State to frame policy for child care at workplaces, both in govt & pvt sectors

THE Odisha government is all set to introduce a new policy for early childhood development which will ensure universal rights of all children from the prenatal stage to six years of age.

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @ Bhubaneswar

The proposed Care Centre Policy aims at providing a strong foundation for survival, growth, and development of children, especially from the disadvantaged communities including tribals, minorities, migrant and other underprivileged sections.

As part of the policy framework, care centres would be established in multiple models like anganwadi centres in government offices, industrial zones, construction sites, factories, brick kilns, urban slums, rural and tribal areas and other workplaces where women are employed in significant numbers.