PPK

Pada Pushti Karyakram

The scheme aims to ensure access to supplementary nutrition by all children, residing in hard-to-reach villages where there is no Anganwadi centers. This programme is functioning as an extension of respective Anganwadi Centers in the hard-to-reach villages.

राज्य वस्तु रूप

राज्य / केंद्र शासित प्रदेश: ओडिशा

नोडल विभाग: Women and Child Development Department

योजना किसके लिए: Individual

योजना प्रोफ़ाइल

डीबीटी (प्रत्यक्ष लाभ अंतरण): नहीं

श्रेणियाँ: महिला और बाल, स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण

उप-श्रेणियाँ: Childcare

लक्षित लाभार्थी: व्यक्तिगत

टैग: Supplementary Nutrition, Hard-to-Reach Village, Preschool Children, Meals, Anganwadi Center

विवरण

The “Pada Pushti Karyakram (PPK)” has been launched by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Odisha, to ensure access to supplementary nutrition by all children, residing in hard-to-reach villages where there is no Anganwadi centers. As part of this programme preschool children aged 3-6 years residing in hard-to-reach villages and currently not accessing the spot feeding programme that runs at the Anganwadi center shall be provided with both morning snacks and hot cook meals at their village location. The Pada Pushti Karyakram is functioning as an extension of respective Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) in the hard-to-reach villages.
Objectives:
The primary objective of Pada Pushti Karyakram are as follows:

Improve access to entitlement: To ensure that that all preschool children aged 3-6 years in the hard-to-reach villages have access to mandated Supplementary Nutrition entitlements. - Increased uptake and utilization: To improve coverage and utilization of ICDS services among children of nutritionally vulnerable communities. - Community Participation: To enhance awareness among mothers and community members on nutrition services and promote proper maternal and child nutrition practices in hard-toreach villages.
Identification of hard-to-reach villages:
The following criteria shall be followed for identification of villages for hard-to-reach villages for this programmе
The pada/village that does not have its own Anganwadi Center and located more than two kilometers from the tagged center and there is geographic barrier for communication.
Forest villages not having an Anganwadi Center.
There should be at least 5 or more children between the age group of 3 years to 6 years to run Pada Pusti Karyakram. In case the number of children comes down below 5, the program would be discontinued in that village and may be moved to another village.

लाभ

Entitlements for children under Pada Pusti Karyakram: The menu will be part of regular Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under ICDS for Anganwadi centers in Odisha and children of aged 3-6 years will be fed as per the government norm prescribed for spot feeding at Anganwadi Centre (AWC) for all six days in a week and minimum 300 days in a year. Growth monitoring of children of Pada Pusti Karyakram village at Anganwadi Centre:
Growth Monitoring of all children shall be done at the Anganwadi Centre every month as per the usual practice
The age, weight and height/length will be measured and recorded through Poshan Tracker and in other registers maintained by the Anganwadi worker
The Anganwadi Workers in consultation with ICDS supervisor shall fix a day in a month to visit the respective pada/village with all growth monitoring devises and take the measurements of all children. Incentive for Pushti Sakhi:
Pushti Sakhi will be given a monthly lumpsum incentive of ₹1,000/-

Entitlements for children under Pada Pusti Karyakram:__
The menu will be part of regular Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under ICDS for Anganwadi centers in Odisha and children of aged 3-6 years will be fed as per the government norm prescribed for spot feeding at Anganwadi Centre (AWC) for all six days in a week and minimum 300 days in a year.
Growth monitoring of children of Pada Pusti Karyakram village at Anganwadi Centre:

Growth Monitoring of all children shall be done at the Anganwadi Centre every month as per the usual practice.
The age, weight and height/length will be measured and recorded through Poshan Tracker and in other registers maintained by the Anganwadi worker.
The Anganwadi Workers in consultation with ICDS supervisor shall fix a day in a month to visit the respective pada/village with all growth monitoring devises and take the measurements of all children.

Incentive for Pushti Sakhi:

Pushti Sakhi will be given a monthly lumpsum incentive of ₹1,000/-.

पात्रता

The beneficiary must be a resident of Odisha.
The beneficiary must be a child aged between 3 and 6 years.
The beneficiary must be residing in an identified hard-to-reach village where no Anganwadi Centre is available.

अपवर्जन

आवेदन प्रक्रिया

Offline

The beneficiaries must visit or contact their nearest Anganwadi Centres or Anganwadi Workers (Pushti Sakhi) to avail the benefits under the programme.

स्पष्टीकरण

myScheme पर प्रकाशित योजना सूचना से अतिरिक्त बिंदु (कानूनी सलाह नहीं)।

What is Pada Pushti Karyakrama?: Pada Pushti Karyakrama is a special nutrition programme in Odisha to provide supplementary nutrition such as hot cooked meals and morning snacks to children aged 3 - 6 years living in remote and hard-to-reach villages that do not have Anganwadi Centres.
Who are the beneficiaries of this programme?: Children aged 3-6 years residing in hamlets or villages that are remote/hard-to-reach and where access to regular Anganwadi services is limited or unavailable.
How is the food provided to the children?: Food is provided through spot feeding at the village level, including hot cooked meals and morning snacks, prepared locally by community members or designated workers.
Who prepares and distributes the meals?: The meals are typically prepared and distributed by Mother Groups or a designated Pushti Sakhi/volunteer at the hamlet level through community participation.
How frequently are meals provided?: Meals are typically served six days a week, similar to the regular SNP pattern, to ensure regular nutrition intake.
What types of food are included?: The meals include a combination of hot cooked foods (e.g., rice with dal/vegetables) and nutritious morning snacks appropriate for children aged 3-6 years as per the guidelines.
How are beneficiaries identified?: Eligible children are identified based on their age (3-6 years) and residence in hard-to-reach villages/hamlets that lack an Anganwadi centre.
What defines a “hard-to-reach” village?: Villages are defined as “hard-to-reach” if they do not have an Anganwadi Centre nearby and face geographical or access barriers that prevent children from attending regular services.
Are growth measurements of children taken?: Yes, growth monitoring including height and weight measurements is carried out periodically at nearby Anganwadi Centres.

आधिकारिक लिंक

संदर्भ

आवेदन करें

अभी आवेदन करें

Supplementary Nutrition Hard-to-Reach Village Preschool Children Meals Anganwadi Center

आधिकारिक आवेदन या कार्यक्रम पोर्टल नए टैब में खुलता है। संदेह हो तो मंत्रालय की साइट पर विवरण सत्यापित करें।

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यह पृष्ठ सार्वजनिक व आधिकारिक स्रोतों से योजना सूचना का सार प्रस्तुत करता है। यह कानूनी, वित्तीय या व्यावसायिक सलाह नहीं है; अधूरी या पुरानी हो सकती है; तथा सरकारी अधिसूचनाओं का स्थान नहीं लेती। आवेदन या निर्भरता से पहले पात्रता, लाभ व आवेदन चरण आधिकारिक पोर्टल या परिपत्र पर अवश्य सत्यापित करें।

हिन्दी चुनने पर साइट पर मेनू, बटन, फ़िल्टर और जहाँ उपलब्ध हो श्रेणी नाम हिन्दी में दिखाए जाते हैं। योजना का मुख्य पाठ (शीर्षक, विवरण, पात्रता, दस्तावेज़ आदि) स्रोत की भाषा में रहता है—अक्सर अंग्रेज़ी—जब तक आधिकारिक द्विभाषी या हिन्दी संस्करण उपलब्ध न हो।