{"id":116319,"date":"2026-04-21T17:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=116319"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:59:25","slug":"haryana-strides-ahead-chief-secretary-anurag-rastogi-reviews-states-progress-on-key-fronts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=116319","title":{"rendered":"Haryana Strides Ahead: Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi Reviews State’s Progress On Key Fronts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

State Accelerates Child Welfare, Nutrition and Education Reforms with Integrated Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chandigarh, April 2026 \u2014 Haryana Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi, on Monday, chaired a high-level review meeting in Chandigarh to assess the progress of key State Government initiatives in sports, early childhood education, nutrition, and higher education. The Chief Secretary said the state\u2019s progress would be measured by its ability to deliver transparent, technology-driven and citizen-centric governance as it strives to become a leader in the national development agenda in line with the vision of \u2018Viksit Bharat\u2019 given by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haryana\u2019s Anganwadis: Giving Every Child the Best Start<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioner & Secretary, Women & Child Development Department, Sh. Shekhar Vidyarthi highlighted Haryana\u2019s significant progress in transforming Anganwadi Centres into quality early learning institutions for children from birth to six years of age. More than 4,000 Anganwadi Centres have been upgraded with pre-school education kits, educational toys, furniture, hygiene materials, and RO drinking water facilities, while 21,962 additional centres have received customised education kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A workforce of 25,000 Anganwadi Workers, trained across all 22 districts with the support of 88 State-level Master Trainers, is delivering quality care and early learning to lakhs of children daily. Monthly ECCE Days, themed around “Khel Khel Mein Seekhna” and “Swachhta aur Achi Aadatein”, see participation from over 22,800 Anganwadi Workers and 1.5 lakh parents each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 1,050 Parent-Teacher Meetings have been conducted for children aged 3\u20136 years, while 450 PTMs and 200 home visits have been conducted for children aged 0\u20133 years. Around 15,000 Vidyarambh Certificates have been distributed in several districts, with remaining districts set to follow soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chief Secretary directed the Women and Child Development Department to clearly define measurable targets for each actionable item and ensure their timely completion within the stipulated timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on child welfare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education and child welfare also remained a primary focus of the review. The meeting was informed that the NIPUN Bharat Mission would be extended to Grade 5 by March 2027 and highlighted the ongoing transformation of Anganwadi Centres into high-quality Pre-School Education hubs. To ensure the health and academic tracking of the state\u2019s youth, the administration is fast-tracking the issuance of APAAR and ABHA digital IDs for all children in the zero-to-six age group. Furthermore, the Health Department has been tasked with developing a repository of regional nutritious recipes and ensuring absolute compliance with health protocols for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poshan Vatikas are being developed at Anganwadi Centres to provide fresh produce for children. Hygiene kits, including mirrors, combs, nail cutters, and towels, are also being introduced to inculcate cleanliness and self-care habits among young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haryana Investing in Knowledge and Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In higher education, the State has launched the Haryana State Research Fund (HSRF) with an initial allocation of \u20b920 crore. The fund provides research grants of up to \u20b950 lakh for teachers and \u20b95 lakh for students. The initiative has received 350 research proposals, with 90 shortlisted so far. The Haryana State Higher Education Council is the nodal agency for implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capacity-building workshops on the National Education Policy 2020 were conducted across affiliated colleges between September and November 2025. Universities are also being encouraged to strengthen alumni networks to support academic growth and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haryana Eyes Olympic Podium in 2036<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haryana, already recognised as India’s leading sporting State, is now setting ambitious targets for the 2036 Olympics. The State Government has launched Mission Olympic-2036 \u2014 Vijayee Bhavah, a long-term talent identification programme aimed at grooming children aged 8 to 10 years into world-class athletes capable of winning medals for India. Initial funding for the programme has been sanctioned by the Finance Department, and implementation will be undertaken by the Sports University of Haryana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District-level talent identification is being actively pursued under the “One District, One Sport” initiative, ensuring that sporting talent from every district \u2014 from Ambala to Nuh \u2014 gets equal opportunities. The Khelo Haryana App, announced in the State Budget, is also being developed to provide athletes with easy access to sports-related information and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education, Sh. AK Singh, Principal Secretary, Labour Department, Sh. Rajeev Ranjan, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Vijay Singh Dahiya, Commissioner & Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Dr. Amit Kumar Agrawal, Special Secretary, Monitoring & Coordination. Dr. Priyanka Soni, State Project Director, Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, Smt. Varsha Khangwal and other senior officers were present in the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Accelerates Child Welfare, Nutrition and Education Reforms with Integrated Approach Chandigarh, April 2026 \u2014 Haryana Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi, on Monday, chaired a high-level review meeting in Chandigarh to assess the progress of key State Government initiatives in sports, early childhood education, nutrition, and higher education. The Chief Secretary said the state\u2019s progress …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":116320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[143],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-116319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state","tag-state"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116321,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116319\/revisions\/116321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/116320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116319"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_format&post=116319"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fflags&post=116319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}