Ensuring apt nutrition through eggs

In an apt transfer to enhance dietary standing of youngsters and nursing moms amid COVID-19 pandemic, the district administration has turned its give attention to guaranteeing provide of eggs of the prescribed weight of fifty gms every to the anganwadi centres (AWCs) below the supplementary nutrition programme.

Eggs, the nutrient wealthy superfood, and different meals gadgets of the Take Home Ration (THR) menu are being delivered on the houses of the beneficiaries below the 11 initiatives/blocks of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme within the district owing to closure of the AWCs as a result of pandemic.

Around 36,815 youngsters within the pre-school age group of seven months to a few years and somewhat over 36,000 youngsters of three to six years age group and 17,682 pregnant and lactating girls are being supplied supplementary nutrition at their houses, sources within the Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens (DWCD&SC) Welfare Department.

Last week, Collector D. Anudeep seen small-size eggs of low-weight meant for provide to AWCs throughout his subject go to to Mulakalapally mandal as a part of Palle Pragathi programme.

The Collector held a evaluate assembly with the officers of the DWCD&SC at his chambers in Kothagudem the subsequent day.

He issued a set of directions to the egg provide contractors to strictly adjust to the stipulated norms and guarantee provide of eggs weighing 50 gms every as per the prescribed requirements to offer a healthful food regimen to the beneficiaries below the scheme.

He requested the CDPOs, anganwadi academics and employees to reject low-weight eggs and get them changed with eggs of the stipulated high quality requirements.

The directions additional envisaged blacklisting of the egg provide contractors in the event that they failed to stick to the norms.