Right to Food Campaign: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

Background documents

Focus On Children Under Six: The FOCUS report (abridged version)
Abstract of the FOCUS report
Handout on the FOCUS report, prepared for the Bal Adhikar Samvad
General recommendations on the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Excerpts from a recent Supreme Court judgement (13 December 2006) on the ICDs [More information]


Right to Food Campaign

	ICDS: Bal Adhikar Samvad Introduction\| Supreme Court orders\| Commissioners' Interventions\| Commissioners' Reports\| National Advisory Council\| Official Guidelines and Circulars\| Field Surveys and Reports\| Articles\| Events\| Newsfeeds Recent findings of the third National Family Health Survey (2005-6) paint a grim picture of the state of Indian children. In spite of runaway economic growth, the proportion of underweight children is much the same today as 8 years ago - almost 50 per cent. There has been no decline in the incidence of anaemia. And the progress of vaccination has come to a standstill, to the extent that India now has the lowest child immunization rates in South Asia. Meanwhile there is no sign of bold action to universalize the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), in spite of a clear promise to this effect in the Common Minimum Programme: "The UPA will also universalize ICDS to provide a functional anganwadi in every settlement and ensure full coverage for all children". The universalization of ICDS is also required for compliance with Supreme Court orders. Against this background, the Citizen's Initiative for the Rights of Children Under Six (CIRCUS) has organized a "Bal Adhikar Samvad" (Dialogue on Children's Rights) in which people from all over the country will gather in Delhi on 19 December to reaffirm their united demand for "universalization with quality". VENUE AND TIME: Tuesday, 19 December 2006, from 9.30 am to 5 pm. Mavalankar Lawns, Rafi Marg, New Delhi. A summary report on the Bal Adhikar Samvad. invitation\| programme\| poster Special features of the programme include: The presentation of a new report, Focus On Children Under Six (FOCUS). "Action for Children Under Six" - a statement of key demands. Panel discussion with Amartya Sen, Mina Swaminathan, Montek Ahluwalia, Shabana Azmi, Shantha Sinha. Interactive session with the speakers. Keynote address by Amartya Sen. Campaign meeting. Concluding address by Aruna Roy. Please contact righttofood@gmail.com for more information. The Campaign Secretariat can also be reached at 43501335 and 9350530150. Last updated: 18 December 2006	Background documents Focus On Children Under Six: The FOCUS report (abridged version) Abstract of the FOCUS report Handout on the FOCUS report, prepared for the Bal Adhikar Samvad General recommendations on the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Excerpts from a recent Supreme Court judgement (13 December 2006) on the ICDs [More information]