Anganwari Centres being clandestinely outsourced,
Govt unaware
Yash Khajuria
JAMMU, June 20: The Anganwari Centres being run by the Social Welfare Department under the ICDS project are being outsourced by the persons in-charge at their own whims and fancies under the nose of Department higher ups without even caring for the basic guidelines. However, the Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Itoo claims that all was well as strict vigilance being maintained by the department to check the day to day working of the Anganwadi Centres.
According to sources, there were many Anganwadi Centres which runs on outsource basis by the persons in-charge under the nose of Government functionaries. One such centre in satwari area is running from last 3 years but the department has not inspected the spot even at the single time as a result of which the centers holder are having benefits from government even without devoting needed time to their respective effort, he said.
Sources alleged that the person in-charge were not making any efforts to attract people that they send their kids to the centers yet the unhygienic condition of the center are annoying to the parents of the existing kids in the centers.
Pertinently, the children at the AWCs should be goaded to make a habit of using footwear while using toilets. The anganwadi workers and helpers must ensure that the nails of children are properly cut and they should wash their hands with soap before and after meals, after using toilets or playing outdoors, the toilets and floor of the AWCs must be cleaned with disinfectants and germicide floor cleaners every day.
Good hygienic practices are meant to reducing incidence of malnourishment and keeping diseases at bay. As AWCs cater to the children below six years, it is important that the practice of good hygiene starts at this level.
However, most of these centres are unable to feed nutritious food to children enrolled there which is against the guidelines, the kids who are able to complaint even 5tto their parents are left on the unhygienic dusted without cemented floor” said a parent who opted out his kid from the center due to the apathetic condition of the centers.
The cooking area which should be kept scrupulously clean with no cobwebs or dirt on the walls and windows are just being used in open environment even the owner do not effort to do this practice sincerely as it is the matter of nutrition of kids.
The Joint Director of the department informed that there were 28577 centres in the State out of which 28300 were functional and rest were sub-judicial.
When contacted, Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Ittoo said department was making some complex for the AWC’s but it will take some more time in completion when questioned about the above said conditions of the AWC’s she said that our Departmental Team are inspecting the AWC’s in the state regularly to keep check on the centres but we do not have any information of such centres, Even people feel free to inform myself or the accessible authority if they found anything wrong in the AWC’s in the state, she added.
JAMMU, June 20: The Anganwari Centres being run by the Social Welfare Department under the ICDS project are being outsourced by the persons in-charge at their own whims and fancies under the nose of Department higher ups without even caring for the basic guidelines. However, the Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Itoo claims that all was well as strict vigilance being maintained by the department to check the day to day working of the Anganwadi Centres.
According to sources, there were many Anganwadi Centres which runs on outsource basis by the persons in-charge under the nose of Government functionaries. One such centre in satwari area is running from last 3 years but the department has not inspected the spot even at the single time as a result of which the centers holder are having benefits from government even without devoting needed time to their respective effort, he said.
Sources alleged that the person in-charge were not making any efforts to attract people that they send their kids to the centers yet the unhygienic condition of the center are annoying to the parents of the existing kids in the centers.
Pertinently, the children at the AWCs should be goaded to make a habit of using footwear while using toilets. The anganwadi workers and helpers must ensure that the nails of children are properly cut and they should wash their hands with soap before and after meals, after using toilets or playing outdoors, the toilets and floor of the AWCs must be cleaned with disinfectants and germicide floor cleaners every day.
Good hygienic practices are meant to reducing incidence of malnourishment and keeping diseases at bay. As AWCs cater to the children below six years, it is important that the practice of good hygiene starts at this level.
However, most of these centres are unable to feed nutritious food to children enrolled there which is against the guidelines, the kids who are able to complaint even 5tto their parents are left on the unhygienic dusted without cemented floor” said a parent who opted out his kid from the center due to the apathetic condition of the centers.
The cooking area which should be kept scrupulously clean with no cobwebs or dirt on the walls and windows are just being used in open environment even the owner do not effort to do this practice sincerely as it is the matter of nutrition of kids.
The Joint Director of the department informed that there were 28577 centres in the State out of which 28300 were functional and rest were sub-judicial.
When contacted, Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Ittoo said department was making some complex for the AWC’s but it will take some more time in completion when questioned about the above said conditions of the AWC’s she said that our Departmental Team are inspecting the AWC’s in the state regularly to keep check on the centres but we do not have any information of such centres, Even people feel free to inform myself or the accessible authority if they found anything wrong in the AWC’s in the state, she added.
