Raipur. Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Laxmi Rajwade inaugurated the Weight Festival 2024 today from Anganwadi Center Birpur in Surajpur district. The Weight Festival Rath was flagged off from Anganwadi Center Birpur of Sector Parvatipur of Women and Child Development Project Silfili. Under the National Nutrition Month, the Weight Festival program is run from 12 to 23 September, which was started today in every Anganwadi center of the state.
On the occasion of the launch of the Weight Festival program at Birpur Anganwadi Center in Surajpur district, Minister Smt. Rajwade said that mothers should pay special attention to the health of children. Make them consume balanced and nutritious food, so that their health is good and weight is balanced. During this, Minister Smt. Rajwade also planted trees under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. He also took information about the activities of National Nutrition Month 2024. He took information about the anemia test of school girls and also got his own health checkup done.
It is worth noting that under the National Nutrition Month, the Weight Festival program has been launched in the state today. This program is to be organized from 12 to 23 September 2024, in which the status of malnutrition will be detected by identifying underweight children by checking the weight and height of children below zero to 06 years. During this, their level of malnutrition will also be checked. The objective of the Weight Festival is to assess the nutrition level of children below 6 years of age and make them 100% well-nourished.
