Meghalaya CM Conrad distributes smartphones to Anganwadi workers

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma handed over smartphones to Anganwadi workers at a programme held at St George Higher Secondary School in Samanda, East Garo Hills district on Tuesday.
Sangma said the smartphones would enhance the performance and services of Anganwadi workers. The Ministry of Women and Child Development had funded Rs. 6 crore for the purchase of 6,162 smartphones for the workers, supporting them in their critical roles.
“The phones will bridge the digital divide and improve service delivery,” he told the Anganwadi workers from various parts of East Garo Hills district , who received the smartphones.
Social Welfare Minister Paul Lyngdoh and PHE Minister Marcuise Marak were also present.
The Chief Minister informed that the POSHAN App had been installed on the smartphones, which the Anganwadi workers would use to record data and information and perform other reporting tasks, ensuring better monitoring and implementation of social welfare schemes.
The mobile application digitises the physical registers used by Anganwadi workers, improving the quality of their work while enabling real-time monitoring.
Sangma also informed that Anganwadi workers would be incentivized for regularly monitoring the growth of children up to 6 years old by measuring their height and weight and uploading the data to the POSHAN Tracker.
During the programme, the Chief Minister also distributed IIT Innovation ECO H2O Filters to Anganwadi centers, aiming to provide safe drinking water to children in rural communities.
He also inaugurated the new building of St George Higher Secondary School, Samanda, dedicating it to the students and expressing hope that it would inspire learning, creativity, and growth.
The students of St George School also received the M-Tabs (Digital Learn Aid) at the programme.