Visakhapatnam North MLA P. Vishnu Kumar Raju known as upon pregnant girls and lactating moms to benefit from the ‘1,000-day safety’ programme, being organised below the aegis of the Built-in Youngster Improvement Scheme (ICDS).
The MLA was the chief visitor on the ‘Poshan Pakhwada’ programme, held below the aegis of the ICDS City Challenge, Marripalem Sector, at Madhava Swamy Kalyana Mandapam of 51st ward, on Monday.
He distributed fruits and sweets to pregnant girls as a part of the ‘Seemantham’ programme. He mentioned that the programme was being organised to create consciousness of the necessity for a balanced weight loss program for the correct development of youngsters.
City CDPO Ramani Kumari mentioned that the ‘Poshan Pakhwada’ programme, which commenced on April 8, would proceed until April 22. Marripalem Sector Supervisor J.N. Jyothi was current.
Earlier, the MLA went across the stalls put up by the Anganwadis.
Printed – April 22, 2025 08:35 am IST
