Page 10 - Mann Ki Baat - English, August 2022

in the attendance of children in
Anganwadi centers, malnutrition
has also shown a dip. A unique
campaign is also going on in
Jharkhand to increase awareness
about malnutrition. A snake-
ladder game has been prepared
in Giridih, Jharkhand. Through
play, children learn about good
and bad habits.
Friends, I am telling you about
song and music and bhajans
so many innovative experiments
can also be used to remove
related to malnutrition, because
malnutrition? It was successfully
all of us also have to join this
used in “Mera Bachha Campaign”;
campaign in the coming month.
or “Mera Bachha Abhiyan” in
The month of September is
Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.
dedicated to festivals as well
Under this, bhajan-kirtans were
as a big campaign related
organized in the district, in which
to nutrition. We celebrate the
teachers as nutrition 'gurus'
Poshan Maah every year from the
were called. A Matka program
1 to the 30 of September. Many
th
st
was also held, in which women
creative and diverse efforts are
bring a handful of grains to the
being made all over the country
Anganwadi center and with this
against malnutrition. Better use
grain, a ‘Balbhoj’ is organized on
of technology and also public
Saturdays. Besides this increase

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