Anganwadi workers to get smartphones from government

New Delhi, April 18: The Central government on Wednesday decided to provide smartphones, instead of tablets, to Anganwadi workers to promote the "Poshan Abhiyaan" nutrition scheme, an official statement said.

"Some states have highlighted problems in procurement of tablets for Anganwadi supervisors. The issue was discussed and decided that smartphones may be procured for Anganwadi supervisors instead of tablets," said a statement by the Women and Child Development Ministry.

The decision was taken here in the first meeting of national council on India's nutrition challenges under ‘Poshan Abhiyaan' which was chaired by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.

The meeting was also attended by Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Woman and Child Development Secretary Rakesh Srivastava, ministers from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh and District Collectors of eight districts.