Gram Swaraj: Poshan awareness programme organised by ICDS Department

GNS ONLINE:

RAJOURI, APRIL, 07: As part of Gram Swaraj Month, awareness camps on Poshan Abhiyan were today organized by ICDS Rajouri at different Anganwadi centres under the supervision and guidance of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal.

The camps were organized as part of the ongoing Gram Swaraj Month (1 -30 April).

The CDPO/concerned Supervisors delivered a special lecture on a balanced diet and the significance of local regional food.

PO ICDS, Kartar Singh said that various locally available nutritious foods were displayed and awareness about various schemes of ICDS department was provided viz PMMVY, importance of balanced diet, preventive measures to be taken for diarrhoea in children, reduction of anemia and importance of immunization etc.

AWWs and AWHs participated in various activities like song, dance, natak to spread awareness on nutritional diet among masses.

“The Anganwadi beneficiaries were also taken to the Poshan Vatikas established at the Anganwadi centres, ” informed the PO ICDS Rajouri.