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Time of India
21-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Officials review poor anganwadi enrolment in Mys district
Mysuru: Industries and commerce principal secretary S Selvakumar, who is Mysuru district nodal secretary, on Monday directed the officials of the women and children welfare department to submit a detailed report on the poor enrolment of children below six years of age at anganwadi centres in the district. Chairing a review meeting of various departments at zilla panchayat hall, the officer asked the ZP to submit the report to find out the causes for poor enrolment at anganwadis in the district. He asked the officials to explain why there is a decline in admissions to anganwadi centres this year. As a large number of students enrolled in anganwadi also remain absent from the anganwadi centres most of the days, the officer also asked to track the reasons for children's long absence from anganwadi centres. Earlier, district women and children welfare officer B Basavaraj provided details about Mysuru district having 2,933 anganwadi centres. There are 157,138 anganwadi beneficiaries. Among them, 47,796 beneficiaries were children below 3 years, 75,536 are children below six years, including 14,880 pregnant women, and 13,157 are lactating mothers in the district. 83% progress in providing drinking water tap connections ZP rural drinking water supply and sanitation department executive engineer Ranjinth Kumar said that the department has achieved nearly 83% progress, providing drinking water tap connections to 4.45 lakh households out of 4.75 lakh targeted in Jal Jeevan Mission works. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 20 Pieces of Clothing you Can be Too Old for Learn More Undo The department will carry out the remaining work very soon, he said. Joint director of agriculture Ravi said that the district received 443 millimetres of rain from Jan to mid-July. The scarcity of rain in July affected ragi sowing in the district, he said. Deputy director of public instruction ST Javaregowda explained about 24 programmes initiated by the department for the improvement of SSLC results next year in the district. District mid-day meals officer Krishna said that 2.6 lakh children were benefiting from mid-day meals in the district. As egg prices are increasing in the market, all school heads have requested the govt to revise the prices for eggs provided by the govt. A proposal in this regard was submitted to its higher-ups. The meeting also discussed the houses constructed under various schemes of the govt. DC Lakshmikanth Reddy, ZP CEO S Ukesh Kumar, deputy secretaries M Krishnaraju and Savitha, and chief planning officer Prabhuswamy were present.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
CFTRI launches nutrition programme for malnourished preschoolers
Mysuru: City-based premier R&D institute CFTRI launched a nutrition intervention programme for malnourished preschool children in Mysuru district on Friday. This is a joint project initiated by CFTRI and Bank Note Paper Mill India, an RBI unit. The initiative has been taken up under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. It will be executed in association with the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services (DHFW) and the Directorate of Women and Child Development Department (DWCD). The project was launched in the presence of Thalikerappa, managing director of BNPM; B Basavaraj, deputy director of Women and Child; Dr Mohammed Shiraz Ahmed, reproductive and child health officer (RCHO). CFTRI director Sridevi Annapurna Singh was also present. Thalikerappa launched the project by distributing nutrition food supplement kits to five malnourished children. He assured that Bank Note Paper Mill India is ready to provide more funds under the CSR initiative for the eradication of anaemia in pregnant women across the state. Speaking on the occasion, Basavaraj said the ICDS programme, which was incepted in 1975 with the involvement of state and central govts, reduced malnutrition over the years. He said the CFTRI nutrition intervention programmes that provide additional nutrient supplements are required for reducing malnutrition among children. He also mentioned that such intervention programmes have to be extended to adolescent girls in tribal regions. Dr Ahmed said additional nutritional supplements are required for filling the gaps in the nutritional adequacies of children. He also highlighted that child undernutrition is the outcome of maternal malnutrition and providing nutrition intervention to pregnant women would be a good strategy for improving child nutritional status. The CFTRI director mentioned that alleviation of malnutrition through nutrition intervention requires a combined effort. Dharanikumara, chief general manager, BNPM, and the doctors from MMCRI, Mysuru, Dr Nayas Pasha, Dr Rangaswamy, and Dr Shubha Jayaram also attended the event. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
