Face-recognition attendance at anganwadi centres

The state government is developing an app for recording the attendance of children at anganwadi centres through face-recognition, said Women and Child Development Minister Shashikala Jolle.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Shashikala said that recording attendance through app helps in checking irregularities at anganwadi centres. “Some anganwadi workers are inflating the number of children at their centres. With the new system, the grocery supplied to anganwadi centres will also be recorded online,” the minister said.