About 14 lakh fake names of children were found registered in Anganwadis of Assam, said Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi today.
The Assam government had carried out a survey in June as part of which physical verification of the number of children present in Anganwadis was done, said Gandhi, adding that when compared to the number of children registered there was a shortfall of about 14 lakh.
Stating that many lapses have been found in the food distribution system, the WCD minister directed all state governments to verify the number of children who "really need to be fed."
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