Women from the villages of Wanapartha are trained in japa care
The first batch of women from Wanapartha in Telangana were trained in various aspects of caring for maternal and newborn needs at the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) in Wanapartha.
Growing urban migration alongside working couples living far from their families has created gaps in care for the elderly, toddlers and mothers and their newborns. This has led to a quiet increase in demand for japa care providers, who care for mothers and newborns, assist with postpartum recovery, and prepare nutritious meals six to seven weeks after birth.
The Wanaparthy district administration sensed the demand and trained rural women. The first batch of 36 women got jobs with a monthly salary of ₹20,000 to look after mothers and newborns in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
They were trained at the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) in newborn care, assisting mothers in recovery, hygiene, preparing a nutritious postpartum diet, communication, customer relations and financial literacy.
Since Japa care does not figure among the regular courses prescribed for RSETI, UBI approached RSETI Wanaparthy and received a grant of ₹ 6.9 lakh from NABARD under its Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Development Program (LEDP) for the program. District officials said RSETI in Wanaparthy may be the first to offer japa care training.
District Collector Adarsh Surabhi said he sensed the demand from personal experience.
The administration has overcome the problem of (japa) being an unknown segment in the rural parts of the state by working with the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and supporting print and electronic media to create awareness about the job, demand in urban areas and income potential. A 20-day residential training program took place from October 3 to 28.
What were they trained in?
Faculty from the Government College of Nursing, Wanaparthy provided training in maternal and newborn care, supplemented by guest lectures from Government Medical College professors. Practical sessions were held at Nursing College and exposure visits were organized at Mother and Child Care Hospital, Gopalpet and Government General Hospital, Wanaparthy. A session on preparing nutritious diets was conducted by the domain skill trainer. The RSETI faculty trained women in financial literacy, communication, customer relations and self-employment.
UBI-RSETI Director B Anil Kumar said several other women have shown interest in the training.
Published – 07 Nov 2026 20:44 IST