Knowledge of Anganwadi workers and their problems in rural Areas

Abstract: Anganwadi is a Government sponsored child care and mother care centre in India. It caters to children in the 0-6 age group. These were started by the government in 1975 as part of the integrated child development services programme to combat child hunger and malnutrition. The Anganwadi system is mainly managed by the Anganwadi worker (AWW) and Anganawadi helper (AWH). The Anganawadi Worker is the community based voluntary frontline worker of the Integrated Child Development Service Scheme programme. Selected from the community, she assumes a pivotal role due to her close and continuous contact with the beneficiaries. Children grow and develop amazingly. Mothers and their children age between 0-6 years, not only constitute a large proportion of the community but also vulnerable or special risk group. The first five years of child’s life are most crucial for the foundations for physical and mental development. Main objective of the study is to study the profile of Anganawadi workers and to assesses knowledge of anganawadi workers and problem faced by them while workin