Jamshedpur DC reviews preparations for Nutrition Month in September

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, Aug 31: East Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav convened a virtual meeting with the officials of various government departments here on Tuesday to review preparations for Nutrition Month celebration in September. She said highly nutritious foods and good eating habits should be promoted for the physical and mental growth of people, especially women and children. She said this year’s theme of Nutrition Month includes women, health, children and education, nutrition and education, gender sensitivity, water conservation and management and traditional foods of women and children in Adivasi areas. She said various programmes should be organized at village, panchayat, block and district levels to ensure greater public participation in order to create awareness on right nutrition in the district.

The meeting was also attended by the district Civil Surgeon Dr Sahir Pal, District Social Welfare Officer Satya Thakur, District Panchayati Raj Officer Dr Rajnikant Mishra and all block development officers, child development project officers and other department officials.