The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for continuation of Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, Child Protection Services and National Creche Scheme from 1.4.2017 to 30.11.2018 with an outlay of over Rs.41,000 crore. These are the sub-schemes under Umbrella Scheme “Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)”. The approved Schemes include: Anganwadi Services; Scheme for Adolescent Girls; Child Protection Services; National Crèche Scheme. The Cabinet has also approved: implementation of Scheme for Adolescent Girls for out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years, its phased expansion and phasing out of the on–going Kishori Shakti Yojana for out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years.
The decision also provides for conversion of National Creche Scheme from Central Sector to Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the revised cost sharing between Centre and States as 60:40 for all States and UTs with legislature, 90:10 for NER and Himalayan States and 100% for UTs without legislature and implementation of the Scheme through States/UTs instead of existing implementation agencies.
