The All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (abbreviated AIFAWH) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

for

Anganwadi An Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India. They were started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. ''Anganwadi'' in H ...

workers and helpers in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. AIFAWH opposes any privatization schemes for the

Integrated Child Development Services Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and their ...

. AIFAWH is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).''The Hindu''.
Anganwadi workers take out rally
' As of 2015 A.R. Sindu was the general secretary of the union, and Neelima Maitra its president. The union was founded at a conference in

Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

on 6 January 1991.''People's Democracy''.
AIFAWH - 25 years of Struggles & Achievements
' K. Hemalata was the general secretary of the union between 1998 and 2012. As of 2015 AIFAWH claimed to have 500,000 members in 26 states.

Affiliated unions

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

: Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union is the AIFAWH affiliate in Andhra Pradesh. As of 2014 P. Roja was the general secretary of the union. *

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

: Assam Rajyik Anganwadi Karmi and Sahayika Santha is the AIFAWH affiliate in Assam.All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers.
Addresses of the State Unions
' As of 2009 Indira Newar was the secretary of the union. *

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

: Anganwadi Mulazam Union Punjab is the AIFAWH affiliate in Punjab. As of 2009 Usha Rani was the president of the union.''The Tribune''.
Women’s conference on Oct 9
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References

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