Activists call for continuing PVTG nutrition drive

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha chapter of National Right to Food Campaign has demanded the state government to continue the Odisha PVTG Nutrition Improvement Programme (OPNIP), run by the ST and SC Development department.

At a media conference here on Tuesday, they said that the programme was abruptly discontinued by the department last month, which will have a serious impact on the nutrition of PVTG children in 12 districts that were covered under it.