A total of 306 children of 33 Districts of 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies in Assam have been awarded the healthy child award.
During the the inaugural function of the 5th Rashtriya POSHAN MAAH ,the Healthy Child Award at the State level, was given to 10 children, by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Minister for Women and Child Development.
Taking forward the initiative towards building a healthy nation, Assam shared the goal of “Malnutrition-free Assam”. Since malnutrition among under-five is a matter of concern in India.
Around 20 healthy children from Anganwadi Centres were to be awarded as “Healthy Child” prize at the level of Lok Sabha Constituency.
Growth monitoring was done all over the State for the measurement of weight and height of children to identify healthy children in the age groups of 6 months -3 years and 3-5 years and to generate awareness and conduct campaigns for growth measurement of children held from 21st March- 27th March, of POSHAN Pakhwada-2022.
From each Lok Sabha Constituency twenty healthy children were identified covering all the ICDS projects from their respective districts during POSHAN Pakhwada.
Considering nutrition as a matter of vital importance and to improve nutrition through enhanced social awareness , this initiative has been taken by Assam Chief Minister.
