Poshan Maah begins with cycle rally in state
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 01 2022:
Social welfare minister N Dingo Singh formally launched awareness programme under National Nutrition Month also known as Rashtriya Poshan Maah-2022 .
The launch of the awareness programme being taken up as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' under the instruction of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to provide nutritious food to women and children to make a solid society was marked with a bicycle rally.
The rally was flagged off from the western gate of Kangla by minister Dingo and culminated at Wangkhei Puja Lampak.
Before flagging off the rally, minister Dingo said role of mothers and children are important in making a good and solid society and both women and children need to be provided nutritious foods to make them healthy.
To create this awareness, the Rashtriya Poshan Maah-2022 is being taken up for one month, he said adding that the awareness programme will be conducted widely in every district of the state.