How Bijapur fought acute malnutrition through millets, decentralisation
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How Bijapur fought acute malnutrition through millets and decentralisation. Image Source: IANS News
How Bijapur fought acute malnutrition through millets and decentralisation. Image Source: IANS News
Bijapur, April 6 : The district of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, around 480 km from state capital Raipur, has been tackling an acute problem of malnutrition for years, especially among children. A region comprising primarily a Scheduled Tribe population, Bijapur saw a malnutrition rate of nearly 40 per cent in 2019. To curb this acute dietary problem, the district administration, under the Centres Aspirational Districts Programme, came up with the Suposhit Bijapur initiative. Under this programme, nutrient-rich millets were introduced in the meals provided at anganwadis.
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