To strengthen Anganwadi services and to achieve intended outcomes, capacitybuilding of Anganwadi workers are a priority area under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. Anganwadi workers are made aware about Anganwadi Services Scheme and its objectives, requirements of beneficiaries under the scheme and the services mandated for delivery to them. They are made aware about preparation of training/ learning material, use of assessment cards and involvement of parents in the ECCE programme. They are trained on supplementary nutrition guidelines, nutrition norms, food safety norms and practices, new born care and early assessment of child hood illnesses, ante-natal and post-natal practices, Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and use of growth monitoring devices. Training is always imparted based on developments in the Anganwadi Services Scheme and in the area of women and child development.

The training curriculum has been developed in consultation with faculty of NIPCCD who are experts in the area of Anthropology, Child Development, Communication, Early Childhood Care and Education, Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology, Social work, etc. The training provided to the Anganwadi Workers/Helpers and the Supervisors at the Anganwadi Workers Training Centres (AWTCs)/ Middle Level Training Centres (MLTCs) is a part of the Anganwadi Services Scheme. The AWTCs/MLTCs are run by the respective State Governments/UT Administrations.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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