Sangli, A small 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 a government-run 'Anganwadi' or nursery school in Sangli district of the western Maharashtra, prompting authorities to launch an...
Sangli (Maharashtra): A small dead snake was reportedly found in mid-day meal packets meant for children at an 'anganwadi' or government nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district.State Anganwadi Employees Union vice-president Anandi Bhosale said the alleged incident was reported...
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the state budget for the financial year 2024-25 in which a provision of Rs 26,560 crore is proposed for the Department of Women and Children. Development, including Rs...
Mumbai, An official resolution issued by the Maharashtra government states that the annual family income of the beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana should not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh.The scheme, which was announced by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the state budget...
Idukki (Kerala), A four-year-old girl suffered serious head injuries after she accidentally slipped from the second floor of a village Anganwadi and fell into a drain in this hilly district of Kerala.Anganwadi is situated at Kallar in Adimaali.On Monday afternoon, the injured child was first...
Agartala (West Tripura) [India], The Tripura government is considering challenging the High Court decision on gratuity benefits for Anganwadi workers employed under the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) project.Earlier in May this year, a High Court bench headed by Justice S Datta...
New Delhi, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on Wednesday lauded the role of ASHAs and Anganwadi workers in tackling the Covid pandemic and said they will be crucial in achieving the government's goal of making India free from sickle cell disease.Addressing an event at the All India...
Nagpur: A case has been registered against ten employees of the Women and Child Development Department in connection with the alleged Zilla Parishad Anganwadi scam, a Nagpur Rural Police official said on Monday.He is accused of embezzling more than Rs 88 lakh allocated for upgrading...
New Delhi: In view of the bad weather and ongoing heat in the national capital, the Delhi government has announced the closure of all Anganwadi centers till June 30.This measure aims to protect the health and safety of vulnerable children and mothers.To mitigate the impact of the lockdown...
New Delhi [India], Amid the ongoing heat conditions in the national capital, the Delhi government decided that all Anganwadi centers here will remain closed till June 30.In a post on Twitter, Delhi Minister Kailash Gehlot wrote, "Keeping in mind the ongoing heat wave in Delhi, it has been...
Agartala (Tripura) [India], In response to a direction issued by the Honorable High Court, the Tripura Anganwadi Workers Union called an organizational meeting on Sunday. A year earlier, a case had been filed in the High Court advocating the graduation. Status of Anganwadi workers and...
The court order will benefit more than 20,000 Anganwadi workers and assistants, said senior lawyer Purushottam Ray Burman, who fought the case for the Anganwadi workers in the court.Justice Sabyasachi Dutta Purkayastha directed the Tripura government to provide gratuity benefits along with...
AGARTALA: In line with a Supreme Court judgment, the Tripura High Court on Thursday directed the state government to provide gratuity benefits to all Anganwadi helpers, a senior lawyer said.In 2022, the Supreme Court, recognizing the important role of Anganwadi assistants at the grassroots...
Agartala (West Tripura) [India], In a significant judgment, a single bench of the Tripura High Court has directed the state government to ensure that all Anganwadi workers in the state are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 with retrospective effect. In the judgment delivered by a...
Bengaluru: It is not expected for children to learn while locked in a small room for about five to six hours. But it is clear that the seven children, aged 3 to 10, are really happy sitting inside the new anganwadi in Nagarhole Gadde Hadi, a settlement that houses about 60 families of the Jenu...
Bhubaneswar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), accusing BJP leaders and candidates of harassing women Asha, Anganwadi and Mission Shakti workers.The party submitted a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) conveying its concerns...