Haryana Government has decided to give State level Nutrition Awards for 2015-16 to four best performing districts at a State level Sports Meet and Mahila Samman Samaroh to be organized in Panipat.
The State level Nutrition Awards would be given away to four best performing districts of Panchkula, Jind, Narnaul and Mewat as they had shown maximum improvement in the nutritional status of children below six years of age.
The State Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain said that the event would be organised at Rajiv Gandhi Khel Parisar, village Siwah in district Panipat on March 9. The Chief Minister Manohar lal would be the chief guest and would give away awards and prizes to the winners. The function is being organized by Women and Child Development Department to mark the International Women’s Day, she added.
Panchkula district has ranked first and would get Rs2 lakh in cash while district Jind being second would get Rsone lakh in cash. Districts Narnaul and Mewat being third would get Rs25,000 each.
These districts have been selected on the basis of parameters defined by the department which included weight and nutritional status of children and special efforts made by the district for improving nutritional status, said the Minister.
She said that the award money would be utilised by the districts for undertaking any activity contributing towards development and welfare of children, strengthening health education, holding competitions or demonstrations or camps or to give away incentive awards to field functionaries, mothers, community, panchayat and to undertake awareness drives.
Jain said that the events of this sports meet would include Potato Race, Matka Race and 100 meters race for women above the age of 30 years and 300 meters race, 400 meters race and five Km cycle race for girls below the age of 30 years.
Those 126 participants from 21 districts, who had secured first position in each event at district level would only participate in this meet. Each of the participants would get Rs500 as incentive money. The winners of the State level Sports Meet securing first three positions would be given away awards of Rs3,100, Rs2,100 and Rs1,100 respectively by the Chief Minister.
The objective of Sports Meet is to encourage the rural women to take part in sports and infuse among them a sense of confidence and promote participation of rural women in Government programmes, she added.