1000
Anganwadis in Rajasthan to be converted into Model Anganwadi Centres
Government
of Rajasthan, Hindustan Zinc (a Vedanta Group company) and Vedanta Foundation
today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) to adopt 3056 Anganwadi centres in five districts
of Rajasthan - Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Rajsamand and Ajmer for 5 years.
This adoption will benefit more than 90,000 underprivileged children in the age
group of 3-6 years and will contribute significantly towards their overall
development that would include nutrition, education and primary health.
As part of
further strengthening of these Anganwadi Centres, Hindustan Zinc and Vedanta
Foundation would also convert 1000 Anganwadi Centres into model Anganwadis.
This project would also be spread across a period of 5 years, and in each year
200 Anganwadis would be converted into model Anganwadis. In these
selected Model Anganwadi Centres, Hindustan Zinc and Vedanta Foundation
will carry out repair & renovation of the building, construction of child
friendly toilets, story painting on inside wall, provide water filters, daris
and swings. Uniform will also be provided to all the enrolled children.
All the
Anganwadi Centres will get clean drinking water, new utensils and smokeless
chulha for the kitchen. Supplementing morning breakfast, poha and groundnut
will be provided.
Pavan
Kaushik, Head of Corporate Communication, Hindustan Zinc, informed that “our
focus is on overall growth and development of these rural children. Colorful
books & charts, toys and other pre-school educational material will be
provided by the company to encourage interactive play-way method. Hindustan
Zinc will also provide special training on pre-school education to the
Anganwadi workers of the all these Centers and to our own field coordinators
for better coordination, understanding and learning.”
As per the
new WHO guideline, adopted at all selected Anganwadi centers, digital weighing
scale and hygiene up-keep items like hair oil, talcum powder, hand wash shop,
phenyl and detergent will be provided. Special emphasis will be given to health
& hygiene and weight measurement of these children.
Vedanta
Group has a strong focus towards care for the underprivileged children. Mr.
Anil Agarwal, Chairman – Vedanta Group has set his vision to make India a child
malnourished free nation.
Since 2008
the Group has been associated and supported about 14,000 child care centers in
Rajasthan, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, and Odisha reaching about 500,000 rural children – for their nutrition, health
and education. Incidentally the first MoU on adoption of Anganwadi Centres by
Vedanta Group company Hindustan Zinc was also signed about 7 years back in the
presence of Rajasthan Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje and Chairman of
Vedanta Group, Anil Agarwal.
Vedanta had
launched campaign “Khushi” that sensitizes common people towards care for the
underprivileged children and take-up individual steps for such cause. The
campaign is first of its kind ‘Non-Funding’ campaign which has more than 45,000
members across the globe on facebook. “Khushi” itself has 75 child-care Centres
across India benefiting directly to about 2500 underprivileged children.
Hindustan Zinc and Vedanta Foundation will be executing this project under
“Khushi” campaign.
The MoU was
signed today by Tribhuvan Pati, Additional Director (ICDS) from Government of
Rajasthan and by CSR Mehta, Head-Corporate Relations, Hindustan Zinc. Also
present on the occasion were Smt. Anita Bhadel (Independent Charge),
Women and Child Development and Dr. Gurjot Kour, Additional Chief Secretary(WCD), GoR,
Jaipur.
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