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Peeyush Sharma
Nutrition a Far Cry: 1.93 Lakh Posts of Anganwadis Vacant Across Country, Over 50K in UP Alone
04 Aug 2021
A large number of vacant Anganwadi posts and non-operationalisation of approved centres are in 5 states alone and are directly impacting nutrition of children and women.
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19: Report Reveals Severity of Food Crisis Faced by India's Poor in 2020
02 Jun 2021
Report by prominent economist Jean Dreze and Anmol Somanchi highlights the severe economic distress and food crisis suffered by a vast majority of Indian poor following the 2020 lockdown. It demands…
Bharat Dogra
Tragic Implications of Sinking Nutrition Budget
15 Feb 2021
Nutrition standards across the country are falling and this is directly linked to the falling expenditure on critical nutrition schemes.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Union Budget Shows Govt. Apathy to Growing Malnutrition, Says Right to Food Campaign
04 Feb 2021
According to noted economist Jean Drèze – if inflation is factored in – between 2014 and 2021 the allocation for ICDS has been reduced by 26% while the allocation for the Mid-Day Meal scheme has been…
Newsclick Team
"ASHA Workers are in Forefront of Fighting COVID-19 but are Denied Facilities"
01 Jul 2020
Economist Vikas Rawal talks to Sunita Rani, President of the Haryana ASHA Workers' Union.
Newsclick Team
Explained: Children Suffer as Govt. Fails to Ensure Nutrition During Lockdown
24 Jun 2020
Right to Food activist Dipa Sinha talks about the present as well as future implications of the lockdown on the most invisibilised group - children and women from marginalised communities.
Subodh Varma
How the Lockdown Destroyed Children’s Nutrition Programmes
21 Jun 2020
Meals distributed in anganwadi centres and schools petered out as the Modi government had made no plans for continuing the programmes during the lockdown.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Hailed as ‘Corona Warriors’, Anganwadi Workers Aged 62 and Above Sacked by Government
17 Jun 2020
According to the state government’s rules for the appointment of Anganwadi workers or helpers, those above the age of 60 can be dispensed with if they are found to be unfit for work, only after a…
Sumedha Pal
COVID-19: In the Line of Fire, ASHA and Anganwadi Workers Demand Social Security
11 Apr 2020
Community health workers across India are at the front-lines, conducting door to door surveys, checking for symptoms and generating awareness about SARS CoV-2. Over the past few days, however, the…
Newsclick Report
‘Slashing of Food Security Spending Shows Modi Govt’s Lack of Concern for Poor’
03 Feb 2020
Food subsidy in the Union Budget has been reduced to Rs. 1.15 lakh crore from the Rs 1.8 lakh crore for last year, which was itself revised to Rs 1.08 lakh crore.