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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Over 14K Anganwadi cum crèche approved in the country, highest in Chhattisgarh: Minister
NEW DELHI: A total of 14,599 Anganwadi cum Crèches (AWCCs) have been approved by the Centre, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Devi, said these AWCCs will ensure full-day childcare support for children, thereby ensuring their well-being in a safe and secure environment. The Anganwadi cum Crèche initiative aims to increase women's workforce participation in the economy. The maximum number of AWCCs set up so far are in Chhattisgarh (1,500), Meghalaya (1,238), Telangana (1,033), Jharkhand (1,024), Odisha (1,000), Manipur (702), and Tamil Nadu (600). The minister said that Anganwadi centres are the world's largest childcare institutions, dedicated to providing essential care and support to children, ensuring delivery of childcare services up to the last mile. In a first-of-its-kind approach, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended childcare services through the Anganwadi cum Crèche (AWCC) initiative. The objective of the Palna Scheme is to provide quality crèche facilities in a safe and secure environment for children (aged 6 months to 6 years), along with nutritional support, healthcare, cognitive development, growth monitoring, and immunization. Crèche facilities under Palna are provided to all mothers, irrespective of their employment status. 'During the 15th Finance Cycle, i.e., up to FY 2025–26, a total of 17,000 Anganwadi cum Crèches (AWCCs) are envisioned for establishment under the Palna Scheme. Proposals for the establishment of AWCCs are received from the respective state governments/UT administrations, who also contribute their corresponding share for the implementation of the scheme. Till date, a total of 14,599 AWCCs have been approved by the Ministry as per proposals received from various States/UTs,' Devi said.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
10,868 Anganwadi centres functioned less than 20 pc of working days in June 2025: Govt
New Delhi, More than 10,800 Anganwadi centres across India functioned for less than 20 per cent of working days in June 2025, while over 12.7 lakh centres were reported to have functioned for at least 80 per cent of working days in the same month, according to government data. 10,868 Anganwadi centres functioned less than 20 pc of working days in June 2025: Govt According to data from the Poshan Tracker cited in a written response in Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, 10,868 Anganwadi centres were open for less than one-fifth of the working days in June 2025. The situation showed improvement when compared to June 2024, when 29,830 centres, which is almost three times as many, were found to be open for less than 20 per cent of the working days. States with the highest number of poorly functioning centres in June 2025 included Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Arunachal Pradesh , and Manipur . In contrast, states like Goa, Delhi and the Union territory of Chandigarh had fewer than five such centres, while UTs such as Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli–Daman and Diu reported none. The minister also shared data on infrastructure access. As of June 2025, around 12.7 lakh AWCs had drinking water facilities, but only 8.4 lakh had piped water connections. Approximately 10.6 lakh had functional toilets, while about 9.3 lakh had operational kitchen sheds, and just under 9 lakh had permanent electricity connection. Responding to another query, Thakur said during the 15th finance cycle, i.e., up to FY 2025-26, a total of 17,000 Aganwadi-cum-creches have been envisioned for establishment under the Palna Scheme. 'Proposals for establishment of AWCCs are received from the respective state governments/UT administrations, which also contribute their corresponding share for the implementation of the scheme. 'Till date, 14,599 AWCCs have been approved by the ministry as per proposals received from various states/UTs,' Thakur said in a written response. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
