Parents have urged the government to declare summer holidays for pre-school students attending Anganwadi schools in the State, citing severe heatwave conditions as temperatures exceed 40°C in many districts.
More than 10 lakh children, aged 3 to 5 years, were pursuing pre-school education from 55,746 Anganwadi Schools in Andhra Pradesh.
“It has become difficult for parents to drop their children at Anganwadi schools and pick them up after half-day classes due to severe heatwaves,” said Renuka, the mother of a pre-schooler.
“The government has declared summer vacations for colleges and schools, but not for pre-schools run in Anganwadi Centres. How can we send our children to school during peak summer?” questioned Manohar, who had come to drop off his son at an Anganwadi Centre in Krishna district.
Andhra Pradesh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association (affiliated to AITUC), State general secretary J. Lalitha, said that the Anganwadi workers and helpers associations has recently submitted representations to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Gummadi Sandhya Rani, urging them to announce summer holidays for Anganwadi Schools across the State.
