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Anganwadi worker distributing dresses to children Anganwadi Kendra Kulei Anganwadi Centre, Odisha, 2018 Anganwadi ( Hindi pronunciation: [ãːɡɐnɐʋaːɖiː] ) is a type of rural child care centre in India .
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. [1]
Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union is the AIFAWH affiliate in Andhra Pradesh. [3] As of 2014 P. Roja was the general secretary of the union. [5] Assam: Assam Rajyik Anganwadi Karmi and Sahayika Santha is the AIFAWH affiliate in Assam. [6] As of 2009 Indira Newar was the secretary of the union. [7]
The broad mandate of Ministry is to have holistic development of Women and Children. As a nodal Ministry for the advancement of women and children, the Ministry formulates plans, policies and programmes; enacts/ amends legislation, guides and coordinates the efforts of both governmental and non-governmental organisations working in the field of Women and Child Development.
Nand Ghar is the flagship project of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Vedanta Group. [1] [2] [3] The project provides infrastructure facilities along with early childhood education, healthcare, nutrition, and skill development for women with the goal of empowering 7 crore children and 2 crore women over 13.7 lakh Anganwadi centers in India.
It is voluntarily served by the community/family among school children in several forms such as sweets and savoury snacks, along with regular MDM, full meals, supplementary nutritive items like sprouted beans, and contributions in kind such as cookware, utensils, dinner sets or glasses for drinking water.
The Government of India launched the Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) initiative to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on shramik (migrant) workers in India. [1] It is a rural public works scheme which was launched on 20 June 2020 with an initial funding of ₹ 50,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 590 billion or US$6.9 billion in 2023).
The scheme currently provides an interest rate of 8.2% [3] (For Jan -Mar 2024 quarter) and tax benefits. The account can be opened at any India Post office or branch of authorized commercial banks. The Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016 was rescinded on 12 December 2019 and the new Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, 2019 was introduced.