Under summer internship programme, Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission conducted survey by a team of law students on situation of anganwadis of Shivpuri district and it was found that the lack of proper monitoring has lead to the decrease in the level of services provided at the centres.
Based on a small research report of Anganwadi in Shivpuri was prepared by a team of law Students during summer internship programme revealed that situation of Anganwadi is not well and lack of proper monitoring has lead to the decrease in the level of services provided at the centers.
In the research 10 Anganwadi centers of five urban area and 14 Anganwadi centers of 10 rural areas were surveyed and the details were collected through a questionnaire from children visiting Anganwadi centers, their parents, Anganwadi workers and assistants and district collector, Woman and Child Development Officer, Chief Medical and Health Officer and Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM).
Among the major finding lack of timely work, lack of infrastructure, lack of nutritious food, difficulty in taking children to Nutrition Rehabilitation Center, lack of proper monitoring , lack of potable water at several centers and irregularities by Anganwadi assistant.
The research team visited N.R.C center where 2out of 15 children admitted were found to be severely malnourished and information from their parents was collected.
The research team comprised of student of New law College Pune Naina Palia, Pallavi Choudhary and student of Symbiosis law College Tanvi Yadav and student of Baba Saheb Ambedkar College of law Nagpur Yashi Mishra.