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Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years

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

3 weeks 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

1 month, 2 weeks 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

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

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

3 months, 4 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

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

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

5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Nursery classes, uniforms in Anganwadi centres soon

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD : Women and Child Welfare Minister D Anasuya announced that nursery classes would soon be introduced in Anganwadi centres. The minister also met Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to formally launch the nursery classes in Anganwadi centres. She said that a special drive - ‘Amma Maata - Anganwadi Baat’ - would be taken up across the state for one …

Centres Anganwadi Nursery Classes

5 months, 1 week ago

Anganwadi workers protest outside mini secretariat in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times

The members of Anganwadi Mulazim Union Punjab CITU protested outside the Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana, for more than 3 hours, blocking Ferozepur road, causing inconvenience to the commuters who were forced to use the service lane. A distance of 15 minutes turns into 45 to 50 minutes, causing inconvenience and chaos.” During the protest, the union’s general secretary Bhinder Kaur …

Workers Ludhiana Protest Anganwadi Mini Secretariat

5 months, 2 weeks ago

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar

The Hindu

Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar has said that the government would upgrade over 7,000 anganwadi centres across the State. Anganwadi workers would be trained to make them competent to offer better services and handle newer challenges,” Ms. Hebbalkar said. Reiterating her government’s commitment to women’s empowerment, the Minister said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had consented to hike the …

Women State Ballari Development Minister Hebbalkar Anganwadi

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet, claim parents; probe launched

Deccan Chronicle

Sangli: A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an 'Anganwadi' or a government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district, prompting the authorities to launch a probe. District officials said the child's parents disposed of the dead snake after photographing …

Parents Snake Yadav Meal Dead Six Months Three Years

5 months, 3 weeks ago

18L anganwadi kids yet to receive unisex uniform in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Though it has been nearly a month since anganwadi centres in the state reopened, over 18 lakh children in these centres are yet to be given new uniforms. With the Social Welfare Department floating tenders in this regard only recently, the uniforms in all likelihood will take another three months to reach the children. “The parents of wards, who …

Social Welfare Uniforms Uniform Anganwadi

7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Speech-impaired child suffers burns after drinking hot milk at anganwadi

New Indian Express

KANNUR: A five-year-old boy with speech impairment suffered severe burns on his face after being made to drink boiling milk at the anganwadi. The police have registered a case against anganwadi helper V Sheeba, who allegedly made the child drink the hot milk. The boy’s parents have alleged that the staff at the anganwadi refused to take the child to …

Child Burns Anganwadi Severe Burns

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Anganwadi workers seek revision in schedule across Karnataka as heat keeps many children away

The Hindu

As attendance has declined in anganwadis owing to the intense heat, anganwadi workers have urged the State government to revise the functioning hours from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in all districts, like the way it is being done in the eight districts of north Karnataka, including Kalaburagi and Raichur, during summer. Anganwadis are running in many places in North …

Children Heat Districts Worker North Karnataka Anganwadi Anganwadis

9 months ago

FIR may be filed against Karnataka Minister Hebbalkar for her meet with anganwadi workers

New Indian Express

BELAGAVI: Election Commission officials are likely to take up a case against Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar for allegedly preparing to hold a meeting with anganwadi workers at a community hall here on Wednesday. The officials raided the hall, gathered evidence and stopped the meeting immediately for not taking prior permission and violating the model code of conduct. …

Meet Meeting Hebbalkar

9 months, 1 week ago

UP Anganwadi Recruitment 2024: More than 23,000 vacancies to be filled, check vacancy break up, how to apply

India TV News

UP Anganwadi Recruitment 2024: The Department of Women and Child Development, Uttar Pradesh, has announced more than 23,000 vacancies for the post of Anganwadi across different districts in the state. The registration process for Anganwadi 2024 Bharti has been started at the official web portal, upanganwadibharti.in. Visit the official website, upanganwadibharti.in Click on the 'registration' tab It will redirect you …

Application 2024 Bharti Nagar Anganwadi

9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Ensure children in anganwadi join govt schools’

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: School education secretary J Kumaragurbaran in a letter to all district collectors has asked them to provide instructions to ensure that there is coordination between Integrated Child Development Project officials and school education department officials so that all children who complete preschool education in anganwadi centres are enrolled in government primary and middle schools. The state education department said …

Government Schools Govt Schools

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Revanth: Strengthen Anganwadi Centres, Set up Mobile Centres Under GHMC Limits

Deccan Chronicle

To prevent misuse of nutritional resources, Reddy mandated the implementation of biometrics for the recipients along with installation of CCTV cameras at all 35,000 anganwadi centres. To enhance outreach and awareness of the women and child welfare department schemes, Reddy suggested special week-long celebrations every six months, accompanied by extensive campaigns. As 12,315 anganwadi centres are operating from rented places, …

Reddy Centres

10 months, 2 weeks ago

State to give gratuity, pension to around 2 lakh Anganwadi workers

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: After the statewide strike of Anganwadi workers and helpers demanded pension and gratuity and warned the ruling alliance of campaign against them in the coming election, the state government has asked the woman and child development department to prepare the proposal of gratuity and pension for Anganwadi workers and present before the cabinet. In response, leaders of the protest …

Pension Gratuity Proposal Workers State Thackeray Shamim

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kalamassery shows the way with 60 ‘smart anganwadis’

New Indian Express

KOCHI: In what can be termed a rare feat, 60 anganwadis in the Kalamassery assembly constituency have been converted into smart ones. It is the first time that such a huge number of anganwadis in a constituency have been made ‘smart’ at one go. According to an Integrated Child Development Services official, the ‘Smart Anganwadi’ project has been launched in …

Project Smart Anganwadi Anganwadis

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme gets ₹21,200 crore

Live Mint

New Delhi: The interim budget on Thursday provided a 3% boost to ₹21,200 crore, for the next financial year, for the women and child development ministry’s integrated Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme. “Upgradation of anganwadi centres under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 will be expedited for improved nutrition delivery, early childhood care and development.” Mint had reported on 18 …

Crore Scheme Budget 2024 Saksham Anganwadi

11 months ago

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more

The Hindu

On New Year’s Day, when holiday-goers from Mumbai lazily headed back into the city, thousands of women across Maharashtra, many clad in pink saris and salwar kameez, packed their bags to march to the State capital. As of December 2023, Maharashtra has 1,10,465 anganwadi centres and 1,08,507 anganwadi workers, as per Poshan Tracker, a mobile-based application rolled out by the …

Food Children Women Mumbai Maharashtra Strike Workers

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Anganwadi workers leave Azad Maidan in disappointment

The Hindu

Anganwadi workers who thronged Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Wednesday, had to wind up their protest today at 7.45pm after their meetings with ministers didn’t turn out fruitful. Later in the day, Anup Kumar Yadav, Principal Secretary of Women and Child Development agreed to have a meeting with the anganwadi workers representatives for 30 minutes, without any solution. During the meeting …

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Anganwadi Worker Feted on Retirement After 43 Years

Frontline nutrition workers foster disability inclusion

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

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

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

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

Anganwadi workers demand job security, pension

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

Telangana: Nursery classes, uniforms in Anganwadi centres soon

Anganwadi workers protest outside mini secretariat in Ludhiana

7,000 anganwadis will be upgraded, says Laxmi Hebbalkar

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet, claim parents; probe launched

18L anganwadi kids yet to receive unisex uniform in Tamil Nadu

Kerala: Speech-impaired child suffers burns after drinking hot milk at anganwadi

Anganwadi workers seek revision in schedule across Karnataka as heat keeps many children away

FIR may be filed against Karnataka Minister Hebbalkar for her meet with anganwadi workers

UP Anganwadi Recruitment 2024: More than 23,000 vacancies to be filled, check vacancy break up, how to apply

‘Ensure children in anganwadi join govt schools’

Revanth: Strengthen Anganwadi Centres, Set up Mobile Centres Under GHMC Limits

State to give gratuity, pension to around 2 lakh Anganwadi workers

Kalamassery shows the way with 60 ‘smart anganwadis’

Budget 2024: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme gets ₹21,200 crore

Maharashtra anganwadi workers’ strike: 46 days of asking for more

Anganwadi workers leave Azad Maidan in disappointment