents from Imphal East, Manipur were selected randomly. The data of Anganwadi workers was assessed by interviewing with the help of structured interview schedule and informal discussion. The data were analysed using appropriate statistical methods. The finding of the study revealed that age of the respondents had a negative and significant correlation while experience and qualification had a positive and significant correlation with the awareness regarding the type of register to be maintained moreover age and experience had no significant correlation with the awareness regarding referral services provided by ICDS while education had a positive and significant correlation with the awareness regarding referral services provided by ICDS. Hence frequent interactions among Anganwadi workers and supervisors should be introduced for imparting information and awareness on different aspects of ICDS.