Department of social welfare, women and child development, Government of Jharkhand, is going to organise a statewide campaign “let every child be linked with Anganwadi centre (AWC)” based on early childhood care and education on May 17, 2013. Mridula Sinha, Principal secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Jharkhand in a formal media briefing on Wednesday announced.
"let every child be linked with the Anganwadi Centre is a campaign based on early childhood care and education and the campaign objective is to ensure due attendance of all enrolled children on the particular date and the registration of all eligible 3-6 years children in the geographical catchment of the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) and effectively linking them to the services of preschool education and supplementary nutrition programme."
She further added, “Through this campaign we will come to know about our loop holes and exact reasons behind lacking in competent working of Anganwadi centres so that we can take appropriate steps in correcting it.”
Job Zachariah, Chief of UNICEF Jharkhand said, “This is a convergent programme where functionaries from health, ICDS and Drinking Water & Sanitation will come together and mobilise the children.”
Deepika Sharma, Nutrition specialist of UNICEF, said “The programme will be successful with the help of community participation and an equal responsibility lies with the panchayats.” On the campaigning day public representatives, opinion leader, Gram Pradhan, representatives from NGOs will be present at AWC by 7:00 a.m. to ensure the required services. The enrolled children and the newly registered children will be welcomed and apart from campaigning many enjoyable programmes will also be organised in it.
Social Welfare department Principal secretary Mridula Sinha, Assistant director, ICDS Ranjeev Ranjan, Chief of UNICEF Jharkhand Job Zacharia and Deepika Sharma, Nutrition specialist of UNICEF were present on the occasion.