Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the nation to fight ‘malnutrition’. On the special occasion of Amrit Mahotsav and Independence day, we have seen the collective might of the country – he said.
This very collective might should also be used to campaign against malnutrition the coming month and the whole year he said. PM Modi said there were many creative and diverse efforts being undertaken against malnutrition. The Jal Jeevan Mission will be a big impact in making India malnutrition free.
He noted malnutrition could be removed only with social awareness. PM Modi mentioned the ongoing ‘Project Sampoorna’ programme in Assam under which the mother of healthy child meets the mother of a malnourished child every week at anganwadi and discusses information about nutrition. In some states songs and games are key tools in ending malnutrition.
As UN accepted India’s proposal to observe 2023 as the International year of millets. PM Modi appreciated their nutrional benefits. He proudly said that he serves dishes made from Indian millets to foreign guests visiting India. These dignataries have very much relished the millets and try to collect information about the millets. These coarse grains are a part of our agriculture and civilization since ancient times – he noted.
