Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced the rollout at a Vishwakarma Day event hosted by the Labour Department with the Delhi Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
• Centres will be located in labour‑dense neighbourhoods, staffed by trained caregivers, and provide supervised care, nutrition and early‑learning activities.
• The initiative focuses on children of women labourers to ease childcare burdens and support women’s workplace participation.
• The launch is scheduled for September 17 to coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, with the centres branded as Palna.
• The announcement was paired with welfare updates, including Ayushman Bharat coverage up to Rs 10 lakh and plans to convert 300 MCD units into Ayushman Aarogya Mandir clinics, with 41 to open on September 17.