RDD Organizes Nutrition Awareness Program for Women in Kangan

KANGAN, SEPTEMBER 28:- The Applied Nutrition Programme (ANP) wing of Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj on Thursday conducted a day-long awareness camp for women wioth an aim to create awareness among women about the importance of nutrition.

 The camp was presided over by the SDM Kangan Mustafa Ahmed Andrabi while Tufail Ahmad Rathore, State Nutrition Officer (SNO) was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The others present on the occasion were Block Development Officer Bashir Ahmed Baba, Doctors and other senior officers besides a large gathering of women participated in the camp. 

The speakers stressed on the importance of taking nutritious diet for women to keep themselves healthy. It was emphasized that a healthy mother gives birth to healthy child. “So all women must take proper and balanced diet which is important for both the women and their children,” insisted Tufail. “Instead of taking medicines, women should take proper diet so that there’s no requirement of taking the medicine.”

The speakers said that government in general and the Department of Rural Development & PR in particular is running various schemes for women welfare through which thousands of women are benefitting.

The schemes are designed to empower the women and make them self sufficient and independent, the speakers said.

Speaking on the occasion, Tufail said in this era, women need to be associated with such welfare schemes so as to reap the maximum benefit of these schemes for their own benefit. “The government and the Department is leaving no stone unturned to make women live with their heads high,” said Tufail, adding “The Department under the directions of Minister RDD & PR, Abdul Haq wants to empower girls and wants them to live a healthy and comfortable life.”