PYQ · APPSC Group II 2017 · Screening Test · Q133 Difficulty 2/5
Health & Nutrition› Maternal & Child Health, Nutrition Schemes
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
Answer a.
Explanation Answer · a
The answer is (a). ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme whose cost is shared between the Centre and the State governments. ICDS was launched on 2 October 1975 and delivers services through anganwadi centres: supplementary nutrition, immunisation, health check-ups, referral services and pre-school education. It is a centrally sponsored scheme, so the cost is split between the Union and the State governments in an agreed ratio. It is not wholly paid by one government and it does not depend on foreign aid.
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