Forest Minister Dinesh Agarwal inaugurated many schemes of women and child empowerment and nutrition at new cant road residence of State Chief Minister on Tuesday. The programme was organised by women and child development department of Uttarakhand. The department started schemes like Khilati Kaliyan Part II, web portal for nutrition; energy nutrition diet, Sparsh sanitary napkin distribution, Nirbhaya cell, Anaganwadi workers Kalyan Kosh and women help line 181 on the occasion.
The Chief Minister Harish Rawat addressed the programme by using the medium of telephone. He said that these schemes would immensely benefit women and children. Rawat said that the State Government is providing milk to children suffering from malnutrition through Anganwadis and helping in the treatment of children suffering from critical ailments. Appreciating the launch of web portal Rawat said that it will help in keeping a track of health of children. He said that under the energy food scheme the children would get a diet packed with nutrition. Rawat also lauded the sanitary napkin distribution scheme. The CM made a call to the 181 help line and said that women can register their complaints against all types of harassment on this number. He said that Uttarakhand would emerge as leading state in the field of women empowerment.
Speaking on the occasion forest minister Agarwal said that these schemes would help on providing empowerment to women of the state. He said that the Chief Minister Harish Rawat has a broad vision and sensitive approach which is manifested in the schemes of public welfare.
The MlAs Rajkumar and Mamta Rakesh, Secretary Bhupender Kaur Olakh, Additional secretary Vimmi Sachdeva Raman and others were present on the occasion.