Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 6: In a first, a total 17 ‘Smart Anganwadis’ with the state- of -art facilities were inaugurated today by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Deputy Mayor Advocate Purnima Sharma in the presence of CEO Jammu Smart City Limited, Avny Lavasa.
Municipal Councillor of ward number -29, Surinder Sharma, Additional CEO, JSCL, Hitesh Gupta, CDPO Akanksha Kalsotra and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
These 17 Anganwadis are designed by Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) in such a way to enhance the physical, mental and social development of the children.
Several items ranging from furniture to stationery items were procured to convert conventional buildings of Anganwadis into structures with better amenities.
The items procured under Smart City Mission are Chair & Tables for kids as well as for visitors, pre-school kits, white boards, stationery items, Utensils, storage bins, hygiene kits, Almirah, racks and wall clocks.
The Aganwadi centres are located at Janipur Colony, Trimurti Mandir Paloura Soap factory, Mana Basti, Lakkar Mandi A, Tange Wali Gali, Mohalla Ustaad Sweeper Colony, Christian Colony, Shakti Nagar, Subash Nagar D, Lakshi Nagar Sarwal, Shaheedi Chowk, Masjid Mohalla, Khust Ashram B, Dr Goel Lane, Kabir Colony A and Patel Nagar.
Speaking on the occasion, Advocate Purnima Sharma said the project is aimed at to enable best learning experience for children. “Several projects for the welfare of public are being implemented by Jammu Smart City Limited,” she said and also lauded JSCL for completing projects in stipulated time frame.
CEO, JSCL Avny Lavasa said that the upgradation of Anganwadi Centers will provide better early childhood care and make the facility more child-friendly to nurture the mental and physical development of children.
She also said the focus of Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) is to improve the quality of life of people by enabling local development and harnessing technology to create smart outcomes for citizens.
Municipal Councillor, Surinder Sharma said that these newly inaugurated Anganwadis will play vital role in nourishing children. “The colourful as well as well-informed wall paintings and brightly coloured furniture will create a child-friendly environment,” he said.
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