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Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (PTI) Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday virtually inaugurated 1,889 anganwadi centres (AWCs) across 30 districts. Parida, who is also in charge of Women & Child Development, Mission Shakti and Tourism departments, said it is a significant step towards strengthening grassroots childcare infrastructure in the state. Anganwadi centres play a major role in improving the health and nutrition of pregnant women and children, Parida said. "The aim is to establ ...Read More >
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Presenting a four-year report card of the rural development and panchayat department, Mann said the survey will assess the living standards of all communities for large-scale infrastructure creation, revenue generation through transparent land management, and youth-focused development programmes. The CM highlighted how sustained policy interventions have transformed village infrastructure, strengthened grassroots governance, and expanded employment opportunities across rural Punjab. "The exerc ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 1: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience but you also stand first in the priorities of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp He observed that the residents of border village are serving the nation every single day. That service must not ...Read More >
Jammu: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience, but they also stand first in the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Wednesday. The LG observed that the residents of border villages are serving the nation every single day. That service must not be honoured only in words, but reflected clearly i ...Read More >
Jamshedpur, April 1 : Marking a decisive shift towards technology-driven governance, the first phase of Census 2027 began in East Singhbhum on Wednesday- April 1, with authorities rolling out a hybrid model that combines traditional door-to-door enumeration with a robust online self-enumeration system. In a first for the district, residents can now submit their details from home through a dedicated digital portal made available by the Government of India. The platform, accessible in 16 languag ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday presented a report card of his government's works for rural development and panchayats, highlighting higher spending on the development of villages in the state. Addressing the media under the 'Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal' campaign, Mann said in the past four years, his government spent Rs 3,847 crore on rural development as against Rs 1,883 crore spent during the previous Congress government. He was accompan ...Read More >
LUCKNOW In a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the distribution of nutritious food for children at anganwadi centres was earlier controlled by liquor mafia syndicates. "Those who are born with a silver spoon cannot understand the pain of the poor. We cannot expect them to truly relate to such suffering. They may deliver speeches, but they neither connect with people's hardships nor design effective schemes. Their focus remains limited to th ...Read More >
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that before 2017, "big mafia" controlled the distribution of supplementary nutrition in the state. Questioning the earlier arrangement, the chief minister said, "Who was distributing this nutrition before 2017? It was the biggest mafia in north India, which was given government contracts in exchange for money, and he decided everything." Addressing an event organised to dist ...Read More >
NELLORE: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced that the State government will construct an additional 4.5 lakh houses for the poor by December this year, as part of its ambitious housing programme. Participating in a housewarming ceremony at Naidupeta in Tirupati district, the Chief Minister handed over houses to beneficiaries under TIDCO and PMAY schemes. Across Andhra Pradesh, a total of 2,50,983 houses built at more than 30 locations were distributed, including 15,659 units ...Read More >
Lucknow: Efforts to strengthen child nutrition services and generate local employment are set to get a push as chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch several programmes related to child development and nutrition at Lok Bhavan on Monday.Director, child development and nutrition, Sarneet Kaur Broca, said that growth monitoring devices such as stadiometers, infantometers and weighing scales would be distributed to improve tracking of children's health."Across the state, over 1.33 lakh stadiomet ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 30: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a major hike in honorariums for Anganwadi workers and helpers, benefiting over three lakh workers across the state. The announcement was made during a government programme in Lucknow, where smartphones were also distributed to thousands of workers. Focus on grassroots services The Chief Minister emphasised that Anganwadi workers play a crucial role in strengthening child nutrition and maternal health services at the ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Out of around 19.36 crore rural households in the country, around 15.82 crore (81.71 per cent households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes as on March 3, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. The Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna, in a written reply, said that at the start of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal in August 2019, only 3.23 crore (16.7 per cent of rural households were reported to have tap water connections ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a program organized at Lok Bhavan on Monday for the inauguration and foundation-laying of Anganwadi projects, said that a target has been set this year to appoint more than 5,000 Anganwadi workers and over 60,000 helpers. The recruitment process has already begun. Along with this, to ensure social security for Anganwadi workers who take care of children below 6 years of age, benefits of 'Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana' (PMJJBY) ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, through a grand program organized at Lok Bhavan, took a major step towards making the Anganwadi system of Uttar Pradesh digital, empowered and modern. On this occasion, he distributed smartphones to 69,804 Anganwadi workers and supervisors and appointment letters to 18,440 workers and helpers. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation for various child development and women welfare projects costing more than ₹450 crore. At the event, CM Yogi ...Read More >
Jaipur, Mar 30 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday said that empowering women is key to the development of the state and the country, and highlighted the various initiatives taken by the government in that direction. At an event held at the chief minister's residence, Sharma transferred Rs 1,000 each to the bank accounts of approximately 122,000 Anganwadi workers for purchasing uniforms, and distributed cheques to beneficiaries of schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Matru V ...Read More >
Nellore, Mar 30 (UNI) Giving top priority to shelter for homeless people and with a 'Housing First' approach, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched housewarming ceremonies for 2,50,893 houses across the state by personally participating in the events at Naidupeta in Sullurpet constituency of Tirupati district. The houses built under TIDCO and PMAY schemes were handed over simultaneously at more than 30 locations. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister announced that an ad ...Read More >
Jaipur, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday announced a major initiative for Anganwadi workers and helpers, transferring Rs 1,000 each directly into the bank accounts of 1.22 lakh beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to cover the cost of two uniforms. The transfer was made during a programme held at the Chief Minister's Residence. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also distributed cheques to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Y ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that the state has set a target to recruit over 5,000 Anganwadi workers and more than 60,000 helpers this year, adding that the process has already begun. Speaking at a programme at Lok Bhawan here after inaugurating various Anganwadi projects, the Chief Minister said steps have also been taken to strengthen social security for frontline workers engaged in child care. He said Anganwadi workers a ...Read More >
Miss Earth India 2022 Vanshika Parmar asserts that Himachal Pradesh is a safe destination for tourists despite global issues, advocating for sustainable tourism and women-led development to bolster the state's economy and cultural heritage. Tourism Ambassador to the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Miss Earth India 2022 Vanshika Parmar said that while global uncertainties and tensions in parts of the Middle East may create concerns within the tourism industry, Himachal Pradesh continues to re ...Read More >
Dimapur, Feb 23 (UNI union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya said Nagaland has immense potential to emerge as a role model for development if all Departments work together with commitment and clear targets. Bambhaniya was speaking at a review meeting on Monday with various departments under Dimapur district at the Police Complex in Chümoukedima. Addressing the officers, after her two-day visit to various locations in the distric ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik came down heavily on the Mohan Majhi government following Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati's address on the first day of the budget session of the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday. "The honourable governor's speech was long on words but short on action," he told reporters, noting that the government could be described as being "short on work". Responding to incidents of mob lynching across the state, Naveen said the law and order situation under the BJP ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (PTI) Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday announced a hike in uniform, footwear and winter wear allowance provided to children going to anganwadi centres. Parida said the hike will benefit over 14.76 lakh children across 74,224 anganwadi centres, with the additional costs being fully funded by the state government. The allowances provided to the preschool children (ages 3-6) of the anganwadi centres under the Malati Devi Prak Vidyalaya Paridhan Yojana hav ...Read More >
The Uttarakhand government, on CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's orders, has launched the 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' campaign to deliver public welfare schemes directly to people through multi-purpose camps across the state. Uttarakhand government, on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, launched the statewide campaign 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' to ensure direct and effective delivery of public welfare schemes to the people. On the first ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi flagged the challenges faced by ASHA and Anganwadi workers in the Rajya Sabha, demanding that they be given their remuneration on time, the amount given be doubled and the pending vacancies of nearly three lakh in ICDS be filled. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers implementing critical government programmes -- ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and hel ...Read More >
Wayanad: Congress general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding regular job status, enhanced honorarium and improved working conditions for ASHA and Anganwadi workers across the country. According to a communiqué from her office, Priyanka Gandhi highlighted that these last-mile workers render unparalleled service in rural areas by facilitating the implementation of various Central government schemes. Their responsibilities include suppor ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi today delivered a powerful address in the Rajya Sabha, spotlighting the dire conditions faced by women workers integral to India's flagship government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking with urgency, Smt. Gandhi highlighted the paradox of these programs, designed to empower women, yet leaving the very workers who ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to "work closely" with the state governments to fill all vacancies of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers in the country, and also flagged their "meagre" honorariums despite their vital contribution to public service delivery. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament during the Zero Hour, Sonia Gandhi urged the government to e ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday raised the issue of distress faced by women frontline workers in the Rajya Sabha, seeking doubling of the Centre's contribution to their pay and filling of nearly 3 lakh vacancies in the ICDS. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, the former Congress president said ASHA workers, anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission remain overburdened and underpaid despite their vital cont ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday drew the attention of the Rajya Sabha to the ongoing distress faced by women workers implementing critical government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and community resource persons under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, "I rise to draw the urgent attention of this House to the continued distress of women workers i ...Read More >
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