AssamCOMBATING MALNUTRITION & UNDER-5 MORTALITY IN NAGAON DISTRICT OF ASSAM THROUGH ICT

Launched on October 2, 1975, the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Scheme today represents one of the worlds largest and most unique programmes for early childhood development. In the case of Nagaon District, the mortality rate of children below 5 years has been higher than the average for Assam. To deal with the situation, Dr. P. Ashok Babu, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon, envisioned a plan to introduce systematic monitoring. His idea has been given a concrete shape by the NIC Nagaon team, and the project has been running successfully for almost one-and-a-half years now. The State Government of Assam and UNICEF have supported this program. After successful implementation, the Social Welfare Department of Assam has replicated it in four more districts in the current year.