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 …
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday issued G.O. Principal secretary G. Jayalakshmi issued the GO, which stated that the state government has engaged in discussions and fulfilled majority of the demands put forth by the Anganwadi workers and helpers. The government then appealed to all workers and helpers to join duty, as their strike since December 12, 2023, has been …
The State government has issued orders invoking the Essential Services and Maintenance Act, 1971, against the agitating Anganwadi workers and helpers. However, leaders of the Anganwadi workers and helpers’ unions and associations condemned the act of the government to bring the Anganwadi women under essential services, and ‘‘threaten them in the guise of ESMA’‘. AP Pragathiseela Anganwadi Workers and Helpers’ …
A three judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice M.R. Shah directed the Union of India, States and Union Territories to reopen the anganwadi centres situated outside the containment zones, which were closed due to pandemic, to provide nutritional support to children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in accordance with the …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the issue of lack of access to nutritional needs, healthcare facilities & education to beneficiaries of Anganwadi Centre's on account of their closure amid the ongoing pandemic.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah were hearing a public interest litigation seeking directions to provide food and. The Supreme …