Archive · 27 May 2025
CM Sangma Distributes Smartphones to Anganwadi Workers
The government is giving smartphones to people who work at anganwadi centers, which help children.
These phones will help them do their jobs better and faster.
The government hopes to use the phones to upload data, information and complete reporting duties.
The phones will replace old paper records and make it easier to keep track of important information.
The workers will be rewarded for checking the children’s health and reporting it on the phone app.
The government also gave out clean water filters to schools.
A new school building also opened to provide new opportunities for kids to learn.
CM Conrad K Sangma distributed smartphones to anganwadi workers in East Garo Hills.
The smartphones aim to improve service delivery and efficiency.
Funding of Rs 6 crore was provided for the purchase of 6,162 smartphones.
The POSHAN App will be used for data input and monitoring.
IIT Innovation ECO H2O Filters and M-Tabs were also distributed.
- Who
- CM Conrad K Sangma and anganwadi workers.
- What
- Distribution of smartphones to anganwadi workers and opening a new school building.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- St George Higher Secondary School in Samanda, East Garo Hills.
- Why
- To improve efficiency and delivery of anganwadi services and bridge the digital divide.
- Funding for Smartphones
- Rs 6 crore
- Number of Smartphones Distributed
- 6,162
- App for Data Input
- POSHAN App
- Additional Item Distributed
- IIT Innovation ECO H2O Filters
- Event Location
- St George Higher Secondary School, Samanda