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KV Navya ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation is finally taking steps to rebuild and renovate dilapidated anganwadis in the city. Using Corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, two anganwadis at Ashok Nagar are currently being converted into model anganwadis with world class facilities. An anganwadi is supposed to cater to six aspects of child development, including supplementary nutrition, non-formal early education, health and nutrition education, immunisation, health check-up, and referral services. The two anganwadis at Mullai Nagar in Ashok Nagar, are being converted into model anganwadis by PKF S&S, a private firm, at an estimated cost of Rs 60 lakh.“The proposed anganwadi will provide contraceptive counselling and distribution for parents, nutrition education and health check-ups, apart from identification of differently-abled or slow learning children. Now the civic body is inviting private players to adopt anganwadis in the city..