Problems and prospects of anganwadi centres in Imphal west district of Manipur, India

The present paper attempts to study the remarkable need and requirement of the Anganwadi Centres for the proper growth and development of our children from the grassroot level. It also attempted to identify the problems faced by the Anganwadi Workers for the proper functioning of the centres. The present paper used descriptive-survey method as the methodology of the study and chosen 9 (nine) Anganwadi Centres from the Imphal West district of Manipur by using simple random sampling technique. A Self-designed questionnaire giving weightage of ‘ 1’ for ‘Yes’ and ‘ 0’ for ‘No’ was employed as the tool of the study. Average percentage is used as a statistical technique inorder to analyze the collected data. From the study, it can be concluded that Angawadi Centre plays a significant role in the nourishment and training of our children even before birth and after birth so as to achieve the dream of our nation, ‘Education For All.’