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10% Fake Aanganwadi Beneficieries Detected:Maneka Gandhi

[New Delhi] 1 Cr [10%] Fake Aanganwadi Beneficieries Detected:Maneka Gandhi
As per, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi ,About one crore fake beneficiaries have been found registered in anganwadis across India and their names have been removed from the list
There are around 14 lakh anganwadis across the country and 10 crore beneficiaries, who include children under the age of six and pregnant women and lactating mothers.
BJPian Gandhi said the identification and elimination of fake beneficiaries is an “ongoing process”, and until now officials have found and eliminated nearly one crore fake beneficiaries.
Gandhi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi “for leading the Poshan Abhiyan from the front” after he Tuesday announced an increase in honorarium for anganwadi workers, to be effective from October.
According to Modi’s announcement, anganwadi workers will be given Rs. 4,500 per month instead of Rs 3,000, mini anganwadi workers will be given Rs 3,500 per month instead of Rs. 2,250 and anganwadi helpers will be given Rs. 2,250 per month instead of Rs. 1,500.
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