PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) minister Rekha Arya distributed appointment letters to 212 newly selected Anganwadi workers and assistants in Dehradun district here on Tuesday. The event took place in the auditorium of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University.
It is noteworthy that the department has recently recruited a total of 7,052 positions statewide, which includes 6,330 Anganwadi assistants and 722 Anganwadi workers. In Dehradun district, appointment letters have been issued to 17 workers and 195 assistants as the first step. Additional programmes will be organised in the remaining 12 districts to distribute appointment letters soon.
During the event, Arya emphasised that the role of an Anganwadi worker is not merely a job but a significant opportunity for community service. She highlighted that the State government has increased the honorarium for Anganwadi workers more than ever before. Arya also noted that this was the first time the recruitment of Anganwadi workers and assistants was conducted online, with the entire process completed in just three months. This initiative has attracted highly educated girls and women to the department as Anganwadi workers and assistants, which will certainly enhance the department’s effectiveness and efficiency, she said.
Trainers’ contract in Sports Dept extended for another year
PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Following the instructions of Sports minister Rekha Arya, the contracts of trainers appointed in the Sports department last year have been extended for an additional year. Arya said that the Sports Directorate sent a letter to all District Sports Officers (DSOs) regarding this matter on Tuesday.
These contract trainers were initially appointed for 11 months. After their tenure ended, Arya received complaints from some districts indicating that these coaches were not being offered further work. She said that in a review meeting with Sports department officials last week, she expressed strong discontent over this situation and directed the Directorate to extend the contracts of all the trainers.
Consequently, a letter was sent to all DSOs on Tuesday, issuing an order to extend the trainers’ tenure from April 15 of this year to March 15 of the following year, she said.
