Teams of officials belonging to the Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti Department supervised mixing of Chhatua across Take Home Ration (THR) making units in the State on Friday.
Mixing is now being mandatorily done on the 23rd of each month in the presence of senior officers of the district administration and ICDS functionaries.
Mixing of Chhatua in 338 ICDS projects was completed. Collector, Keonjhar himself supervised the mixing of Chhatua in ICDS Project in Keonjhar district.
The State Government has been laying emphasis on quality provision of nutrition under the supplementary nutrition programme.
Currently, the State is providing Chhatua and dry ration to children between 6 months to 3 years and Chhatua to pregnant and lactating women and adolescent girls.
“This fixed day approach of mixing of Chhatua on 23rd of every month will being in transparency and accountability while ensuring quality Chhatua reaches the beneficiaries,” said W and CD Principal Secretary Anu Garg.