Question

Integrated Child Development services (ICDS), launched in 1975 in India, is a scheme implemented by
1. the Ministry of Education
2.  the Ministry of HRD
3. the Ministry of Finance
4. the Ministry of Women and Child Development

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : the Ministry of Women and Child Development

The correct answer is the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

• The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme launched on 2 October 1975, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme represents one of the world’s largest and unique programs for early childhood care and development.
• It is the foremost symbol of the country’s commitment to its children and nursing mothers. 
• The beneficiaries under the Scheme are children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.

• The current education minister is Ramesh Pokhriyal.
• Nirmala Sitharaman is the current Finance Minister of India.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development is headed by Hon'ble Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani.