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A recommendation has been forwarded to the Integrated Child Development Services to keep the anganwadi at Ponnurunni East division of the Kochi Corporation shut till the reason behind the food poison-like symptoms developed by its students last week is found out. The welfare committee of the anganwadi concerned convened an emergency meeting on Sunday and forwarded such a recommendation to …

Kothagudem: The concept of raising ‘nutrient gardens’ in Anganwadis gets going in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district. The government wants to serve nutritious food to children in schools’ mid-day meal programme as well as at anganwadi centres. Nutrition specialists say green vegetables are a source of vital nutrition and they should be added in the menus for mid-day meals and in food being …

Don't Stop Food Supply To Anganwadi Centres For Not Linking Aadhaar Till App Is Updated With Regional Languages : Bombay High Court Directs Centre

The Bombay High Court directed the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to rectify the mobile application for anganwadi workers and ensure its availability in regional languages, as well, within three months. In the meantime, the Centre must refrain from withholding allotment of food grains to anganwadi centres within Maharashtra for failure to feed the beneficiary's Aadhaar data in …

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The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought the response of the UP Government on the condition of Anganwadis in the State, especially with regard to nutrition programmes undertaken therein. "This petition for writ raises an important issue with regard to implementation of Anganwadi projects including the scheme relating to nutritive food," remarked a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Govind …

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UN Food Agency to Assist UP Govt in Distribution of Nutritious Meals at Anganwadi Centres

The United Nations World Food Programme on Tuesday signed an agreement to provide technical assistance to Uttar Pradesh's State Rural Livelihood Mission for distribution of nutritious meals at anganwadi centres. A UP government spokesperson said the state's SRLM along with ICDS will distribute nutritious meals at anganwadi centres in 204 development blocks in 18 districts of the state. He said …

Authorities here carried out a raid after complaints of animal fat being used to prepare food for children at an Anganwadi in the Machondi Raiyat Panchayat surfaced. “It was being reported that there was some adulteration being done in the food given in the Mid day meals in Anganwadi at the Machondi Raiyat Panchayat. We will also conduct an investigation …

A toilet in Madhya Pradesh is being used for reasons beyond its intended purpose. In Karera, due to lack of space to prepare food for children at an Anganwadi centre, its toilet is being used as a makeshift kitchen. Rajkumari Yogi, a staff of the Anganwadi centre told IANS that they don't have any other space than a section of …

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Editor’s note: This is part of a multi-article series on the jobs crisis in the three states crucial to Lok Sabha election 2019: Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Even the groceries and food cost more.” Pratibha is one of the 75,000 anganwadi workers in Chhattisgarh wanting to get off the contractual job, and get regularised on a government payroll. “The …