A Study on Job Performance of Anganwadi Workers under ICDS Scheme in Sehore District of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Under ICDS various jobs are assigned to Anganwadi workers which include coordination with 
block and district health care establishments to avail medical schemes and to help pregnant/lactating women 
and infants for nutrition supplements. Anganwadi workers also focus to ascertain immunization and health 
check-ups for women and children. They organize supplementary nutrition for feeding infants and keep a 
record of expecting mother’s childbirths and diseases/infections of any kind. They work proactively to spread 
awareness of health schemes run by government and inform supervisors for village’s health progression, or 
issues needing attention and intervention. Keeping in view the job performance of Anganwadi workers was 
studied by taking 120 Anganwadi workers of Sehore district. The main finding is that most of the Anganwadi 
workers (40.00%) had moderate job performance, 34.17% of workers had low job performance whereas, only 
25.33% Anganwadi workers had high job performance.