For further strengthening the Women and Child Development Department and implementation of its schemes, the staff of the Integrated Child Development Service has been increased as 900 supervisors have been appointed and 211 officers and supervisors have been promoted.
Directorate of Integrated Child Development Service had held exam for supervisor’s post through Professional Exam Board (PEB) for increasing staff to ensure that benefits of its schemes reach children and women effectively. Against these posts, 586 women were recruited directly and 322 selected as Anganwadi supervisors. All these supervisors have been posted in rural areas of the State. A detailed training programme for them is being chalked out. Six data entry operators have also been appointed through PEB.
Of the appointees, 51 belong to quota for disabled persons of general, SC, STs, 439 general, 112 backward class, 141 scheduled castes and 171 scheduled tribe women.
Apart from fresh appointments, 211 officers and supervisors have also been promoted in the department.
Of them, 9 Deputy Directors have been promoted as Joint Directors, 7 Assistant Directors as Deputy Directors, 15 Child Development Project Officers as Assistant Directors, 13 Supervisors as Child Development Project Officers and 157 supervisors have been promoted as Block Women Empowerment Officers. Ten assistants grade 2 have been promoted as assistant grade 1.