Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, June 4–
Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the progress of the Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyan, Launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development . This initiative aims to improve nutrition and community development in rural areas as well as to promote a healthy competition among village panchayats to eliminate malnutrition and form the basis of a developed India.
The Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyan is aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 and promotes improved nutritional outcomes through better infrastructure and third-party assessments. Haryana has nominated 621 Gram Panchayats under the Abhiyaan, out of which 531 have met the eligibility criteria to be designated as Suposhit Gram Panchayats.
The Chief Secretary highlighted that in Bhodwal Majri village of Panipat district, the daughter of an Anganwadi worker, Shivani Panchal, had secured All-India Rank 53 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination this year. He said the Anganwadi worker, and her daughter shall be felicitated by the government and the village Anganwadi centre shall be transformed into a model Anganwadi centre.
During the meeting, it was informed that under the Abhiyan, Anganwadi infrastructure, nutrition status of children, delivery of Supplementary Nutrition etc will be the focus area and evaluation will be done based on that criterion.
Emphasizing the importance of the initiative, Chief Secretary Rastogi said, “The Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyan is a vital step toward achieving nutritional security and sustainable development in Haryana. I urge all districts to accelerate the evaluation process and ensure compliance with the required standards.”