New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday lauded Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who visited his constituency last month in a bid to contribute to the ‘Poshan Abhiyaan’.
Om Birla appealed to the families to adopt one malnourished child or one malnourished pregnant woman.
“Before the session began, the Speaker went to his constituency and appealed to the families to adopt one malnourished child or one malnourished pregnant lady so that there is a ‘Social Jan Andolan’, which we hoped can be kick-started through the Poshan Abhiyaan. I am grateful that the Speaker himself has set that example,” said Irani during the Question Hour of Lok Sabha.
The Speaker had launched ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’ from Kota, his constituency on February 29. The aim of the initiative is to create a malnutrition-free India.
It has been a success for the government after the first phase of the campaign, 1000 kits of 17 kg balanced diet each have been provided to one thousand pregnant women.
