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Anganwadi Centers are the Cornerstone of Grassroots Development: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida
Emphasis on Sanitation, Toilets, Electricity and Drinking Water Facilities
Bhubaneswar, 24/12/2025 ( Odisha Samachar / Rajat Mohapatra)-Anganwadi Centers are the cornerstone of grassroots development, and strengthening their infrastructure is essential for sustainable rural development, said Deputy Chief Minister Smt. Pravati Parida today. She stated that the Government of Odisha is firmly committed to reinforcing village-level development by focusing on robust Anganwadi infrastructure.
Deputy Chief Minister Smt Pravati Parida virtually inaugurated 491 newly constructed Anganwadi Centres across the state today from the conference hall of the Department of Women and Child Development, in the presence of Shri Rabi Narayan Nayak, Minister Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Rural Development Minister.
Addressing the gathering, Smt. Parida said that the government has given special emphasis to empowering Anganwadi Centres by providing essential facilities such as sanitation, toilets, safe drinking water, electricity supply and nutrition gardens.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Shri Rabi Narayan Nayak described Anganwadi Centers as an integral part of the vision of “Viksit Gaan, Viksit Odisha.” He emphasised that women’s health, early childhood education and overall development of children depend significantly on the quality of infrastructure available at Anganwadi Centres.
The programme was attended by Smt. Shubha Sharma, Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Shri Girish S. N. Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, Smt. Monisha Banerjee Director, Women and Child Development, Shri Siddharth Shankar Swain, Director, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, , along with senior departmental officials.
District Collectors, Additional District magistrate, chief executive Officers, District Social Welfare Officers, Child Development Project Officers and Anganwadi Workers from all districts joined the programme virtually.
District-wise, the highest number of Anganwadi Centers were inaugurated in Ganjam district (111), followed by Balasore (63), Bargarh (36), Jagatsinghpur (34), Bhadrak (28), Cuttack (24), Puri (24), Khordha (23), Jajpur (20), Kendrapada (19), Koraput (18), Kandhamal (16), Nayagarh (14), Subarnapur (11), Gajapati (10), Sambalpur (9), Balangir (7), Angul (6), Keonjhar (5), Sundargarh (4), Nabarangpur (3), Nuapada (2), Dhenkanal (2), Malkangiri (1) and Rayagada (1).
According to the Department of Women and Child Development, a total of 1,404 Anganwadi Centres have been strengthened in two phases so far. In the first phase, 913 Anganwadi Centres were inaugurated in September, while 491 Centres were inaugurated today in the second phase.
