No clear water, bogs in most Gujarat Anganwadis

Express News Service

AHMEDABAD: The tall claims of Gujarat authorities of providing water to 100% households beneath the ‘Nal Se Jal Yojana’ inside the state have fallen flat as over 2,296 Anganwadis have not acquired safe consuming water. According to Women and Child Welfare Department report, as many as 1,564 Anganwadis would not have toilet facilities as successfully. There are over 53,029 Anganwadi centres in Gujarat. However, 2,296 of them lack safe consuming water present.  

The Gujarat Anganwadi Association’s Ahmedabad district president Rupaben Joshi claims that “aside from Anganwadi that does not have a water facility, sisters and children do not get drinking water because the time of water supply to Anganwadis from the government and the borewell is different. Who will fill the water? How soon will it be finished? Additionally, there is no water storage facility. So where do I store it?” According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s response inside the Lok Sabha, there are a whole of fifty,029 Anganwadi centres in Gujarat, with 46,104 of them in ‘pakka’ buildings on account of this truth there are spherical 3,925 Anganwadis working in ‘kutcha’ buildings.

In addition, 43,161 Anganwadis are run in authorities facilities, 2,943 in cooperative buildings, and 6,923 in rented residences. According to the MoU between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Vedanta in 2015, the federal authorities has started the tactic of modernising Anganwadi centres all through the nation; nonetheless, as of the ministry’s response dated 03.02.2023, not one of many Gujarat Anganwadi centres have been upgraded. While the federal authorities pays an Anganwadi Worker Rs 5,500 per 30 days and an Anganwadi Helper Rs 3,250 per 30 days, employee organisations argue that this amount of money is primarily spent on Anganwadi employees’ transportation payments.

“Why does it also pay the Anganwadi sisters Rs 5,500? What will they do with Rs 5,500 during inflation? By providing such low wages, the government exploits Anganwadi workers.We have sent countless submissions to the government, but haven’t received any reply,” acknowledged Rajnikant Bhartiya, president of ‘Gujarat Janta Jagruti Manch’ who works for the rights of Asha employees and Anganwadi employees.

What is Anganwadi?

An Anganwadi is a form of rural childcare establishment. Started by the Indian authorities in 1975, these establishments are a part of the Integrated Child Development Services initiative to combat childhood hunger and malnutrition.

2,296 lack safe consuming water
1,564 haven’t any bogs
46,104 in ‘pakka’ buildings 
6,925 in ‘kutcha’ buildings
43,161 Anganwadis run in authorities facilities 
2,943 in cooperative buildings
6,923 in rented residences

Total Anganwadi centres in Gujarat 53,029 

AHMEDABAD: The tall claims of Gujarat authorities of providing water to 100% households beneath the ‘Nal Se Jal Yojana’ inside the state have fallen flat as over 2,296 Anganwadis have not acquired safe consuming water. According to Women and Child Welfare Department report, as many as 1,564 Anganwadis would not have toilet facilities as successfully. There are over 53,029 Anganwadi centres in Gujarat. However, 2,296 of them lack safe consuming water present.  

The Gujarat Anganwadi Association’s Ahmedabad district president Rupaben Joshi claims that “aside from Anganwadi that does not have a water facility, sisters and children do not get drinking water because the time of water supply to Anganwadis from the government and the borewell is different. Who will fill the water? How soon will it be finished? Additionally, there is no water storage facility. So where do I store it?” According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s response inside the Lok Sabha, there are a whole of fifty,029 Anganwadi centres in Gujarat, with 46,104 of them in ‘pakka’ buildings on account of this truth there are spherical 3,925 Anganwadis working in ‘kutcha’ buildings.

In addition, 43,161 Anganwadis are run in authorities facilities, 2,943 in cooperative buildings, and 6,923 in rented residences. According to the MoU between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Vedanta in 2015, the federal authorities has started the tactic of modernising Anganwadi centres all through the nation; nonetheless, as of the ministry’s response dated 03.02.2023, not one of many Gujarat Anganwadi centres have been upgraded. While the federal authorities pays an Anganwadi Worker Rs 5,500 per 30 days and an Anganwadi Helper Rs 3,250 per 30 days, employee organisations argue that this amount of money is primarily spent on Anganwadi employees’ transportation payments.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Why does it also pay the Anganwadi sisters Rs 5,500? What will they do with Rs 5,500 during inflation? By providing such low wages, the government exploits Anganwadi workers.We have sent countless submissions to the government, but haven’t received any reply,” acknowledged Rajnikant Bhartiya, president of ‘Gujarat Janta Jagruti Manch’ who works for the rights of Asha employees and Anganwadi employees.

What is Anganwadi?

An Anganwadi is a form of rural childcare establishment. Started by the Indian authorities in 1975, these establishments are a part of the Integrated Child Development Services initiative to combat childhood hunger and malnutrition.

2,296 lack safe consuming water
1,564 haven’t any bogs
46,104 in ‘pakka’ buildings 
6,925 in ‘kutcha’ buildings
43,161 Anganwadis run in authorities facilities 
2,943 in cooperative buildings
6,923 in rented residences

Total Anganwadi centres in Gujarat 53,029