The take home ration (THR) has been distributed to over one lakh beneficiaries by Anganwadi workers of Dehradun district.
The THR is distributed in the first week of every month through Anganwadi centres across the state under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). However, the director of ICDS Jharna Kamthan instructed the Anganwadi workers to home deliver the THR in view of the lockdown for containment of the COVID-19 spread. Kamthan had also instructed the district administrations to manage the THR distribution in their respective districts. In many areas of Dehradun, the THR was being home delivered from April 4. The Anganwadi workers were also provided with hand sanitisers, gloves and masks as a precautionary measure while delivering the THR in the homes of beneficiaries.
So far, the THR was home delivered to more than one lakh beneficiaries of Dehradun district.
According to Dehradun Chief Development Officer (CDO) Nikita Khandelwal, the THR to 1,08,293 beneficiaries was home delivered by Anganwadi workers till Thursday and about 45,000 beneficiaries were provided THR on Friday. She said that most of the beneficiaries have been delivered THR in Dehradun. Informing about it further, the District Programme Officer (DPO) Akhilesh Mishra said that the distribution of THR is still in progress in some areas. Due to the state-wide lockdown, there are some issues in some areas like unavailability of ration but within the few days the THR will be delivered to every beneficiary, added Mishra.
Meanwhile on Friday, the district administration distributed around 6,395 cooked food packets besides 1,177 dry ration kits. People have also begun to donate water bottles besides ration and cooked food which are being sent to the various quarantine centers of the city, as informed by CDO.