Udisha is the name designated by the national Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 for an initiative aimed at quality improvement in child training. It is intended to specify the criteria to establish the necessary outline for all child-care functionaries and caregivers and to develop methods to be used to ensure improvement in the quality of early childhood care for survival, growth, and development.

The name udisha means "a new dawn" and comes from Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

. The initiative is being supported by Unicef finance for five years.

External links

• What Is Udisha? (Indian government official site)