A novel initiative to eradicate malnutrition & adding more nutritional value to nutritious food
97 anganwadi centres have had domestic orchards till date
By Amrit Pal Brar
Hoshiarpur, September 7:
“The District Administration is undertaking awareness programmes under Poshan Maah, which is a flagship scheme of the Poshan Abhiyan campaign besides setting up nutritional domestic orchards in the anganwadi centres in order to make the message of nutritious diet echo in every nook and corner.
It is a one of its kind effort of the District Administration to add nutritional value to the nutritious diet aimed at total eradication of the malnutrition.”
Disclosing this, the Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia said that there are a total of 1926 anganwadi centres operating in the district and the Nutritional Domestic Orchards would be set up in the centres having vacant space available.
The Deputy Commissioner also said that the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department in league with the Horticulture Department, is in the process of setting up nutritional domestic orchards in the 444 anganwadi centres across the district out of which 97 have already been readied.
Isha Kalia further added that the main rationale behind nutritional domestic orchards is to make people habitual to the healthy and nutritious food so as to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. The Deputy Commissioner also said that vegetables as well as fruits sans any chemicals would be provided to the women and children through the anganwadi centres.
The Deputy Commissioner also elaborated that the orchards are fast becoming the center of attraction thus making the message of nutritious food reach each household. Emphasizing the nutritional food, Isha Kalia said that every household must grow fruits and vegetables in the vacant spaces in their homes.
The Deputy Commissioner exhorted the people to plant more and more saplings for making the environment cleaner and greener.
Isha Kalia further added that the District Administration is undertaking special activities under the Mission Tandarust Punjab in order to make the people of the District robust and healthy.
The month of September is being celebrated as Poshan Maah with the aim to totally eradicate the scourge of malnutrition.
Under Poshan Maah, whereas on one hand an awareness campaign has been waged by the Social Security, Women and Child Development and the Sports Departments, on the other, the Health Department is guiding the school administrations regarding Anaemia.
Apart from this, the medical check up camps is being organized for the Women, Children and adolescent girls.
