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Rajasthan Chief Minister disbursed ₹1,000 each to 1.22 lakh Anganwadi workers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
The initiative aims to support frontline Anganwadi workers in the state.
Anganwadi centres in Rajasthan also provide hot milk five days a week to children aged 3-6 years under the Amrit Aahar Yojana.
Renovation of Anganwadi buildings and distribution of smartphones to workers and supervisors are also underway.
Nodal ministry for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, under which Anganwadi Services operate nationally.
Implements Anganwadi Services and state-specific welfare schemes like Amrit Aahar Yojana within Rajasthan.
To provide a package of services including supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, health & nutrition education, immunization, health check-up, and referral services to children (0-6 years), pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
Key: A centrally sponsored scheme implemented through a network of Anganwadi Centres across India.
To enhance nutritional outcomes by providing hot milk five days a week to children aged 3-6 years attending Anganwadi centres in Rajasthan.
Key: A state-specific initiative complementing the national Anganwadi Services.
To reform government delivery system by re-engineering the existing process in welfare schemes for simpler and faster flow of funds and to ensure accurate targeting of the beneficiaries.
Key: Funds are directly transferred to beneficiaries' bank accounts, reducing leakages and delays.
Anganwadi Centres are rural child care centres in India, established under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. They serve as a crucial hub for delivering a range of services including supplementary nutrition, pre-school education, health check-ups, and immunisation to children aged 0-6 years, pregnant women, and lactating mothers, especially in vulnerable communities.
Simple Analogy: Think of an Anganwadi Centre as a local community hub providing essential early childhood care, nutrition, and health services, acting as a first point of contact for maternal and child welfare in villages and urban slums.
Anganwadi Services are the operational arm of the ICDS scheme, launched in 1975, which is one of the world's largest early childhood development programmes.
The NFSA mandates nutritional support to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children, which is largely delivered through the ICDS and Anganwadi network.
Schemes like Anganwadi Services and DBT are fundamental to India's social welfare framework, aiming to improve health, nutrition, and educational outcomes, thereby contributing to poverty alleviation and human development.
GS-II: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation; Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population.
General Awareness: Government Schemes, Social Sector Initiatives.
General Awareness: Government Schemes, Financial Inclusion (DBT).
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Government Schemes.
Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana: 1. It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments. 2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women. 3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. 4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age. How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: Only two
With reference to casual workers employed in India, consider the following statements: 1. All casual workers are entitled for Employees Provident Fund coverage. 2. All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment. 3. The government can by a notification specify that an establishment or industry shall pay wages only through its bank account. Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
High for social welfare schemes and government initiatives, particularly those related to women and child development.
Rural child care centres under ICDS.
Direct Benefit Transfer, a mechanism for direct fund transfer to beneficiaries.
Integrated Child Development Services, a flagship program for early childhood development.
Rajasthan's scheme for providing hot milk to children at Anganwadis.