DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
PRESS RELEASE
Chandigarh.16
June,2020: The Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration,
distributed Take Home Ration in the form of Nutritious Weaning Food and
Besan Panjiri, at the doorstep of approx. 22,586 beneficiaries i.e,
Children between the age of 06 months to 06 years, Pregnant Women, Nursing
Mothers and Adolescent Girls,today.
In
addition to the Nutritious dry ration, eggs, bananas and milk were also
distributed to the beneficiaries of 53 Anganwadi Centres i.e. Mouli village ,
Daria, Kishangarh,Sarangpur, Dhanas, KhudaLahora, Khuda Jassu, Khuda Ali Sher,
Kaimwala, Behlana, Makhanmajra, Raipur Khurd and Raipur Kalan. Take Home Ration
was also distributed to approximately 350 beneficiaries of the Slum Areas and
Construction Sites at PGI, Dhanas, Sanjay Colony and Colony No-4. These are
extremely vulnerable neighbourhoods, whose residents’ nutritional intake needs
to be monitored constantly, and our team has ensured that these pockets are
catered too with special attention.
This
splendid work was done with the corporation and dedicated efforts of Frontline
Workers i.e. Lady Supervisors, Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi helpers. They have
tirelessly worked throughout the pandemic COVID-19 to ensure good Maternal
& Child healthcare in the under slum areas covered by our Anganwadi
Centers. To ensure constant care and protection for the children in these areas
of city, AWWs are spreading awareness among beneficiaries to take all
precautionary measures against COVID 19.
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