Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission – Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission

Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission

Malnutrition among children leads to anaemia and stunting in adulthood.
Reduced cognitive development in early years impacts long-term economic returns and health expectancy.
The poor infrastructure of Anganwadi Centres limits immersive early learning environments.
Increased out-of-school population linked to poor nutrition and weak early foundations.
Capacity gaps among frontline workers are affecting uniform service delivery.

Conceptualised a convergence-driven ECD Mission integrating Social Welfare, Health, and Education departments.
Strengthened Anganwadi Centres as holistic hubs integrating nutrition, growth monitoring, and structured early learning.
Formalised a five-year partnership with the Asian Development Bank in 2023 for financial and technical support.
Rolled out structured music, movement, play-based learning, and developmental assessment tools.
Conducted phased frontline worker capacity building, supervision, and community mobilisation initiatives.

Increased institutional deliveries and reduced anaemia among women.
Higher Anganwadi enrolment and improved service utilisation.
Strengthened convergence mechanisms and standardised service protocols statewide.
Enhanced community awareness on early stimulation and nutrition during foundational years.
Covered 6000 internal and 5000 external beneficiaries during the evaluation period.