The purpose of meeting to discuss on implementation of Rastriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month) under Poshan Abhiyaan held at DC Conference Hall, Champhai yesterday. The meeting chaired by Mr Zoremthara Ralte,SDO Sadar was attended by officials from various line Departments. The theme for National Nutrition Month to be oberved during September 2019 is 'Har Ghar Poshan Vyavahar- Change of behaviour in each home'.
Chairman Mr Zoremthara Ralte congratulated all the partakers who have contributed and fulfilled their duties for the district under Poshan Abhiyaan. Stressing the Central Government efforts to foster the implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan, he said that every activities are being pursued and monitored. He invited all theline departments, workers and Society to come together and have mutual coordination in order to bringing the District name and fame once again.
Pi WC Zorammawii, CDPO & Member Secretary, Block Level Convergence Committee on Poshan Abhiyaan presented the work plans and related activities to be organzised during the observation of National Nutrition Month. Poshan Abiyaan which was launched in India on March, 2018 at the very initial stage didn't featured all the Districts of Mizoram but now included all, she added.
The meeting discussed at length on purported Action Plan to be followed during Rastriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month) and decided to conduct as many activities as possible keeping in tandem with the selected weekly themes. According to the meeting' decision, Weekly oath taking, Home Visit, Community Based Education, School Based Education, Display of Banner on Poshan Abhiyaan and submission of reports and support documents on Jan Andolan Dashboard on stipulated time to be done strictly. The first week witnessed line departments meeting, Home Visit, Observation of Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day and Community Based Event. On second week of September 12, 2019, Poshan Rally at Darthangvunga Traffic Point-DK Traffic Point to be organzised immediately to be followed by Defeat Diarrhoea Campaign, Anaemia Prevention and Hygiene and Sanitation Campaign. The third week shows Food Exhibition, Coooking healthy food at different spots to be verified by the Social Welfare Department. The final week of National Nutrition Month will have School Based Event wherein Students will be engaged in Poster, Banner leh Slogan Writing on theme related to Poshan Abhiyaan. Morever, under Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Mass awareness on importance of
Breast Feeding to be conducted at different locations.
