Maneed grama panchayat in Ernakulam gets a Smart Anganwadi in a ward that had none

5 November 2026

A newly built Smart Anganwadi has been opened in Ward 6 of Maneed grama panchayat in Ernakulam district. It is Anganwadi No. 107, and the ward had no anganwadi building of its own until now. Women and Child Development Minister Bindu Krishna inaugurated it, and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob presided. K. S. Prasad of Kappumkuzhi, who gave three cents of land free for the building, was felicitated at the function. Anganwadis are the delivery point of the Integrated Child Development Services, which provide supplementary nutrition, pre-school education and health check-ups.