India is concerned not only about the present but also future children, and that is why most Central government scheme target adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers and children, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said on Saturday.
She said here that the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana covers 2.5 crore women and an amount of more than Rs 10,000 crore has been made available directly in their bank accounts.
The Minister said the fearlessness of daughters was the biggest success of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. Now girls speak openly in public on issues related to their problems, even on menstruation.
She said that in 2018, Anganwadi centres had no measurement scale to check nutrition level among children. The Central government has provided mobile and growth monitors to check the status.
She spoke in detail on different schemes targeting women being implemented by the Modil government.
Earlier, the Union Minister visited the Anganwadi Center located at Upwara BSUP Colony near Nava Raipur and interacted with the children.