Govt. will provide own buildings for anganwadis, says Eshwarappa
The Hindu
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and Women and Child Welfare to allocate ₹5 lakh each for the purpose
With an aim to providing each anganwadi centre with its own building, the government will take up construction of such structures across the State, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K.S. Eshwarappa said on Wednesday. Chairing a meeting to review the steps taken by officials to containing the spread of COVID-19 in rural areas, the status of various works under his department in Kalaburagi, Mr. Eshwarappa directed the officials to take up construction of anganwadi buildings expeditiously. Both the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and the Women and Child Welfare Department will allocate ₹5 lakh each for establishing their own anganwadi centres. Besides this, the Social Welfare Department will allocate a financial assistance of ₹2 lakh each for the construction of anganwadi buildings, he added. Stressing on the importance of rejuvenation of water bodies in rural areas, the Minister directed officials to map the total water bodies in each gram panchayat and work out an action plan for the conservation of at least one tank in each gram panchayat. Considering this, 261 tanks can be taken up for rejuvenation in the district, he said and set a deadline of three months for officials to complete the rejuvenation work.More Related News