All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers

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All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers
Founded6 January 1991 (1991-01-06)
HeadquartersBTR Bhawan, New Delhi
Location
  • India
Members
500,000 (2015 claim)
Key people
A.R. Sindhu, general secretary
Affiliations Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Website aifawh.org

The All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (abbreviated AIFAWH) is a trade union for Anganwadi workers and helpers in India. AIFAWH opposes any privatization schemes for the Integrated Child Development Services. [1] AIFAWH is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). [2] [3] As of 2015 A.R. Sindu was the general secretary of the union, and Neelima Maitra its president. [4]

The union was founded at a conference in Udaipur, Rajasthan on 6 January 1991. [4] K. Hemalata was the general secretary of the union between 1998 and 2012. [4] As of 2015 AIFAWH claimed to have 500,000 members in 26 states. [4]

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