A malnourished child born in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district has been freed from malnutrition within nine months under the Chief Minister’s Suposhan Abhiyan, the government said on Saturday.
On June 2 last year, Yamini Sahu delivered a premature boy weighing 1.6 kg at the Kanker District Hospital, a press release said.
After Yamini left the hospital, Anganwadi worker Mamta Kuldeep and the Mitanin asked Yamini to regularly feed her child well.
Yamini was kept informed about the child's growth and weight every monthre. Time to time, the child benefited from the Chief Minister Bal Sandarbha Yojana too. A sapling of drumstick was planted, and Anganwadi workers told Yamini about the importance of drumstick bhaji. The child was given 'khichdi' made of kodo, ragi halwa and egg. The boy was free from malnutrition within nine months, the release said.