6,164 children’s age is between six months and six years; 2,638 are adolescent girls; 232 are pregnant women; and 753 are lactating mothers who live in refugee camps in Manipur and are in touch with the nearby Anganwadi centers, the government informed Parliament on Friday.
In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi gave an update on the support extended to displace individuals at such camps in the northeastern state. According to Devi, these individuals are in touch with 271 nearby Anganwadi centers.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, 103 women are expecting their first child; it has been listed.
70 women have got the first payment of Rs 3,000, while the other 33 have got their second payment of Rs 2,000.
70 women got the first payment of Rs 3,000, and 33 others got the second payment of Rs 2,000 provided by the Manipur government
