We know that Anganwadi Centres provide young children (6 months- 6 years of age) with an integrated package of services such as supplementary nutrition, health care and pre-school education, and also extends care to adolescent girls, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Therefore, the Anganwadis not only lay foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child but also reduce the incidence of child and maternal mortality, morbidity, malnutrition in the serving locality.
The Kolkata district has 1529 Anganwadi centres. Of the total centres, the infrastructure of some of the anganwadis centres was affected by supercyclone Amphan.