Nutrition Campaign: Nutrition Fortnight – Field Officers Better Performance

Jaipur : Dr. Mohanlal Yadav, Government Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, has instructed the field officers to perform better in daily activities during Nutrition Fortnight. With this, the good work being done in Rajasthan will be recognized at the national level. He has instructed all the field officers to organize daily activities as per the Poshan Maah calendar. Under the Nutrition Campaign, the Nutrition Fortnight running from 9th to 23rd March continued for the fourth day on Tuesday.
Director Integrated Child Development Services Shri O.P. Bunkar said that till now, under Poshan Pakhwada, activities have been organized including taking oath on ECCE, involving frontline workers of various departments and communities. Shiksha Choupal to promote ECCE learning corners at Anganwadi centres, home visit activities have been organized to focus the home families on ECCE in education. He told that Toy Than – DIY, indigenous toy making workshop was also organized with Asha/workers. Games promoting nutrition (for children of the target age group) have also been organised. Tribal communities were made aware about anemia etc. on millet/local food/traditional food. Similarly, programs were organized to promote the tricolor, rainbow and traditional thali in which food dishes based on millet were included. Recipe competitions based on traditional millet were also organized in tribal districts.