TRANSFORMING INDIA

Innovation for Viksit Bharat

Initiative Details

Project Name Towards a Malnutrition Free District
Department/State/District Bongaigaon, Assam
Sector Health
Year 2021
Project Details

Summary

Answer, the delicious and aromatic Assam tea. The fan following of Assam tea is not conned to just India but around the world. Working on the tea estates is a major source of livelihood in Assam. However, low levels of wages, the prevalence of vector-borne diseases and a lack of awareness among the labour class about nutrition in Assam’s Bongaigaon District have pushed it into the deep trench of poverty and malnutrition. What is the one thing that springs to mind when we hear about Assam? To handle the issue of malnutrition, the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN Abhiyaan) is being implemented vigorously in the Bongaigaon region. The programme aims to address the issue in a mission mode... Read More