A plea has been filed by Dipika Jagatram Sahani before the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Centre, all states and Union Territories to forthwith re-open all Anganwadi centres in the country which were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation filed by petitioner Dipika Jagatram Sahani, seeking directions to provide food and healthcare facilities to children and lactating mothers, because the entire Anganwadi system has shut due to the lockdown.