Chandigarh, 22nd September, 2021
The Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child, Chandigarh Administration is celebrating the Rashtriya Poshan Maah, 2021 utmost precaution against the pandemic, simultaneously making all efforts to reach the maximum number of people through various activities designed for awareness generation. The campaign is dedicated towards Jan Andolan and “POSHAN Bhagidari” to help as many people as possible, by converging with other Departments of the Chandigarh Administration.
Today. a series of awareness programmes were organized in the city. A lecture on the introduction of Nutrition Kit was organised in Ramdarbar, wherein the beneficiaries were given these kits for a healthy diet chart. The Nutrition Kit includes a number of healthy and low cost nutritious recipes for everyone to follow. These kits explain various nutritional needs during the period of pregnancy, adolescence and other stages of life.
An innovative Kalash Yatra at Village Dhanas was organized in Indira Colony at 1 PM. The Kalash was carried out in a ‘Rath POSHAN ka’ symbolising the five sutras of POSHAN, to be followed for a healthy and a happy life. The event was carried out to create awareness among the onlookers about the importance of Poshan in our daily lives.
Other activities which were performed at all 450 AWCs were: Lecture on Traditional Recipes; Hand wash demonstration; Tree plantation; Awareness about Diarrhoea; Home visit to check up on 6 months to 1 year old infants; lecture on Need for complementary feeding after the age of 6 months of an infant; Mehandi competition; Demonstration to how to use or recycled things; Lecture on overall nutrition; lecture on need for preparation of birth; Lecture on importance of healthy & Complementary food; Awareness on Diarrhoea; Awareness on Personal Hygiene; Height and Weight Measurement drive for children.
