Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said that under Mahtari Jatan Yojana, pregnant women in the State will now be provided freshly cooked nutritious food once every day at aanganbadi centres.
The Chief Minister has written letters to all the Divisional Commissioners and District Collectors for effective implementation of this scheme.
In the letter, he said that Government has made it a priority to provide better healthcare to pregnant women and to meet their nutrition needs. Providing nutritious meal to pregnant women will not only improve their health but will also save the future generation from malnutrition.
Keeping this noble cause in mind, State Government has decided to provide freshly cooked nutritious food to pregnant women once everyday at aanganbadi centres along with existing arrangement of ready-to-eat food distribution.
The Women and Child Development Department will ensure implementation of this scheme under the name of Mahtari Jatan Yojana. State-level inauguration of this scheme has been scheduled in the first week of lok Suraaj Abhiyan.
Singh has directed officials of Women and Child Development Department, Food and Civil Supply Department and other departments concerned to release complete guidelines regarding preparation for implementation of this scheme and ensure commencement of this scheme from May 2016.
He has also written in the letter that necessary goods should be transported and stored and basic facilities should be arranged for successful implementation of the scheme. The progress in effective implementation of the scheme will be constantly monitored. Public representatives, Bal Mitra and Aanganbadi Mitra should be encouraged to participate and contribute in better implementation of this scheme.