The best adolescent clubs that are attached to anganwadis in the State will be rewarded for their activities.
The government has decided to give awards of ₹1,250 and ₹5,000 to the best adolescent club, or Varnakoottu as they called, at the ICDS (Integrated Child Development Project) project and district levels.
The adolescent clubs, set up for mental and physical development of adolescent girls, will be adjudged on the basis of activities such as distribution of nutritious food to club members, health and nutrition education, life skills education, legal literacy, skill development, activities based on department directions, and awareness programmes, according to a government order.
