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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...
Punjab suspends two IAS officers over 6-year delay in Anganwadi smartphone procurementTwo senior IAS officers, Kamal Kishore Yadav and Jaspreet Singh, have been suspended by the Punjab government. The action follows a six-yea...
WCD ministry holds workshop to identify reforms in social welfare, security sectorsThe Ministry of Women and Child Development convened a consultative workshop in New Delhi to explore reforms in social welfare and security...
Over 50 per cent children stunted in 63 districts across 13 states and UTs: Parliament data analysisA recent analysis reveals alarming stunting levels among children in anganwadis across India. Sixty-three districts in thirteen states and ...
PM Modi to address civil servants on Monday; present awards on excellence in public administrationPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address civil servants on National Civil Services Day, April 21, 2025, and present awards for excellence ...
Parliamentary standing committee report recommends creation of Anganwadi worker welfare board, doubling honorariumSenior Congress MP Digvijay Singh announced that the Parliamentary Standing Committee has approved recommendations for doubling Anganwadi w...
Budget 2025-26: WCD gets hiked allocation of Rs Rs 26,889 crThe Union Budget 2025-26 allocates Rs 26,889.69 crore to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, highlighting major funding for Saksha...
WCD sees marginal rise of 2.5% in Budget 2024 allocationTo promote women-led development, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Budget carries an allocation of more than R...
Budget 2024: Healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to ASHA, anganwadi workersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that healthcare cover under the Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme will be extended to all Accr...
Women, children in Budget 2024-25: Marginal rise in allocation for WCD MinistryIn the 2024-25 budget, the Women and Child Development Ministry received an allocation of Rs 26,000 crore, marking a 2.52% increase from th...
Centre to set up more medical colleges by utilising existing hospital infrastructure, says SitharamanThe government plans to set up more medical colleges by utilising existing hospital infrastructure. A committee will be set up to examine t...
Govt in process of geo-tagging all anganwadis"The Ministry is also doing collaboration with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications & Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) for geo-mapping ...
Women in Budget 2023-24: Marginal rise in allocation for WCD Ministry; new savings scheme for women announcedThe deposit can be made in the name of a woman or a girl child. The maximum deposit amount has been kept at Rs 2 lakh and the scheme will h...
Malnutrition in India: A comprehensive strategy to combat for better futureNot only are important nutrition programmes underfunded, but little funding is also not being used efficiently.
Women and Child Development Ministry allocated Rs 25,172 crore, rise of just 3%The Finance Minister, in her budget speech, also announced that two lakh anganwadis will be upgraded under the Saksham Anganwadis scheme.
Two lakh anganwadis to be upgraded across the country: Nirmala SitharamanPresenting the Budget, Sitharaman said recognising the importance of 'Nari Shakti' as the harbinger of India's bright future and for women-...
New central schemes added in rejig, allocation jumps 12.3%The exercise has resulted in a jump of 12.3% in cumulative budgetary allocation for centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) to 3.81 lakh crore in...
Women and Child Development Ministry's budget hiked by 16 per centOut of Rs 24,435 crore, the highest amount has been allocated to the newly announced Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0 scheme with R...
Mission Poshan 2.0 launched in Budget to improve nutritional outcomesOut of Rs 24,435 crore allocated to the Women Child Development (WCD) Ministry, an amount of Rs 20,105 crore has been assigned to Saksham A...
Government plans to upgrade 2.5 lakh anganwadi centres in next 5 years: Women and Child Development Ministry officialCurrently, a total of 13.77 lakh anganwadi centres are operational in the country with a strength of 12.8 lakh workers and 11.6 lakh helper...