CM advocates 'Poshan Abhiyan'

IMPHAL, Sep 7
Chief Minister N Biren has highlighted the importance of nutrition on the occasion of "Rashtriya Poshan Maah  or National Nutrition Month" which is celebrated in the month of September to address the malnutrition challenges in the country.
The Chief Minister in his message, recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched "Poshan Abhiyan" for holistic nourishment with a vision to address malnutrition in the country by 2022.
The Rashtriya Poshan Maah celebration aims at making people aware of the importance of nutrition and giving individual access to Government services to support supplement nutrition for children and pregnant women or lactating mothers, he said.
The primary objective of the Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2020 celebration is to identify and trace those children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and provide them care and support, he said while adding that the celebration will promote plantation drives for the promotion of kitchen gardens under "Poshan Ke Liye Paudhe" at all Anganwadi Centres, schools, Government buildings and homes.
"With the celebration of the National Nutrition Month 2020, let us reach out to every household and raise awareness on the importance of nutrition in children and create a society free from malnutrition and food scarcity," he appealed.