Anganwadi

By India Today Education Desk: According to government sources, approximately one lakh girls in the 11-14 age group who had previously dropped out of schools have been successfully reintegrated into mainstream education. Over the years, there has been a remarkable decline in the reported numbers of dropout girls in this age category. The states and union territories reported a dropout figure of 1.14 crore in 2013-14 for girls aged 11-14. This number significantly decreased to five lakh in 2020-21, then further reduced to 3.8 lakh in 2021-22, and finally reached approximately one lakh in July last year. This decline reflects the removal of fake beneficiaries and incorrect entries. SCHEME REVISION AND INTEGRATION After bringing back these one lakh girls to mainstream education, the Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) in the 11-14 age group has been discontinued and incorporated into the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Mission. The revised SAG now encompasses girls aged 14-18 in aspirational and northeast region districts, identifying a total of 22.40 lakh adolescent girls. AADHAAR SEEDING AND TRACKING Aadhaar seeding has been conducted for 19 lakh out of the identified 22 lakh girls under the revised SAG. Additionally, the Poshan Tracker, which monitors anganwadi center activities in real-time, has 9.38 crore Aadhaar-seeded beneficiaries out of a total of 10.06 crore. The government aims to make 2 lakh anganwadi centers 'saksham' by 2025-26, with 41,000 centers already achiev...

Anganwadi and ASHA workers have crucial roles in early education and healthcare which are among the most important areas of life, but they are also among the most neglected sections of community workers. Both are particularly important in rural areas. But, as a report in DH on Thursday showed, as many as 1.35 lakh Anganwadi workers and over 40,000 ASHA workers in Karnataka have not received their honorarium for several months. The ASHA workers have not got their performance-based incentive either. The duration of payment default varies from district to district. This is not the first time there were payment failures. Last year also, payments were delayed twice by at least two to four months. The reasons cited for the delay have varied every time, and they were all unconvincing. Health and Family Welfare Commissioner Randeep D has said that the model code of conduct and the shifting of the payment server had caused the delay. Was anybody else’s, including the official’s, salary delayed because of this? The Union government is also being blamed, as it is said to be streamlining the system for direct transfer of payments. These are workers who get a pittance for a salary and give to society much more than what they get. Many Anganwadi workers pay for the eggs that they give to the children under their care, and some others even pay the rent for the Anganwadi buildings where they work. This is because rotten eggs are supplied for distribution, or the rent is not paid in time a...

A typical Anganwadi center provides basic health care in a village. It is a part of the Indian public health care system. Basic health care activities include While as of latest 31 March 2021, 13.87 • State/UT wise details of growth monitoring in Anganwadi Centres - Total children:-89.1+ lakh • Total No. of AWCs/Mini-AWCs with Drinking water facility:-11.9+ lakh • Total No. of AWCs/Mini-AWCs with toilet facility:-10+ lakh • Other miscellaneous on rented/govt. buildings, nutritional coverage, pre-school education, vacant/in-position/sanctioned posts of Benefits [ ] Despite decades of impressive growth, India has an acute shortage of doctors. Anganwadi workers have the advantage over the physicians living in the same rural area, which gives them insight into the state of health in the locality and assists in identifying the cause of problems and in countering them. They also have better social skills and can therefore more easily interact with the local people. [ citation needed] As locals, they know and are comfortable with the local language and ways, are acquainted with the people, and are trusted. Challenges and solutions [ ] Public policy discussions have taken place over whether to make Anganwadis universally available to all eligible children and mothers who want their children there. This would require significant increases in budgetary allocation and a rise in the number of Anganwadis to over 16 lakh. The officers and their helpers who staff Anganwadis are typically...

It exposes plight of ‘digital anganwadi’ initiative of government Nirgosh Gaude Ponda: Flying in the face of the ‘digital anganwadi’ initiative, this single-room anganwadi at Parwada in Usgao village has been functioning without power and water supply for the last five years, testing the endurance level of two workers and over 40 students. The centre is among those which were declared ‘digital anganwadis’. Its students have been provided with tabs for learning. But the anganwadi has been functioning without electricity and water. To cap it all, there is no toilet in it, forcing the children and the two workers to defecate in open. The rented facility is also used to provide childcare services to some 90 families. Giving background of the centre, locals explained that some people had been living in the room before it was rented to house the anganwadi. The tenants did not pay electricity bill for a year, which led to disconnection of power supply. The anganwadi was set up in the room without settling the bill. Now, children are learning in the unlit room, where there is no water supply. The anganwadi workers are relying on neighbouring households for water needs. Concerned officials told ‘The Navhind Times’ that rent is the main cause of issues plaguing the centre. The government provides only `1,000 as rent for the premises in villages, which shoos away house owners from renting out their rooms. However, the owner of the Parwada room is being paid over `2,000. The anganwadi...

The IT Minister inaugurated a centre at Chinna Sampathpuram village at a cost of Rs 10 lakh and another centre at Venkannapalem village at a cost of Rs 21.8 lakh in Anakapalli.During the programme, Amarnath planted saplings in the premises of the Anganwadi centres. Later, the IT Minister distributed seeds to farmers provided by the Agriculture Department on subsidy. YSRCP leaders, farmers and Anganwadi staff participated in the programme.