Chandigarh, March 12 -- More than 7,100 posts of Anganwadi workers, helpers, and supervisors are vacant in Haryana, with the recruitment process expected to be completed in 2025, according to women and child development minister Shruti Choudhary's written reply to a question by Congress MLA Pooja in the Haryana Assembly.

As per the reply of the minister, there are 25,962 sanctioned posts of Anganwadi workers in the state, of which 23,413 are filled, leaving 2,549 vacant. The highest number of vacancies is in Sonepat (225), followed by Sirsa (175) and Mewat (150). Panchkula and Panipat have 56 and 52 vacancies, respectively.

For Anganwadi helpers, 25,450 posts have been sanctioned, with 21,011 filled and 4,439 lying vacant. Sonepat again...