Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyawati Rathod stressed the importance of providing a balanced and nutritious diet to poor women and children, saying the State government was taking steps to improve the nutritional and health status of women and children in the state.
Rathod, who conducted a review meeting on Tuesday on issues related to a nutritious diet for women and children, stated that officials must ensure that all needy women and children receive the nutrition they require to live a healthy life. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced the launch of the ‘Giri Poshan’ program, which will provide nutritious food to children and underprivileged adolescent girls.
She directed officials to increase the distribution of nutritional food through anganwadi centers in a more efficient way so that all the needy women and children could get the benefits.
Similarly, steps should be taken to ensure that all children attend Anganwadi centers, and pregnant and lactating mothers should come to the Anganwadi center on a daily basis to be educated about nutritious food, she said.
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Special care should be taken to ensure that underweight children receive nutritional food, she said, adding that special measures should be taken to maintain hygiene in all Anganwadi centers.
Concerning the prevalence of child marriages in tribal areas, the Minister stated that due to the State government’s awareness campaigns, child marriages have decreased significantly among tribes.
The Kalyana Lakshmi scheme, which provides financial assistance to brides from SC, ST, and minority communities, had played a vital role in bringing down child marriages among tribal, the Minister said.
Special Secretary to Chief Minister Smita Sabharwal, Tribal Welfare Secretary Christina Z Chongthu and Women Development and Child Welfare Secretary Bharti Holikeri were present.
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