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Fixing India’s malnutrition problem -Suvojit Chattopadhyay

-The Hindu Not only are key nutrition schemes underfunded but even what is available is not being spent effectively The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 has brought more unwelcome news for India, as far as its global ranking on a vital indicator of human development is concerned. India ranked 107 out of 121 countries. The Government of India attempted to discredit the index immediately in its attempt to deny the findings of...

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Odisha bid to eradicate anaemia

-The Telegraph Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan programme to be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday launched AMLAN — Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan — in the state. AMLAN is a multipronged approach for accelerated reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be rolled out in 55,000 government and government-aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state. The programme will...

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Implementation of nutrition schemes for pregnant women dismal in Andhra Pradesh, finds Vigilance -Rajulapudi Srinivas

-The Hindu Shortage of eggs, variations in stock position and lack of supervision was observed, says Director-General VIJAYAWADA: The Anganwadi centres have been found to be dismal in implementing the YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus schemes, for which the State government has allocated crores of rupees. This was revealed during raids conducted by Vigilance and Enforcement officials on Anganwadi centres in many districts on Friday. YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna...

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62% of rural households in India have fully functional tap water connections within their premises, says Water Resources Ministry report -Jacob Koshy

-The Hindu However, the report found, ‘most of the anganwadi centres and schools, had higher than the permissible range of residual chlorine and indicated inappropriate local dosing’ Around 62% of rural households in India had fully functional tap water connections within their premises, according to a survey commissioned by the Union Ministry of Water Resources to assess the functioning of the government’s marquee Jal Jeevan Mission. In June, the Centre had reported...

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Maharashtra Nutrition Month: Minister Says Government Positive On Anganwadi Workers Honorarium Hike

-PTI/ Livemint.com Rubal Agrawal, commissioner of state Women and Child Welfare department, said 'nutrition month' will be celebrated in all 1.10 lakh anganwadis in the state from September 1 to 30. The fifth state level 'nutrition month' programme was launched on Thursday in Thane by Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha. He said the state government was positive about increasing the honorarium of anganwadi workers and a decision would...

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