Concurrent Evaluation of ICDS

Name of Client Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Delhi
Project Duration 4 years (1997-2001)
Country India
Geographic Location National
Sector Social Research
Narrative Description of Project

Vimarsh provided technical support to the apex organization National Council for Applied Economic Research for evaluating the ongoing programme for children and mothers of ICDS. VImarsh designed and pre tested the questionnaire for implementation. The field teams were then trained for data collection using the structured formats. The data was then entered and analysed in phases. The first round covered 60,000 Anganwadi centers and 180,000 households in 4000 blocks in all the states of the country.
A report was submitted after the evaluation process comprising of suggestions and recommendations for further research.