Efforts should be made to ensure that Suposhan Abhiyan becomes effective in ridding the State of serious malnutrition. This was stated by Women and Child Development Minister Maya Singh while addressing a one-day workshop on Suposhan Abhiyan here on Wednesday.
Maya Singh said that the Chief Minister wishes to develop Madhya Pradesh as a developed State removing tag of Bimaru State. For this, malnutrition has to be removed through Suposhan Abhiyan.
Department’s work is challenging but satisfactory results can be achieved through sustained and efficient functioning. She said that malnutrition in community is the most severe problem and the poor are its main target. It is department’s responsibility to look after women and children of these classes. She underlined the need to pay special attention to availability of nutritious diet to pregnant women.
Singh said that better suggestions put forth at discussions on Suposhan Abhiyan should also be made result-oriented. The department has made a number of good efforts. They should be maintained. She said that special attention should be paid to extremely under-weight children and their parents should be made aware of nutritious diet, vaccination and sanitation.
Commissioner Integrated Child Development Scheme Neelam Shami Rao said that work should be undertaken through action plan in 3,000 villages of the State in next 7 months under first phase of Suposhan Abhiyan. Apart from departmental officers, representatives of UNICEF, MP TAST, Public Health and Family Welfare Department were also present on the occasion.
It is noteworthy, that Suposhan Abhiyan (Sneh Shivir) is being implemented on priority under State Government’s 100-day action plan. It has been launched to rid villages of vicious circle of malnutrition. The programme will be conducted continuously for next 6 months with the cooperation of Directorate of Integrated Child Development Scheme, National Rural Health Mission and Panchayats and Rural Development Department. Its objectives include changing category of extremely under-weight children and improve rural nutrition level.