Mulugu Selected Under Centre’s ‘Inclusive Cities for Women and Girls’ Initiative

-Warangal: Mulugu district was selected under the Centre’s ‘Inclusive Cities for Women and Girls’ initiative, funded through the Nirbhaya Fund, which aims to create safer and gender-responsive urban and semi-urban areas.

Telangana panchayat raj minister Seethakka met Union minister for women and child development Annapurna Devi in ​​New Delhi on Saturday and thanked the Center for including Mulugu in the programme.

The initiative aims to improve women’s safety through gender-sensitive infrastructure such as improved surveillance systems, strengthened emergency response mechanisms and better mobility opportunities for women and girls.

Seethakka said the state’s women and child welfare department will coordinate with the district administration to prepare a detailed project report for the implementation of the program in Mulugu.

He added that the Telangana government remains committed to strengthening safety mechanisms for women in both rural and urban areas and that the project will help enhance safety and dignity for women and girls in the region.

During the meeting, the minister also raised the issue of low wages for frontline child care workers under Mission Shakti’s ‘Palna’ scheme.

He submitted a request to the Union minister seeking an increase in wages for Anganwadi workers and helpers, stating that the current wage is Rs 5,500 per month for workers and Rs 3,000 for helpers.

Seethakka said Anganwadi staff take care of about 25 children at each center and argued that low wages make it difficult to hire experienced workers, which could affect child care services for working mothers.

Stating that fair compensation is necessary to support those participating in women empowerment and child welfare programmes, he called for the Center to revise the wage rate in line with the current cost of living.