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Does the ICDS Improve Children’s Diets? Some Evidence from Rural Bihar

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  • Nitya Mittal
  • J. V. Meenakshi
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Although there are several studies documenting the impact of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) – the largest preschool intervention – in India, few have documented to what extent it improves the quantity and quality of food consumed by young children. This paper attempts to provide causal estimates of the impact of the ICDS on calories, protein, iron, and Vitamin A intakes of children. Using matching techniques to define an appropriate counterfactual, and a primary survey in four villages in rural Bihar, our results suggest that: (a) for older children three to six years who benefit from cooked meals, the ICDS did result in higher intakes of calories, protein, and iron, and no substantive evidence that as a consequence there was substitution away from food at home. However, there was no impact on vitamin A intake; (b) for younger children whose mothers are given take-home rations, there is no evidence the ICDS improved intakes of calories or any other nutrients. Thus, even though the monetary value of the transfer was the same across both age groups, there is evidence to suggest the mode of transfer does seem to matter to ICDS effectiveness, consistent with other literature.

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  • Nitya Mittal & J. V. Meenakshi, 2019. "Does the ICDS Improve Children’s Diets? Some Evidence from Rural Bihar," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(11), pages 2424-2439, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:55:y:2019:i:11:p:2424-2439
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1487054
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    1. Ivica Petrikova, 2022. "The role of complementary feeding in India’s high child malnutrition rates: findings from a comprehensive analysis of NFHS IV (2015–2016) data," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(1), pages 39-66, February.
    2. Jagatabandhu Mohapatra & Ranjit Kumar Dehury & Parthsaratathi Dehury & Ranjan Pattnaik, 2021. "The Functions of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): An Assessment of Existing Policy and Practice in Odisha," Journal of Development Policy and Practice, , vol. 6(2), pages 231-251, July.

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