TRIBUNE IMPACT: Anganwari centres get items missing from medical kits

TRIBUNE IMPACT

Anganwari centres get items missing from medical kits

The medicines supplied to an Anganwari centre in Muktsar district on Monday. A Tribune photo

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, July 11

Two days after The Tribune report, ‘Anganwari centres allege bungling in medicine supply’, the authorities concerned today supplied the medicines which were missing from the kits given a few days ago.

Chhinderpal Kaur, district president, All-Punjab Anganwari Employees’ Union, Muktsar, said, “The supervisors in the Social Security Department today supplied the medicines to the anganwari centres that were earlier missing from the medical kits. For my centre, I have received one packet of cotton, 250 ml paracetamol syrup, 300 paracetamol tablets, five bottles of albendazole suspension, five bottles of eye and ear drops and one tape roll.”

She added, “The anganwari workers from other centres too have confirmed the medicine supply. It seems to be a big scam as there are a large number of anganwari centres in the state.”

The anganwari workers had earlier demanded a probe into the recent supply of medicines under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) by the Social Security Department, alleging that the quantity received by them was less than what was mentioned on the packing slips on the cartons.

Repeated attempts to contact Naresh Kumar, District Social Security Officer, Muktsar, proved futile. He had earlier said that the medicines were supplied by a Sangrur-based firm for one year to all anganwari centres. These were purchased by the head office. So, they were not at fault.

Courtesy: The Tribune