Nutrition Awareness March & Seminar
30th September 2022
NSS units, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram organized a “Nutrition Awareness March & Seminar” on 30th September, 2022, as part of the National POSHAN Abhiyaan, a Central Government initiative which aims to strengthen the efforts to end hunger and malnutrition.
All the volunteers took various steps to spread the information in the surrounding areas about the appropriate nutrition right from the infant age. To make people aware about the importance of balanced diet, a presentation was given by the NSS volunteers. Efforts were made to make the people understand about the urgency to end malnutrition and hunger in the country. They conveyed all the information through printed plank cards and distributing pamphlets. Importance of breast feeding in the initial 6 months was also explained to the nursing mothers. The volunteers further advised all the listeners to take a balanced diet so as to keep proper weight and thus can avoid the risk of many chronic diseases.
Nearby society members were also made aware about the various Government schemes introduced to address the problem of malnutrition in the country viz: Anganwadi Services, Mid-day meal programs, Scheme for Adolescent Girls under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS), Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
It was an informative session and everyone were benefitted.