CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, A meeting of District Nutrition Committee and District Conversion Committee constituted under the Nutrition Campaign was convened in the Collectorate Auditorium under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Manish Bansal. In the meeting, District Magistrate Manish Bansal reviewed the prescribed points of the Nutrition Campaign. He directed that all Anganwadi workers should go door-to-door and ensure 100% home visits. Expressing displeasure over the high number of Maam children in Baliyakheri, Muzaffarabad, Sadhauli Kadim and Gangoh blocks, he directed the concerned CDPO to visit the Anganwadi centers and identify the reasons and bring about improvement by removing them. District Magistrate Manish Bansal directed that the Anganwadi centers where work is going on under the rejuvenation scheme in the district should be rejuvenated by November 30 in accordance with the indicators set as per the standard. He said that the rejuvenation of Anganwadi centers plays an important role in the development of children. For this, all the concerned officers should discharge their responsibilities well. The SAM and severely malnourished children identified on the nutrition tracker should be brought to VHSND for health checkup and directed to refer them to NRC if required. He said that children should be referred to NRC by setting block-wise targets. Regarding the Anganwadi center building under construction, the CDPO was directed to inspect and ensure quality construction quickly. He also directed to get paintings made on the walls of the centers to facilitate the process of teaching children. DM Manish Bansal directed to provide a report with photographs while conducting the scheduled inspection of the centers every month. After identifying the SAM and MAM children, the work of sending them to VHND for improving their health should be expedited. Chief Development Officer Sumit Rajesh Mahajan, Project Director Pranay Krishna, District Program Officer Nand Lal, along with officials of the concerned departments and Child Development Project Officer were present in the meeting.