Chittoor to achieve 100% child nutrition enrichment

Chittoor:  As per  the instructions  of the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu , it is decided to achieve 100 percent nutrition enrichment in Chittoor district, says  District Collector P S Pradyumna.  

As many as 11,000  nutrition  deficit  children are there in the district  as per the official survey  conducted by  ICDS, and steps  would be taken to provide supplement nutrition for  all the  children before October 2018. ``Though the Chief Minister  directed to declare Chittoor as  nutrition complete district by March 2019,  the goal will be achieved by October 2018” he added.

Abhaya Sai  Trust organised a programme here on Monday where in books and televisions  were distributed to the government schools  and Anganwadi centres. District Collector participated in the programme as chief guest.

On the occasion,  Collector reiterated that  the Government  has decided to provide television sets  to all the Anganwadi Preschools  in the district  in a phased manner. So far 1100, Anganwadi  Preschools   were given TVs and the remaining  2,000 centres  would be covered shortly. There is a  proposal  to sanction play equipment to all the Anganwadi centres,’’     he said. 

He stressed that public  should come forward to contribute 10 percent cost   of  the  infrastructure to the schools while the Government  would bear the remaining 90 percent cost. Participating in the programme,  Chittoor MLA D A Satya Prabha  said  that  Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu  was committed  for strengthening  the education front.

Chittoor Mayor K.Hemalatha, Chittoor MLC  B.N.Rajasimhulu,  Sai Abhaya Trust Founder  Naresh Reddy and others  spoke. The Trust has distributed Rs.15 lakhs  worth of  text books and note  books.