Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath on Friday launched the Hot Cooked Meal scheme in an event at Ayodhya. Under the aegis of this Hot Cooked Meal scheme, children between 3 to 6 years of age will be provided hot and nutritious food at Anganwadi centres across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inaugurating the scheme at the Composite School in Ayodhya, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that well-nourished and healthy children will become the basis of a strong India. He added that Ram Lalla is going to be installed in his own temple on January 22 after 500 years. He mentioned that prior to this historic occasion, the work of providing nutritious meals, on the lines of mid-day meals, to children aged three to six years in the state started from Ayodhya, signifying an auspicious beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief minister also laid the foundation stone of 3,401 Anganwadi centres in 35 districts at a cost of Rs 403 crore and inaugurated a transit hostel for police personnel in Ayodhya Reserve Police Lines. Yogi Adityanath further highlighted that the initiative to provide hot meals with diverse menus on different days will progress with the mutual coordination of various departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CM Yogi Adityanath also drew attention to the successful eradication of encephalitis in eastern Uttar Pradesh emphasizing that with inter-departmental coordination, the disease which claimed the lives of 50,000 children in 40 years, was controlled within four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stated that there are 1.90 lakh Anganwadi centres operating in the state, with over two crore registered beneficiaries. He mentioned that these centres provide six types of services. However, for the first time in the state, the auspicious work of providing hot cooked meals to 80 lakh children aged three to six years is being started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing the gathering of Anganwadi workers and helpers at the event, the chief minister said that children are a form of God and they are fortunate because, like Yashoda Maa in the Dwapara yuga, who nurtured Krishna in his childhood, you are serving and taking health and nourishment responsibility of hundreds of Kanhas, contributing to the basis of a strong India. He hailed that it is their fortune that they have got this opportunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
CM Yogi Adityanath noted there were many questions about the nutrition schemes in the past but significant improvements have been made in the last seven years. Nonetheless, he said that there is still room for further improvement, and continuous efforts are required. He added that healthy children are not only the responsibility of the Women and Child Development Department, but the Panchayati Raj and Urban Development Departments should also be involved in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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