‘App requirements for over 1 lakh anganwadi workers idealistic than realistic’: Bombay HC seeks govt response

The Bombay High Court has recently directed the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on technical requirement for cellphones of Anganwadi workers, while hearing a plea by organisations of Anganwadi workers in the state against action for failure to fill in particulars in English in the POSHAN Tracker mobile app, meant to monitor and track information about Anganwadi centres and beneficiaries.

The move came after the bench noted that requirements and specifications of cellphones are ‘more idealistic than realistic’ and wondered why 5G connectivity and Octa-Core processor were made mandatory for the workers, stalling the process.