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Kanpur, 18 September (HS). Everyone deserves congratulations for organizing the National Nutrition Month. All efforts are being made to nourish malnourished children. Soon the district will become malnutrition free. Anganwadi workers working diligently deserve congratulations. The above statement was made by Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Women Welfare, Child Development and Nutrition Baby Rani Maurya while addressing a seminar of Anganwadi workers organized at BNSD Shiksha Niketan Inter College Benajhabar in Harsh Nagar on Wednesday.
He said that pregnant and lactating mothers should be made aware about taking nutritious food. Proper nutrition is the key to better health. Lactating mothers and pregnant women need to take utmost care so that their children get proper nutrition. It is important to take proper nutritious food to get rid of malnutrition.
The Cabinet Minister, while talking to the pregnant mother Shyama, asked her what other things she feeds her child besides breast milk. Shyama replied that the regional Anganwadi workers had told her that she should only breastfeed her child for six months and after six months, she was advised to give supplementary food. Her child is now eight months old and so, she is feeding him mashed banana, potato, lentil water, masala rice, etc. as supplementary food in addition to mother's milk. The Cabinet Minister, while praising Shyama, also interacted with other women to give proper diet to their children.
Special guest Pratibha Shukla said that along with proper nutrition, cleanliness is also very important to protect children from various types of diseases, so take special care of cleanliness at your home and while taking care of children. During this, the Minister of State told that plant a drumstick plant in your house and also protect the trees and plants around you, so that there is a clean environment around. He told that the main theme of the Nutrition Month to be organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India in the year 2024 is Anemia (Test, Treat, Talk), Growth Monitoring, Supplementary Diet, Nutrition Bhi Padhai Bhi
(P.B.P.B.B.), Technology for Better Governance, other themes have been set as Holistic Nutrition (all essential elements related to nutrition).
Before this, all the guests inaugurated the program by lighting the lamp. The seventh birthday of the Poshan month was celebrated by cutting the milk cake. Also, while observing the recipe competition organized at the venue, the recipes prepared were tasted and all the 60 participants were praised. Thereafter, the departmental stall was observed. In the departmental stall, the form of Smart Anganwadi Center was prepared by Child Development Project Vidhanu.
The program was attended by State Minister of Child Development Services and Nutrition Department, Uttar Pradesh Government Pratibha Shukla, MP Kanpur Ramesh Awasthi, BJP MLA Neelima Katiyar, MLA Saroj Kureel, BJP District President Deepu, Chief Development Officer Diksha Jain, District Program Officer Durgesh Pratap Singh, District Probation Officer, District Supply Officer, etc. other district level officers along with all the Child Development Project Officers and employees of the development block and 700 Anganwadi workers.
Anganwadi workers were honored
The Cabinet Minister said that children should be given good values from now on, they should be taught good education and things. Pregnant women should take special care of their food. They should use the food kit given to them today. He did the baby shower of five pregnant women. Apart from this, he also did the Annaprasan of five children. Along with this, certificates were also distributed to the parents of five extremely malnourished children who have come in the normal category, encouraging them. 24 Anganwadi workers and assistants who did good work were honored.