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Dhami Highlights Maternal and Child Nutrition at Khatima Angan Milan
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited an Anganwadi Centre in Khatima for an Angan Milan event.
Children, mothers, pregnant women and community health workers took part.
Some families received nutrition kits and other support.
Dhami served food to children and took part in ceremonies for pregnant women and young children.
He said Anganwadi centres help children get food, care and early education.
He also praised the workers who help families access government services.
Dhami said the state is supporting mothers and children through nutrition and health programmes.
He added that families and communities also have a role in helping children grow up healthy.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended an Angan Milan programme at Gosi Kua Bhudai in Khatima.
The event brought together children, pregnant women, mothers, Anganwadi workers and ASHA workers for interaction and nutrition support.
Nutrition kits went to 10 pregnant women, Mahalakshmi kits to 10 beneficiaries, and five children took part in annaprashan.
Dhami praised Anganwadi workers and described centres as important for nutrition, early education and children’s overall development.
He cited government nutrition and maternal-health schemes, birth waiting homes and helicopter ambulance services for pregnant women in need.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, alongside children, pregnant women, mothers, Anganwadi workers and ASHA workers.
- What
- Dhami attended an Angan Milan programme focused on maternal and child health, nutrition and support.
- Where
- Anganwadi Centre, Gosi Kua Bhudai, Khatima, Uttarakhand.
- When
- Monday; the article does not give a date.
- Why
- To promote maternal and child health and nutrition and connect families with services and assistance.
Government responsibility
Shared responsibility
Who should support children’s health and nutrition?
Government responsibility
Dhami described maternal and child health as a government priority and cited nutrition schemes, health services and support for safer delivery access.
Shared responsibility
Dhami said responsibility for children’s nutrition and health belongs to society as a whole, with cooperation among government, families and communities.
Key facts
- Event
- Angan Milan programme
- Location
- Anganwadi Centre, Gosi Kua Bhudai, Khatima
- Nutrition kits
- Distributed to 10 pregnant women
- Mahalakshmi kits
- Distributed to 10 beneficiaries
- Annaprashan
- Performed for five children
- Workers felicitated
- Nine Anganwadi workers and two ASHA workers
- Schemes mentioned
- Mahalakshmi Kit Yojna, Chief Minister Women Nutrition Scheme, Janani Shishu Suraksha Programme and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Sources
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