JAIPUR
The state will make rapid strides with the implementation of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), which has been approved by the Union Cabinet, in 24 of its 33 districts.
Rajasthan is set to emerge as a ‘nutrition state’ with the formulation of a State Vision Document for 2022 with the convergence of work by stakeholders, such as Anganwadi workers, ASHAs, ANMs and health care personnel. The state will make rapid strides with the implementation of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), which has been approved by the Union Cabinet, in 24 of its 33 districts.
A multi-sectoral state consultation, organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Rajasthan, on Monday, threw light on the strategies for addressing the issues of under-nutrition in an effective and systematic manner as well as the plan of action to implement NNM and ensure its success.
While sustained efforts should be made to take the policies and programmes in the nutrition sector to each household of the poor and downtrodden, there is a need to review the policies to bring them in synchronization with the changing needs of the society. This was the view of Dr MK Bhan, Member, National Technical Board on Nutrition.
“A lot more still needs to be done on the quality front. The targets can be achieved by taking up new initiatives and adopting new strategies to improve the nutrition levels of women and children belonging to vulnerable sections,” Dr Bhan said.
The Rajasthan Chief Secretary, NC Goel, who presided over the consultation, said the NNM framework would come handy for the officials in Rajasthan to ensure proper development of human capital, which was earlier considered a burden with each Census showing an increase in population.
Goel also cited the example of the Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavalamban Yojana, in which different departments have come together to ensure availability of water. “The NNM’s guidelines would enable the state functionaries to formulate plans of action at the state and district levels,” said Goyal.
The UNICEF-Rajasthan Field Office Chief, Dr Isabelle Bardem, said UNICEF will extend help and render assistance at all levels to make NNM a success.
The NNM has set the target to benefit 10 crore people. It aims at reducing malnutrition among the children of the age of 0-6 years from 38.5% to 25% by 2022. The NNM will cover 235 districts of the country in 2018-19 and all the districts in the next two years.
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