The State government will implement the National Education Policy (NEP) for pre-school in about 20,000 anganwadis for which preparatory work is underway.
Clarifying that anganwadi workers will not be removed post implementation of NEP, Minister for Women and Child Development Halappa Acahar told the Legislative Council on Tuesday that about 20,000 of the total 66,361 anganwadis in the State are manned by workers who have studied PU and above, for whom skill development will be taken up.