India: Non-implementation of ICDS continues in Jalalpur village of Uttar Pradesh India

Despite recommendations from local authorities Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is still not implemented in village Jalalpur of Uttar Pradesh thereby threatening the right to food of children and women in the village. ICDS programmes address the health and nutrition needs of children under the age of six and also extend to adolescent girls, pregnant women and nursing mothers. ICDS is provided through a network of centers called “Anganwadis” (AWC). It is mandatory for the state to provide AWC for every settlement with forty children. However, in Jalalpur where 300 families reside, including 100 children, the state has failed to establish AWC, thereby making children and women susceptible to hunger and under nourishment.  

Call to action:

An international action is urgently needed to ensure that the state provides ICDS in Jalalpur so that children and women can receive supplementary nutrition and health care. Please write polite letters to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, requesting her to meet the obligations under the human right to adequate food.