Government Schemes Integrated Child Development Scheme ICDS was launched in 1975 as a pilot project with the objective to improve the health and nutritional status of children in the age group of 0-6 years. The scheme aims to reduce the incidents of mortality, morbidity and malnutrition and school dropouts. It aims to achieve effective co-ordination of policy and integration amongst various departments to promote child development and to enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional need for the children through proper nutrition and health education. Reproductive Child Health, RCH II ILaunched in 1997 and currently operational in the entire country this programme follows a differential strategy (with districts as basis) with inputs linked to the needs of the area as well as capacity for implementation. It is the flagship programme for family welfare, which combines the trinity of objectives, viz., reproductive health, child survival and fertility regulations. The overall goals of the programme are to reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity and a sure reproductive health and choice and thereby contribute to stabilization of population. The programme is supported by World Bank, European Commission, UNFPA, UNICEF and other bilateral donors. The RCH-II is a flagship programme of government of India on reproductive, child and maternal health under NHRM. This programme has been revitalized and reoriented to give it a pro poor focus. The main objective would be to bring about a change in the three critical health indicators. Total Fertility Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate in consistent with the goals enshrined in the National Population Policy 2000. Universal Immunisation Programme This programme was launched in 1985 to reduce infant, child and maternal morbidity and mortality by protecting against six-vaccine preventable diseases, viz., Tuberculosis, Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, and Measles. The immunization coverage improved significantly between1985-1990. Thereafter the coverage has been sustained for all the antigens between 85 percent to 100 percent.