With an aim of spreading awareness about nutrition and cleanliness through Self Help Groups (SHGs) in remote areas, a four-day workshop was inaugurated here on Wednesday. The Regional workshop on food and nutrition being organized under the aegis of Jharkhand State livelihood Promotion Society (JSlPS) saw the participation of as many as 10 states.
The workshop was inaugurated by Avinash Kumar, Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department. Issues ranging from cleanliness to eating habits and malnutrition were taken up by the experts during the technical session. Special Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Paritosh Upadhayay discussed the efforts made by the Jharkhand government in the field of food, nutrition, health and sanitation.
Addressing the workshop, the Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department said that SHGs play a vital role in imparting knowledge about prominent issues and have larger reach in community development work. Describing the importance of ‘Sakhi Mandal’, Kumar urged them to aid the government officials in taking the government schemes in the interior localities.
The experts opined that Anganwadi centers in the villages have been included in the project. Director General of State Nutrition Mission, DK Saxena further stated that keeping the Sakhi Mandals in the center, goals of nutrition and health education have been designed.