POSHAN Maah is celebrated annually in the month of September, with the vision to address the challenge of malnutrition in a mission mode. India is celebrating the 5th Rashtriya POSHAN Maah this year and The Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development in convergence with all line departments of UT Chandigarh executed numerous activities to celebrate the same.
As part of Poshan Maah Abhiyan, “Shiksha Choupal – Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi” program was organized for the children enrolled under ICDS and Poshan 2.0 at Daddu Majra Colony today. During this program, pre-school children were made to practice various activities like reading-writing, cognitive development, development of art experience and creativity, calculation experience, plantation, physical development etc. During the program, department has also conducted some other activities like lecture on Importance of Healthy Diet in Adolescent Girls & Girls Education, Awareness activities on Kitchen Gardening, Slogan writing competition on poshan.
Apart from Daddu Majra Colony, “Shiksha Choupal – Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi” program was also organised at Maloya Circle, Palsora Circle and Kajheri Circle today under POSHAN Maah campaign.
A major event was held today at Mouli village where a low-cost recipes competition among caregivers was organised by the department. In the competition, participants made some flavoursome nutritious food items which were not only pocket friendly in cost but also had great taste and nutrition. Winners of the competition were awarded with good prizes. Apart from this competition, an awareness session on Poshan ke Panch Sutra, and a lecture session on TT immunization were also organised here. AWWs also visited the houses of pregnant women who have completed the first trimester of the pregnancy. During the visit, a proper check-up was done & safety instructions were given to them.
A special lecture session on Balance Diet for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers was organised at RC Dhanas 1. In this session, beneficiaries were informed about the importance of well-balanced daily diet. Some other awareness sessions like Diet about Youth Girls & Personal Hygiene and lecture on anemia were also organised by the department today at RC Dhanas 1.
An Important program was organised today at Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management (AIHM), Chandigarh where lecture was given to the students, as they are the brand ambassadors of Poshan Abhiyan & in future, they will provide nutrition to all the beneficiaries & community members. During the session, Consultant (Health & Nutrition) motivated the students about the importance of nutrition, diet & poshan abhiyaan.
At Circle Ramdarbar, a health check-up camp was organised by the Anganwadi centres. Several visitors attended this camp & their health check-up was done by the doctors.
On 22 September 2022, various awareness sessions and health club activities related to adolescent girls were organized in the schools of Chandigarh. These activities mainly focused on the 6th to 12th class girls and how they can maintain menstrual hygiene and focus on the nutritional diet during menstruation. In these activities, various awareness sessions and one-on-one interactive sessions were held with the girls of class 6th to 12th and the doubts and myths related to menstrual cycle and menstrual hygiene were cleared by the teachers. The girls were also sensitized about healthy practices during the menstrual cycle and what are the benefits of nutritious food, regular exercise for maintaining proper health before, during, and after periods.
NSS Units of Dev Samaj College for Women Sector 45-B Chandiagarh organised various activities to celebrate POSHAN MAAH. Volunteers made colourful posters and displayed them on the college premises, traditional games like stapo and kho-kho were played with focus on ‘Khel Khel Mein Sehat’. The volunteers also participated in the Poshan Abhiyan Quiz organised by the Government of India. Under the valuable guidance of Principal Dr. Meena Chopra and Programme Officers Dr. Ila Rathor and Dr. Lovleen Kaur Sohi students enthusiastically learn about nutrition through these activities.
A Puppet Show on Adolescent Health was performed yesterday by the students of Government Home Science College, Department of Extension Education, as a part of the ongoing Poshan Maah celebrations. A large number of the audience enthusiastically enjoyed the colourful puppets imparting knowledge of various aspects of adolescent health. The performance was very enjoyable as well as informative. It was followed by an interactive session where the audience shared their experiences and gave feedback. The principal of the college, Prof Sudha Katyal, encouraged the students to come up with innovative aids to help spread knowledge on social issues.
