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90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
Sonia Gandhi seeks timely pay, hikes for ASHA, Anganwadi workersSonia Gandhi raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha about ASHA and Anganwadi workers. These women are overburdened and underpaid for their vita...
Mamata Banerjee announces hike in salaries of Anganwadi workers in West BengalWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced salary hikes for Anganwadi workers, assistants, ICDS workers, Asha workers, in the presence of PM ...
Unpaid for months, Anganwadi and Asha workers to hold strike on August 7-8The scheme workers have been demanding the government withdraw the proposals for privatization of basic services including health (includin...
Prime Minister announces hike in incentives of Asha, Anganwadi workersHe said the revised incentive will come into effect from October and it will reflect in their salaries from November onwards, which would b...
India, World Bank sign USD 200 million loan deal for national nutrition missionThe POSHAN Abhiyaan, an overarching scheme for holistic nourishment, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year at Jhu...
Demonetisation effect: Cash-starved anganwadis struggle to feed childrenNovember saw a six per cent decline in the number of children drawing nutrition from the anganwadis compared to the previous month, accordi...
Reinvent and redesign the ICDS to effectively combat malnutritionArguably the biggest social programme in the world, ICDS has nevertheless not been able to address maternal and child malnutrition in the 4...
Anganwadi workers to be honoured next monthThe workers will be honoured by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi at a function on December 1. They will be given Rs 25,000 cash and a citation.
Fund crunch could nip national nutrition mission in the budThe expenditure finance committee has rejected the Rs 18,000-crore National Nutrition Mission—piloted by the ministry of women and child de...
Union cabinet ministers Maneka Gandhi and Birender Singh protest against cuts in budget allocationThere are rumblings of dissent within Modi government, with at least two Cabinet ministers complaining against massive cuts in budget alloc...
Gates Foundation to design software for government's nutrition missionMelinda, the co-chair of the foundation, met Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today in this regard.
Anganwadi workers seek raise in salariesThousands of anganwadi workers under All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) today observed "Demands Day".
Food Security Bill, ICDS can reap the benefits only with proper implementationWhy is it that the country with surplus production of food grain often cannot feed nutritious food to its citizens? Why do we have a very h...
- Rs 2 lakh crore sought by ministry to tackle malnutrition
"We have sought about Rs 2 lakh crore in the next five- year plan for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, which is sev...
- India lags behind in meeting UN Millenium Development Goals
India is lagging behind in meeting the United Nation's Millenium Development Goals for bringing down infant and maternal mortality rates bu...
- Yechury writes to PM demanding higher allocation for ICDS
CPI(M) on Friday slammed the Government for not granting necessary funds for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS).
- Cargo depot agents strike hits X-mas exports
A strike by cargo agents at Tughlakabad Inland Container Depot (ICD), the primary gateway for export-import trade in north India, has hit e...
- Saluting India's unsung teachers, the anganwadis
As the nation celebrates Teachers’ Day, it would be appropriate to spare a thought for our most precious teachers: the anganwadi workers wh...
- CPI(M) demands taxing stock mkt transactions
"Hundreds of crores are being made in the share market by a few. But this government is not willing to tax them." CPI(M) Politburo member S...