Now people from rural areas can also nourish their children in playschool environment. In the line of modern playschools, about 150 Anganbari centres of Chas and Chandankiyari in Bokaro district would be developed very soon.
An MoU was signed on Wednesday between district administration Bokaro and Electrosteel-Vedanta group by Deputy Commissioner Bokaro MK Barnawal and Pankaj Mallhan CEO Electrosteel-Vedanta for the development of the centers.
With an investment of Rs 2.50 crore, 70 Anganbari Centers of Chas and 80 of Chandankiyari would be developed as modern centers. Under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Electrosteel-Vedanta group will develop those centers, informed Barnwal.
The modernisation work would be completed in three phases with an expected expenditure of Rs 1.5 lakhs he said adding “We have a dream to provide the playschool facilities to our rural children, we have worked on it and with the help of Vedanta it would be going to be completed.”
“A playschool has a vital role in the inclusive growth of a child; it encourages a child to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine. Its aim is to extend the child’s interest and it encourages participation and prepares children for their entry into formal school,” said an official.
Shakti Kumar Disaster Management Officer, Aditya Mohan, Parul Kumari, Kaushik Kumar among others were present on the occasion.