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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), a visionary strategy to destruct mother-child mortality and malnutrition, was benefiting much than 40 lakh women and children done 69,922 anganwadis successful the State.
He was speaking astatine an lawsuit to observe the aureate jubilee of the strategy successful Karnataka, organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.
‘Highest honorarium’
“The archetypal anganwadi successful Karnataka started astatine Hosahalli colony successful T. Narasipur taluk and operated successful 33 taluks. Currently, 69,922 centres are functioning crossed the State,” helium said.
Terming the work of anganwadi workers and helpers ‘a noble work’, the Chief Minister pointed retired that the Karnataka authorities provides them the highest honorarium successful the country.
“Although the ICDS is simply a Central authorities programme, the State authorities provides much funds. If ₹2,700 comes from the Centre, the State authorities provides ₹8,500,” helium said.
‘No shortage of funds’
Mr. Siddaramaiah besides added that the implementation of the Shakti and Gruhalakshmi schemes had led to accrued women’s information successful work. He said Karnataka is among the States that person efficaciously implemented the ICDS programme.
Noting that much than ₹1,04,00 crore has been spent connected the warrant schemes, helium refuted the oft-repeated assertion that determination was immoderate shortage of funds for improvement schemes.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar praised the Grihalakshmi Multipurpose Cooperative Society and the Akka Pade strategy introduced by the Women and Child Development Department, terming it a continuation of the bequest of the Congress authorities which introduced legislations to prohibition kid matrimony and dowry.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised that the warrant schemes cannot beryllium implemented. Today, we are straight depositing wealth into the accounts of 1.26 crore women. Under the enactment of Mr. Siddaramaiah, 3 of the 5 warrant schemes person straight benefitted women,” helium said.
