NEWS – Karnataka government to start 29 more Koosina Mane creches

KOOSINA MANE

• Creches that take care of nutrition, health and safety of children, whose mothers are majorly employed under the MGNREGA, or, are serving in various capacities at the gram panchayat-level
• Total 351 MGNREGA women job card holders have been trained in the first phase to take care of children
• They have been beautified with paintings, provided with toys and have a child-friendly atmosphere
• Children are given milk, nutri-mix for breakfast, groundnut laddus as an evening snack, while lunch comprises dal khichdi, sweet pongal and sprouted wheat payasa
• There are total 3,267 Koosina Manes in the state, that take care of 22,445 children of rural working women. At least 4,000 creches have been planned by March end
• Mobile Creches, which has signed an MoU with the RDPR department, has trained 20,172 caretakers in the first phase and plans to train 32,000 caretakers, with four of them in each centre
• Belagavi boasts of 288 Koosina Manes, the highest in state, while Kalaburagi boasts of total 3,515 children admitted in 185 Koosina Manes, the highest number in state