Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Delhi CM Honours Anganwadi Workers, Promises Better Centre Facilities
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta thanked Anganwadi workers and helpers for serving families.
These workers care for children and support pregnant women.
They also help with vaccinations, surveys and government services.
The recognition programme is being held during National Nutrition Month.
Workers from about 10,870 centres in Delhi will be honoured.
The government wants to move some centres into better buildings, including Municipal Corporation schools.
These locations may have toilets, parks and more space for children to play.
The government also said it would increase honorariums and improve workers’ conditions.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta felicitated Anganwadi workers and helpers under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
Workers linked to about 10,870 Anganwadi and Palna centres will be recognised across Delhi’s Assembly constituencies.
Gupta highlighted their roles in child care, maternal health, surveys, vaccinations and delivering welfare services.
The government plans to develop better, permanent Anganwadi buildings over the next two years.
The government has begun shifting some centres to Municipal Corporation schools and promised higher honorariums and improved working conditions.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Anganwadi workers and helpers, and Palna workers.
- What
- The Delhi government honoured grassroots workers and announced plans for improved centre infrastructure, higher honorariums and better working conditions.
- When
- The constituency-level recognition programme began on Thursday during the ninth National Nutrition Month.
- Where
- Across Delhi, including Anganwadi centres and Municipal Corporation schools in the city’s Assembly constituencies.
- Why
- To recognise workers’ contributions to child care, maternal health and delivery of government welfare services, while addressing their workplace concerns.
- Initiative
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- Centres involved
- About 10,870 Anganwadi and Palna centres across Delhi
- Recognition programme
- Felicitation programmes will be organised in every Assembly constituency
- Infrastructure plan
- The government aims to develop better, permanent Anganwadi buildings over the next two years
- Initial relocation step
- Some centres are being shifted to Municipal Corporation schools
- Promised facilities
- Toilets, parks and adequate play space for children
- Worker support
- The Chief Minister announced a higher honorarium and improved working conditions