Rashtriya Poshan Maah launched
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 01 2019:
Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency MP Dr RK Ranjan launched Rashtriya Poshan Maah at Panchayat Bhavan, Imphal East DC Complex, Porompat today.
MP Dr RK Ranjan, Imphal East DC Dr Rangitabali Waikhom, Khurai AC MLA L Sushindro, Imphal East Adakshya P Bimola and Health and Family Welfare Director Dr K Rajo attended the event as the chief guest, president and guests of honour respectively.
Speaking at the event, the MP said that Rashtriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Mission) is aimed at creating awareness about the need to consume proper and nutritious diet by the children, women and members of a family so as to maintain the best possible health.
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He said that the mission, which was launched around 6 years ago, was completed successfully in more than 315 districts of the country during 2017-18 and 235 districts in 2018-19 .
For 2019-20 , the plan is to cover all the remaining districts, he added.
As a part of the event, the MP later inaugurated and inspected Rashtriya Poshan Maah stalls.
He also personally fed nutritious diet to a child at the event.