Chandigarh, September
28, 2018: A State Level Workshop on POSHAN
Abhiyaan was organised today by the Department of Social Welfare in convergence
with the Line Departments as part of the Rashtriya POSHAN Maah
Celebration at Bhargava Auditorium, PGI, U.T. Chandigarh.
An
event is deemed successful, if the motive of the event is
being acknowledged and appreciated. Hon'ble Governor of Punjab
and Administrator U.T. Chandigarh, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, graced the
event as “Chief Guest” and Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator,
UT Chandigarh was the “Guest of Honour” of the event. The event began by
Specially Abled Children of Aasha Kiran singing National Anthem in sign
language, followed by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. The Welcome Speech
was given by Sh. B.L. Sharma, IAS, Secretary, Social
Welfare Women & Child Development, Chandigarh Administration.
Thereafter, Smt. Navjot Kaur PCS, Director, Department of Social
Welfare Women & Child Development, Chandigarh Administration presented a
video themed on 'the Glimpse of POSHAN Journey', followed by Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore,
Hon'ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator U.T. Chandigarh
administering the Poshan Pledge to the gathering.
After the pledge, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore shared his wisdom with
the delegates and unveiled the book "Suposhan" - a handbook on
Nutrition and Low Cost Healthy Food Recipes, compiled by Director Social
Welfare, Chandigarh Administration and Home Science College, Chandigarh.
An overview of the POSHAN Abhiyaan in Chandigarh was given by Dr.
Bhavneet Bharti, Professor, Deptt of Pediatrician, PGIMER, Chandigarh,
after which Dr. Paramjyoti and Dr. Manisha from Government Multi Speciality
Hospital, Sector-16 delivered an elaborate and in depth session
and talked about 'The Journey of the First 1000 Days of a Child' and
the 'Way Towards Good Health' respectively.
Through an engaging presentation Dr. Manisha and Dr. Namrata Sethi
(from Home Science College) were successful in explaining 'The Nutrition for
Growing Children'.
The event reached
conclusion with a riveting play on Nutrition and Health, performed by students
of the Government Home Science College, Sector -10, Chandigarh and was
concluded with the address of Smt. Navjot Kaur, PCS, Director Social Welfare,
Chandigarh Administration where she expressed her gratitude towards everyone
who contributed to the success of the Rashtriya POSHAN Maah. Improving the
nutritional status of the population is imperative for National Development and
with growing knowledge, people are becoming increasingly open to change their
lifestyles in order to have a healthy life.
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