ITANAGAR, Aug 30: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Friday emphasized on coordination between the women & child development (WCD) and line departments to ensure successful celebration of Poshan Maah from 1 September to 30 September.
Chairing a meeting here to work out the modalities of the celebration, the CS called for coordination between the WCD, health & family welfare (HFW), PHE&WS, education, agriculture, etc, departments, and asked the departments to ensure that the Poshan mission reaches every household during the month.
Kumar suggested using radio jingles, multimedia campaigns, etc, to promote Poshan Maah, which aims to improve coverage of beneficiaries through health and nutritional awareness campaigns.
He directed the WCD department to upload all the reports and activities undertaken during Poshan Maah onto the Jan Andolan dashboard of the Poshan Abhiyaan.
WCD Secretary Niharika Rai, HFW Secretary Juhi Mukherjee, Disaster Management Secretary Dani Sulu, WCD Director Tokmem Pertin Loyi, Poshan state nodal officer DK Thungon, and other senior officers of the line departments attended the meeting. (CSO)