National Nutritious Food Week will be observed in Chhattisgarh, like every year, from September 1 to 7, 2015, an official statement informed on Saturday.
This year, the programmes will be based on 'Better Nutrition- Key to Development'. Programmes such as nutritious recipe exhibition, dialogue, essay and quiz competition, film screening, slide show, puppet show etc would be organised.
Women and Child Welfare Department has issued a circular and asked all the Collectors, District Programme Officers and District Women and Child Development Officer of state to hold the programme during National Nutritious Food Week.
The circular reads that Centre government has issued guidelines for celebration of National Nutritious Food Week on the theme 'Better Nutrition- Key to Development' along with the instructions regarding programmes to be organized in this week.
Circular further reads that to save future generations from hazards of malnutrition and to form a healthy society, it is necessary to create awareness and take effective steps in the direction. For this, government and NGOs are making collective efforts.
In the same sequence, various programmes are going to be organised from September 1 to 7 to create awareness among masses about hazards of malnutrition.
It is mentioned in the circular that MPs, MlAs and local public representatives should be compulsorily invited for participation in such programmes.
As per the date-wise schedule enclosed with the circular, State-level Daylong Workshop will be organized on first day of National Nutritious Food Week. On September 2, low-cost nutritious recipe exhibition, dialogue and nutritious recipe competition will be organised. likewise, on September 3, students teenager girls and boys at project, village and school-level, and beneficiaries of ICDS will be made aware about weight management and its importance.
On September 4, District-level exhibition of low-cost nutritious recipes and quiz competitions for various age-groups will be organised. September 5 will mark programmes like film screening, slide show, slogan rally, puppet show, skits and essay competitions, all at village-level. On September 7, concluding ceremony of various programmes at district and project-level will be organised, digital report and photographs will be prepared.