The State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Society for Educational Improvement & Innovation (SEII) for implementing Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) leadership programme in all the anganwadis across the State. The MoU was signed between the SEII official and the State Director of Women and Child Development Dipak Desai in the presence of WCD Minister Vishwajit Rane. The minister said the initiative will help integrate early childhood development and ensure a child’s holistic development. 
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“The emotional social and physical development of young children has a direct effect on their overall development. Therefore, understanding the need to invest in very young children is important so as to maximise their future well being. The MoU will help to visualise nurturance and promotion of holistic development and active learning capacity of all children below six years by promoting free universal inclusive, equitable, joyful opportunity for laying foundation and all round development of the child period,” he said.