ONGC provides nutrition support to tuberculosis patients
Collector B. Priyanka Pankajam has said that the 'Ni-kshay Mitra' programme was a part of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan scheme. The objective of the programme was to supplement the nutrition requirements of tuberculosis patients, who were provided ₹1,000 a month for purchasing cereals and other nutritious consumables.
The ONGC, as part of its Corporate Social Responsbility (CSR) activity, has come forward to provide nutrition kits to 600 tuberculosis patients in the district, for six months. Each kit would comprise cereals, millet, pulses, vegetable oil, and others.
In Thanjavur district, every year around 3,000 persons suffering from tuberculosis were being treated, she added.
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