NEW DELHI: To assist working moms present due care and safety to their youngsters, the Centre is working over 2,000 Anganwadi-cum-Creches (AWCCs) within the nation.
In a written reply, Minister of State of Ladies and Little one Growth Savitri Thakur mentioned there are 39,011 youngsters beneficiaries throughout 2,820 AWCCs.
Of the two,820 AWCCs, Delhi has probably the most at 502, benefitting 2,590 youngsters. Haryana has 290 AWCCs, benefitting 6426 youngsters. It’s adopted by Nagaland, the place 270 AWCCs are useful whereas 3122 are beneficiaries. Karnataka has 248 AWCCs, with 5837 beneficiaries, whereas Nagaland has 200 AWCCs with 4243 beneficiaries.
The minister mentioned, the WCD ministry has launched the Palna Scheme beneath the Samarthya Vertical of Umbrella Mission Shakti for all States and UTs from April 1, 2022, to offer day-care services and safety to youngsters.
“Authorities’s sustained initiatives on training, skilling and employment of ladies have resulted in elevated alternatives for his or her employment, and increasingly more girls are actually in gainful employment, working inside or exterior their properties. Lack of correct day-care providers is commonly a deterrent for girls to exit and work. Therefore, there’s an pressing want for improved high quality and attain of day care providers/crèches for working girls amongst all socio-economic teams each within the organised and unorganised sectors,” she mentioned.
“To deal with these difficulties confronted by the working moms in giving due little one care and safety to their youngsters, day-care crèche services are being offered by way of the Palna Scheme,” she added.
