The Kashmir Pulse

SRINAGAR — Female candidates vying for the position of Anganwadi Supervisor through the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) have voiced concerns over their inability to edit application forms before the February 16 deadline.

Aspiring candidates complained that despite the "Edit Option" provided by JKSSB, they were unable to modify the "Item number" on the website. This issue prevented them from correcting errors, such as district selection discrepancies.

Expressing worry over the looming deadline, applicants urged JKSSB to address the issue promptly to ensure fair consideration for all districts.

Attempts to reach the Chairman of JKSSB for his comments concerning the aspirants' grievances were unsuccessful.

SRINAGAR — The authorities have asked district programme officers and Child Development Project Officers to detach all Aganwadi workers and helpers attached with Poshan Projects.

According to a circular, a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service reads that 'as you are aware that the Anganwadi workers and Helpers are front line workers fulfilling various objectives of the Anganwadi Services Scheme and ensuring continuous delivery of nutritional support to the target beneficiaries viz; Children upto the age of six years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

The order further reads that It has come to the notice that some Anganwadi Workers/ Anganwadi Helpers have been attached in offices of the various Poshan Projects and have been assigned certain tasks leaving the Anganwadi Centres un-manned with the result the Anganwadi centres become defunct, thus depriving beneficiaries from availing essential services leading to imbalance and difficulty in implementation of various tasks associated with Anganwadi Workers/Helpers affecting the overall implementation of the schemes under Poshan Abhiyaan.

Accordingly, it is enjoined upon all the District Programme officers and Child Development Project Officers, to detach all such Anganwadi Workers/Helpers with immediate effect who have been attached at Poshan Projects and in case it is found that any Anganwadi Worker/ Helper still continues to work in any Poshan Project, her honorarium may be recovered from the salary of the CDPO concerned, the order reads.