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participation has become an
important part of the Nutrition
campaign. By providing
mobile devices to millions
of Anganwadi workers in the
country, a Poshan Tracker
has also been launched to
monitor the accessibility of
Anganwadi services. In all the
Aspirational Districts and the
states of the North East, 14 to
18 year-old daughters have
also been brought under
the purview of the POSHAN
Abhiyaan. The solution to the
malady of malnutrition is not discuss this in the upcoming
limited just to these steps – in episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’. It gives
this fight, many other initiatives me immense happiness to see this
also play an important role. For kind of spirit in my countrymen.
example, take the Jal Jeevan You will remember that the United
Mission…this mission is also Nations has passed a resolution
going to have a huge impact in declaring the year 2023 as the
making India malnutrition free. International Year of Millets. You
Efforts for social awareness play will also be very happy to know
an important role in tackling that this proposal of India had
the challenges of malnutrition. been accepted by more than 70
I would urge all of you in the countries.
coming nutrition month, to take Today, around the world,
part in the efforts to eradicate craze for these very coarse grains,
malnutrition. millets, is rising. Friends, when I
My dear countrymen, talk about coarse grains, I want
Sridevi Varadarajan ji from to share one of my efforts with
Chennai has sent me a reminder. you today. For the last some time,
She has written something like when any foreign guests come to
this on MyGov – There are less India, when Head of States come
than 5 months left for the New to India, it is my endeavor to get
Year to come, and we all know dishes made from the millets of
that the ensuing New Year will be India, that is, our coarse grains in
celebrated as the International the banquets. And the experience
Year of Millets. She has also sent has been that these dignitaries
me a millet map of the country. have very much relished them
She’s also asked if you could
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