'Anganwadi centres play important role in physical and mental development of children'

SILCHAR: Anganwadi centres play an important role in the physical and mental development of children in rural areas. Every Anganwadi centre in the village is working to show the light of development to the children. The remarks were made by Parimal Suklabaidya, Minister for Forests and Environment, Fishery and Excise and MLA of Dholai constituency while laying the foundation stone for the construction of 173 Harinagar Anganwadi Centre of Airangmara village panchayat under Dholai assembly constituency of Cachar District on Wednesday.

Minister Suklabaidya was speaking on the occasion and during addressing the gathering the minister also gave a detailed presentation on various development projects of the BJP-led Centre and the State government.

He said during the tenure of the last government, it was not possible to understand what Anganwari Kendra meant. Although there were some, it was of less use. "During the Congress government, all the projects of the Anganwari Centre were misused. But after Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma took charge, drastic change has happened in rural health and education," the minister said. He said 66 model Anganwari centres have been approved in the entire Cachar and among them 11 are in Dholai.

He mentioned as a result of the hard work of Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government, there has been a radical change in the education scenario of Dholai which has not happened in the last Congress-era government. He said since the establishment of BJP government at the Centre and in the States, various people oriented projects have been undertaken for the welfare of the people and each project has been dedicated to the service of the people.

He said during the six-year tenure of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, various projects including Prime Minister's Rural Road Scheme, Sarva Shiksha Mission, East West Corridor, Antyodaya Anna Yojana were undertaken. Similarly after the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Center in 2014, a number of public welfare schemes including Jandhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, Ayushman Bharat, Prime Minister's Gaarib Kalyan Yojna were undertaken. He said the State also undertook various welfare schemes in the five years of the BJP government-led by Sarbananda Sonowal and 10 months under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma.

He said that the foundation stone of about three water supply projects has already been laid under the Prime Minister's Jal jeevan Mission project in Dholai. He added that the work of two high schools in Dholai is nearing completion which will be inaugurated very soon. Road repairs from Harinagar to Tapang have already been undertaken to further accelerate the communication of the Irangmara GP.

Speaking on the occasion, Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli said that Anganwadi centres in the villages will be set up with a huge lot of facilities and parents should ensure that their children are regularly sent to the Anganwadi Kendra. Cachar Zilla Parishad Chairman, Amitabh Rai also spoke on the occasion, stated a press release.

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