Taking a serious note of the complaints about sub-standard 'ready-to-eat' food being supplied to anganwadis in Baikunthpur, District Collector S Prakash has ordered to disband the self-help groups (SHGs) preparing the supplementary diet.
According to official information, a few days back, samples of ready-to-eat food being prepared by various SHGs in Bikunthpur, Manendragarh, Bharatpur and Khadgavan blocks of the district were examined. later on, samples of few SHGs were not found satisfactory against whom action is being taken, officials informed.
The officers, however, abstained from revealing the names of those SHGs.
Meanwhile, District Woman and Child Development Officer Ramakant Chandrakar informed that for providing nutritious food to children and pregnant ladies supplementary diet is offered. In all, 55 SHGs are engaged in preparing the 'ready-to-eat' food in the district.
He further said that while the ready-to-eat food is prepared, departmental officers visit those centers and check the samples of the supplementary diet being prepared.