Adoption of ICDS Practices by the Rural Families in Jhansi District of Bundelkhand

Government of India has planned and executed so many Programmes since inception of Five years Plans to uplift the women and child development Programmes at gross root level ICDS is one of the trainer one being implemented to inform the over all condition of children in the country at large. The development process is not parelled in all the part of country . The present study was being planned and conducted in Bundel khand Region still running for behind so for the implemention of ICDS is concerned keeping this in mind the present study was conducted in Jhansi District , covering one Tehsil, one C.D.Block , 05 villages and 60 families under each selected village, Thus making total 300 families as responndants . The primary data was gathered with the help of well structured interview schedule. The collected data was pooled, quantified , classified, tabulated and analysed. The outcomes of the study clearly reveal that more than 80% rural families respondents have adopted the ICDS practices to high extent. To mention some of the practices are; Nutrition elements taken by women duing pregnancy, taking precautions during pregnancy, getting rejection/vaccination of illitarate duing pregnancy, going routine check-up, using breast feeding , giving colostrums to the baby just after delivery, using mother milk , using baby complementary food, pulse polio to the child was used, regular check-up of child health, taken precuaution for preventing malnutrition and attended the physical hygience during birth of child.