'Additional Diet' Programme | 04 Sep 2021

Recently, Chhattisgarh Food and Civil Supplies Minister Amarjeet Bhagat virtually inaugurated an 'Additional Diet' programme under the Community-based Nutritional Management Programme from Mohla in Rajnandgaon district.

The month of September is celebrated as Poshan Mah all over the country. The Chhattisgarh government has announced a fight against malnutrition and anemia and launched it as a mass-andolan under the Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan.
A public awareness campaign for Poshan Aahar is being launched across the state and Poshan Raths are going to cities and towns of Bastar region as well as interior areas.
Under the campaign, children and women affected by malnutrition are identified and medicines and nutritious diet kits are distributed to them.
Anganwadi workers, Mitanin and voluntary organizations are playing an important role in making people aware about nutritious food.