Bhubaneswar, Nov. 29 -- On the third day of the winter session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, detailed discussions on the state of Anganwadi infrastructure were held, with the opposition BJD focusing on the lack of dedicated buildings for many centres across the state.

In a reply to BJD legislator Ashwini Patra during question hour, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Women & Child Development Minister Pravati Parida informed the House that 20,150 Anganwadi centres are yet to operate from their own premises, highlighting a significant gap in the state's early childhood development infrastructure.

The Deputy CM informed that Odisha currently has a total of 74,224 Anganwadi centres. Out of these, 54,074 centres operate from their own bu...