Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said government is giving emphasis to covert anganwadis into centres of pre-school education. <br/><br/>She said, a massive exercise is being launched to train the anganwadi workers to become pre-school teachers. Ms Gandhi said this while giving away the National Level Awards to anganwadi workers for their exemplary voluntary service in the field of child development in New Delhi. <br/><br/>She said, there are currently about 27 lakhs anganwadi workers and helpers at 14 lakhs anganwadi centres across the country. The Minister urged them to keep up their dedication to the cause of child development, community mobilization and awareness generation while delivering the Integrated Child Development Services.