Tag: Anganwadi Centres

Govt orders relocation of AWCs from rented houses to schools

The Woman and Child Development Department and School and Mass Education Department have directed the district Collectors for expeditious relocation of AWCs to government-run primary schools.

December 6, 2021

UP Anganwadi schools get preschool kits

UP government to equip 1,70,896 Anganwadi Centres with booklets, assessment cards, and preschool kits for the smooth implementation of the ECCE scheme.

July 28, 2021

Haryana to open 500 crèche centres

The woman and child development minister, Kamlesh Dhanda, on Saturday said the scheme will be completed in two phases. Under the first phase, the facilities in already functional 182 Crèche Centres will be enhanced.

October 11, 2020

Nearly 20 lakh ghost Anganwadi beneficiaries found in Assam

The Centre has asked all states to conduct headcount of all beneficiaries of Anganwadi centres.

September 22, 2019

Government provides Rs.12,000 crore more to fight malnutrition

The government has provided an additional Rs.12,000 crore to fight malnutrition over the next three years in the country after revising cost norms for supplementary nutrition provided in Anganwadis and in the scheme for adolescent girls, an official said. “The government has effected a quantum increase of about 33 per cent in cost norms, which …

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September 22, 2017

Strengthening quality education

India is home to the highest number of children in the world. Over 80 million children below six have no access to early childhood development. Worldwide research confirms that access to high-quality early childhood development is the foundation for lifelong learning, eradicating poverty, ending hunger and improving nutrition and achieving gender equality. In India too, …

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September 14, 2017

Jail inmates to prepare food for Anganwadi Centres

The UT Chandigarh's Social Welfare Department in collaboration with the Prison Department on April 1 initiated special programme under which the preparation and distribution of nutritious food meant for the Anganwadi centres would be taken care by the jail inmates. The scheme was kicked off with preparing and distributing food for nearly four centres while …

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April 2, 2017