Gujarat govt becomes the first state to provide uniforms for Anganwadi kids

Gandhinagar, June 30: In the first, the Gujarat government became the first state in India to provide uniforms to 14 lakh Anganwadi students. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani initiated a state-wide pre-school uniform distribution program for students of 53,029 Anganwadis in the state.

 

The Chief Minister expressed confidence that the state will soon tide over the pandemic to be able to reopen schools and anganwadis. He said that the government has decided to distribute uniforms to over 14 lakh anganwadi children to instill a sense of unity with other children of their age.

 

Rupani said, "A section of children attend private pre-primary schools, wear uniforms and feel proud. With a similar objective, the state government decided to give uniform to all Anganwadi children so that even our children should not be left behind, have a distinctive identity and feel confident."

 

 

Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Vibhav-ariben Dave stated in her virtual address, "Gujarat is the first state to give uniforms to over 14 lakh anganwadi children at a cost of Rs 36 crore. When private nursery schools can have uniforms, why not anganwadi children? They will look smart in uniforms and also attract other children to the anganwadis."

 

 

Under the scheme, each child will be given two sets of uniforms — a grey pinafore skirt for girls and grey shorts for boys, with beige check shirts for both. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation joined the virtual event and handed out uniforms to six children. The civic body will ask their parents to return the uniforms to the anganwadi staff for the time being, until the government issues instructions to reopen the anganwadi.