Members of the Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association gathered at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on 10 July 2026 to demand stronger Centre funding for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and a higher unit cost for nutrition. (Photo: NationPress)
The Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association staged a demonstration at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 10 July 2026, pressing the Centre to revise ICDS funding norms and raise the per-child nutrition unit cost. (Photo: NationPress)
Protesters from the Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association assembled at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 10 July 2026, calling on the Centre to increase allocations under the Integrated Child Development Services programme and improve nutrition unit costs. (Photo: NationPress)
The Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association held a protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 10 July 2026, urging the Centre to revise the nutrition unit cost under ICDS — a scheme that covers child health and early education across India. (Photo: NationPress)
Concluding the demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on 10 July 2026, the Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association reiterated its demand for the Centre to overhaul ICDS funding and raise nutrition support costs to reflect current market prices. (Photo: NationPress)