To improve the health and nutritional status of women and girls, Haryana Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will launch ‘Mahila Avm Kishori Samman’ Yojna’ and ‘Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphaar Yojna’ through video conferencing from Chandigarh on August 5.
All the Deputy Commissioners in the State will launch the schemes at District- Level. Sanitary napkins and fortified flavoured skimmed milk powder will be distributed by the anganwadi workers from door to door to the beneficiaries on August 5 at the village level.
A spokesman said the State Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 39.80 crore for ‘Mahila Avm Kishori Samman Yojna’ for the welfare and healthy life for the women. He said that to further improve the health and nutritional status of children and mothers, state government has decided to initiate a scheme namely ‘Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphaar Yojna’ under which 200 ml of fortified skimmed milk in six flavours will be distributed for six days in a week to 9.03 lakh children (1-6 years) and 2.95 lakh pregnant and lactating mothers, who are registered as beneficiaries in Aanganwadi centres (AWCs) across the state. The fortified milk will be distributed for at least 300 days in a year. This skimmed milk powder is fortified with Vitamin-A and D-3 as per the specifications of Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).