KARGIL, SEPTEMBER
17: State Mission Director, Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) Scheme, VirJeeHangloo has asked District Programme Officer ICDS Kargil
to ensure effective implementation of ICDS Schemes in the district so that
maximum population is benefited.
He was speaking
during a meeting convened here to review the functioning of ICDS Schemes
especially PMMVY and Poshan Abhiyan in Kargil.
Hangloo stressed
on the need for an integrated approach for the effective implementation of
various welfare schemes initiated by the government.
During the
meeting, it was highlighted that the main aim of POSHAN Abhiyaan is to ensure
convergence of all nutrition-related schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child
Development (MWCD) for target population. POSHAN Abhiyaan ensures
convergence of various programmes i.e. Anganwadi Services, Pradhan Mantri Matru
Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Scheme for Adolescent Girls of MWCD; Janani Suraksha
Yojana (JSY), National Health Mission (NHM) of MoH&FW; Swachh Bharat
Mission of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DW&S); Public
Distribution System (PDS) of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
(CAF&PD); Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) of Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD); Ministry of Panchayati Raj
and Urban Local Bodies through the Ministry of Urban Development.
Hangloo, enjoined
upon the field functionaries to ensure that planned activities are carried upto
grass root level for celebrating the month of September as National Nutrition
Month (Rashtriya PoshanMaah) as part of the Jan Andolan under Poshan Abhiyan.
He reiterated that the main objective to celebrate the Month of September as
National Nutrition Month (Rashtriya PoshanMaah) is to raise awareness on the
importance of nutrition for health which has an impact on development,
productivity, economic growth and ultimately National development. Nutrition is
an issue of survival, health and development for current and succeeding
generations. Child born underweight have impaired immune function and increased
risk of diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases in their later life.
He further added
that to address the issue of malnutrition at an early age, it is necessary to
create a mass movement to generate awareness. This requires a series of
convergent and well-coordinated efforts in relevant sectors as malnutrition is
an outcome of several sets of inadequacies and access to services.
The meeting was attended by District Programme Officer, ICDS Kargil, and
CDPO’s of District Kargil amongst
others.
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