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Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years
20 hours, 6 minutes ago

Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Anganwadi worker Kilaru Radha retired on Sunday after 43 years with the Department of Women and Child Welfare. District officials had earlier recognised Radha as the best Anganwadi worker, commending her outstanding contributions to child development and community health. One parent shared, “We always felt confident leaving our children with Radha, knowing they were in safe and loving hands …

Radha Anganwadi Worker Feted Ceremony Parents
Centre’s ULLAS to Benefit 12K Illiterate Women from Tirupati District
6 days ago

Centre’s ULLAS to Benefit 12K Illiterate Women from Tirupati District

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Tirupati district authorities are poised to implement the centre’s scheme ULLAS, also known as the New India Literacy Programme, which focuses on education and empowerment of illiterate women. Aligned with the National Education Policy 2020, this centrally District Rural Development Agency and the District Adult Education Department are the implementing agencies of ULLAS. The women beneficiaries will attend 200 …

Women Literacy Tirupati Ullas Tirupati District Illiterate Women Benefit 12K
Early Childhood Education: The squeeze on anganwadi workers
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1 week, 2 days ago

Early Childhood Education: The squeeze on anganwadi workers

The Hindu  

The National Education Policy 2020 has brought attention to Early Childhood Care and education pertaining to the learning of children at the pre-primary level like never before. From pursuing integration of anganwadis and primary schools to activities and play-based learning, greater focus on education at anganwadi centres and appropriate pedagogical training for anganwadi workers, the government has announced several steps. …

Education Training Children Maharashtra Work Workers State
Early Childhood Education: The squeeze on anganwadi workers
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1 week, 2 days ago

Early Childhood Education: The squeeze on anganwadi workers

The Hindu  

The National Education Policy 2020 has brought attention to Early Childhood Care and education pertaining to the learning of children at the pre-primary level like never before. From pursuing integration of anganwadis and primary schools to activities and play-based learning, greater focus on education at anganwadi centres and appropriate pedagogical training for anganwadi workers, the government has announced several steps. …

Education Training Children Maharashtra Work Workers State
C'garh: Maoists kill Anganwadi assistant accusing her of being police informer
2 weeks, 2 days ago

C'garh: Maoists kill Anganwadi assistant accusing her of being police informer

Hindustan Times  

An Anganwadi assistant was allegedly killed by Maoists accusing her of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. Police said some unidentified Maoists barged inside the house of the Anganwadi assistant and strangled her to death in front of her family. Police claimed that some unidentified Maoists barged inside the house of Laxmi Padam in …

Maoists Police Informer
Chhattisgarh Naxals Kill Anganwadi Assistant On Suspicion Of Being Police Informant In Bijapur
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chhattisgarh Naxals Kill Anganwadi Assistant On Suspicion Of Being Police Informant In Bijapur

ABP News  

Bijapur, Dec 7 A woman Anganwadi assistant was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on the suspicion of being a police informer, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night in Timapur village under Basaguda police station limits, he said. A pamphlet issued by the Madded area committee of Maoists was found at the spot, …

Naxalites Bijapur
Naxalites kill Anganwadi assistant on suspicion of being police informer in Chhattisgarh
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Naxalites kill Anganwadi assistant on suspicion of being police informer in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

“A woman Anganwadi assistant was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on the suspicion of being a police informer,” an official said on Saturday “The incident took place on Friday night in Timapur village under Basaguda police station limits,” he said. Naxalites kill two ex-sarpanchs in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur As per the preliminary information, some unidentified Naxalites stormed inside the …

Naxalites Chhattisgarh Police Informer
Naxalites kill Anganwadi assistant in Chhattisgarh
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Naxalites kill Anganwadi assistant in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bijapur: A woman Anganwadi assistant was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on the suspicion of being a police informer, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night in Timapur village under Basaguda police station limits, he said. A pamphlet issued by the Madded area committee of Maoists was found at the spot, in which …

Bijapur Woman Anganwadi Naxalites Kill
Chhattisgarh: Naxalites kill Anganwadi worker on suspicion of being police informer in Bijapur
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chhattisgarh: Naxalites kill Anganwadi worker on suspicion of being police informer in Bijapur

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh: A woman Anganwadi assistant was brutally killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on the suspicion of being a police informer, an official said today. The incident took place on Friday night in Timapur village under Basaguda police station limits. As per the preliminary information, some unidentified Naxalites stormed inside the house of Laxmi Padam in the village and …

Naxalites Chhattisgarh Bijapur Police Informer
Frontline nutrition workers foster disability inclusion
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Frontline nutrition workers foster disability inclusion

The Hindu  

December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In 2023, the Ministry of Women and Child Development introduced the ‘Anganwadi Protocol for Divyang Children’, a national guideline for frontline community nutrition workers in India regarding disability inclusion. The Protocol for Divyang Children equips them with comprehensive instructions for the early identification of disabilities, monitoring developmental milestones using the POSHAN …

Child Development Children Development Disability Inclusion Haryana Workers
Odisha Govt Partners with Anil Agarwal Foundation to Upgrade Anganwadi Centres
1 month ago

Odisha Govt Partners with Anil Agarwal Foundation to Upgrade Anganwadi Centres

Deccan Chronicle  

In a significant step towards improving the lives of preschool children and their mothers, the Odisha government has partnered with the Anil Agarwal Foundation to upgrade 500 Anganwadi centres in Jharsuguda district. The initiative aims to modernize these centres into state-of-the-art Nand Ghars as part of Vedanta’s flagship community program for women and children’s holistic development.The Memorandum of Understanding was …

Children Odisha Vedanta Jharsuguda
States must bridge the early childhood education gap
1 month, 1 week ago

States must bridge the early childhood education gap

Hindustan Times  

India aims to join the league of developed nations. Various studies globally and India’s National Education Policy reiterate that close to 85% of a child’s brain development happens during age zero to six. Experts have argued that two factors primarily influence a child’s intellectual quotient level — adequate nutrition during this crucial phase and appropriate mental stimulation that sparks curiosity. …

India Children States Indian Age Centres Ece
Anganwadi Workers Perform Onerous Statutory Duties, Not Considering Them As Part Of State Civil Services Is Discriminatory: Gujarat HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Anganwadi Workers Perform Onerous Statutory Duties, Not Considering Them As Part Of State Civil Services Is Discriminatory: Gujarat HC

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court in an order passed recently observed that although Anganwadi Workers and Helpers are not formally part of State Civil Services, they perform a "unique role" as well as onerous statutory duties under the Right to Education Act and the National Food Security Act. Justice Kariel after considering view of the Supreme Court observed that “concept of …

Court Services State This Court Duties Observed Anganwadi
40 unmarried girls in Varanasi registered as 'pregnant' in government records
1 month, 1 week ago

40 unmarried girls in Varanasi registered as 'pregnant' in government records

India Today  

At least 40 unmarried girls from two local communities in Malhiya village of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, received messages indicating they were registered as pregnant mothers under the Ministry of Women and Child Development's nutrition tracker program. The messages, which suggested unmarried girls could access maternal health and nutritional services, caused alarm among the recipients and their families, prompting them to …

Nutrition Girls Registration Varanasi Anganwadi Unmarried Girls
Treat anganwadi workers-helpers at par with permanent civil employees: Gujarat HC to state, Centre
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Treat anganwadi workers-helpers at par with permanent civil employees: Gujarat HC to state, Centre

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: In a significant judgment that will benefit lakhs of anganwadi workers and helpers across the country, the Gujarat High Court has directed the state and Union governments to treat them at par with regularly selected permanent employees holding civil posts. Observing that the discrimination of AWWs and AWHs with respect to government employees "is writ large", the court of …

Court Employees Centre Par Awws Awhs
Ludhiana: 52 schoolkids diagnosed with heart ailment this year: Dist centre
3 months ago

Ludhiana: 52 schoolkids diagnosed with heart ailment this year: Dist centre

Hindustan Times  

At least 52 students from government and government-aided schools, and anganwadi centres have been diagnosed with congenital heart disease till August this year, officials from District Early Intervention Centre said. They said that the major reasons for the disease included genetic issues, poor nutrition among pregnant women and hormonal imbalances. Dr Arundeep, the medical officer in-charge of school health schemes …

Centre Deic
Women’s panel chief calls for success of ‘Poshan Mah’ programme
3 months, 1 week ago

Women’s panel chief calls for success of ‘Poshan Mah’ programme

The Hindu  

State Women’s Commission Chairperson Gajjela Venkata Lakshmi emphasised the importance of pregnant women availing the take-home ration from Anganwadi centres during the ‘7th Rashtriya Poshan Mah-2024’ awareness programme held at the Collectorate’s Sunayana Auditorium here on Thursday. The event, attended by various officials including Joint Collector Dr. B. Navya, aimed to raise awareness about addressing anemia among women, children and …

State Pregnant Women Pregnant Women Children
UP to recruit over 10,600 contractual educators for anganwadi centres
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP to recruit over 10,600 contractual educators for anganwadi centres

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated an exercise to recruit over 10,600 educators on a contractual basis at Anganwadi centres running in government primary schools across the state. One of the Anganwadi centres in Prayagraj region The move aims to improve pre-primary teaching for kids enrolled at these centres, according to officials from the state basic education department. On August …

Education District Educators Prayagraj
ASHA, anganwadi workers to get Subhadra benefits says, Government
3 months, 3 weeks ago

ASHA, anganwadi workers to get Subhadra benefits says, Government

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Friday announced that ASHA, anganwadi workers and community resource persons are eligible to avail financial assistance under Subhadra Yojana. As per the modified guidelines, women workers engaged in government, PSU or local bodies receiving honorarium such as ASHA, anganwadi workers, community resource persons and master bookkeepers and all those deployed through outsourcing agencies will be …

Government Financial Assistance Subhadra Women Receiving
Anganwadi worker allegedly sells baby in Khammam, absconding from RIMS Ongole
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Anganwadi worker allegedly sells baby in Khammam, absconding from RIMS Ongole

The Hindu  

In a shocking incident, an Anganwadi worker, B. Manjula, who was admitted to RIMS, allegedly sold her newborn baby, after leaving the hospital against the medical advise. District Child Protection Officer P. Dinesh Kumar stated that the Ponnalur police traced the baby at Kallur of Khammam district, Telangana. “Through the Child Welfare Committee, the infant was readmitted to RIMS on …

Khammam Manjula Sells Baby District Superintendent
2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike
4 months ago

2 lakh anganwadi workers who powered Ladki Bahin success deprived of pay hike

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: From chief minister Eknath Shinde to his deputies Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis to sitting legislators and aspiring candidates, leaders of the ruling Mahayuti coalition have been at the forefront of celebrations to mark the formal launch of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in Pune last week. Anganwadi workers and helpers, who come under the state women and …

Women Workers Pay State Hike Scheme Ladki
Telangana Government plans Rs 1 lakh crore support for women’s SHGs in budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana Government plans Rs 1 lakh crore support for women’s SHGs in budget

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In line with their commitment to provide Rs 1 lakh crore for the empowerment of women’s Self-Help Groups in the state, the state government is likely to announce loan and life insurances for the members in the state Budget to be tabled in the Assembly on Thursday. According to sources, Loan Bima and Accidental Bima schemes for SHGs are …

Budget Likely Member Rs 1 Lakh Anganwadi Bima Shg
Anganwadi workers demand job security, pension
5 months ago

Anganwadi workers demand job security, pension

The Hindu  

The district-level conference of the anganwadi workers’ federation held in Mysuru on Sunday sought job security, including pension on retirement from service. The federation members said the Integrated Child Development Service was launched 49 years ago and anganwadi workers have ensured the success of the project through their unwavering commitment. Hence, the federation members, backed by the All-India Trade Union …

Workers Federation
Karnataka to introduce LKG, UKG classes in Anganwadis from July 22
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka to introduce LKG, UKG classes in Anganwadis from July 22

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Government is slated to begin Montessori classes at anganwadi centres in the state, Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar said on Sunday. Hebbalkar added that life insurance schemes for Anganwadi workers are also on the anvil Elaborating, the minister said the state’s anganwadi centres, especially those that are 30 years and older, would undergo upgrades. Hebbalkar …

Karnataka Centres Hebbalkar Anganwadi Montessori Classes