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Light to moderate rainfall very likely over Port Blair.Generally cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimumtemperature will be around 29°C and 25°Crespectively on Monday 13/09/2021.

...the Largest Circulating Daily of the Islands

Since 1920s the Oldest Daily...Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 30.2Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 26.1Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST : 078Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST : 097Sunrise time on 13.09.2021 (in IST): 0509Sunset time on 13.09.2021 (in IST): 1722Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 000.6Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 009.4Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 21 upto0830 hrs (of date) in mm: 2525.9 mm

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Port Blair, Sept. 12 The National Eligibility cumEntrance Test, Undergraduate(NEET UG 2021) Examination washeld today across the country andin A&N Islands too, with strictadherence to COVID-19 protocols.The NEET exam was smoothlyconducted in pen and paper modetoday in two centres in Port Blairviz. KV-1 and Nirmala Sr. Sec.School. This year, 773 candidatesappeared for the exam, out ofwhich, 498 students appeared at

NEET (UG) 2021 examconducted smoothly in Port Blairadhering to COVID-19 protocol

773 candidates appeared for the exam at twodesignated centres - KV-1 & Nirmala SSS

KV-1 centre while 275 appearedat Nirmala Sr. Sec. School. The exam began at 2 pm andcontinued upto 5 pm.Candidates were provided N-95mask at test centres. Stringent

Port Blair, Sept. 12 The Directorate of Animal Husbandryand Veterinary Services has invitedapplication from farmers of Andaman andNicobar Islands for various projects underRKVY-RAFTAAR scheme 2021-22 viz.Incentive for Hygienic Pig Shelter @ 25%assistance upto max Rs 25,000/-; Incentivefor construction of Cow Shelter @ 25%assistance upto max Rs. 50,000/-; Promotionof Azolla as feed supplement (preparationand demonstration of Azolla tanks ondepartmental farms, 25% subject tomaximum of Rs. 2000/- per tank assistanceon preparation of 5 Azolla tank in eachfarmer's field).

Directorate of AH & VSinvites applications from

farmers under RKVY projectsFarmers may contact nearby

Veterinary Hospital/Dispensary/Livestock Farm

Port Blair, Sept. 12 During the specialvaccination drive, a totalof 3500 persons werevaccinated in a single daytoday. The team ofDirectorate of HealthServices in associationwith NGOs andCommunity BasedO r g a n i z a t i o n sorganized vaccinationcamps at different placesbesides door to doorvaccination was alsocarried out to covermaximum persons whoare yet to receive theirfirst dose. A list of leftout persons has beenprepared and they willbe vaccinatedtomorrow. To facilitatethe special vaccinationdrive all the designatedvaccination centreswere made functionaltoday wherein a good

Administration intensifies COVID-19vaccination drive in A&N Islands

Health Care Workers reaches out to people throughdoor to door vaccination during a special drive

Mission mode effort yields result with3500 persons inoculated in a single dayCumulative doses of vaccines administered to beneficiaries reach 3, 87, 285 so far

number of eligiblebeneficiaries wereinoculated. As per data available, atotal of 3, 87, 285 doses ofvaccines have beenadministered to thebeneficiaries so far in A&NIslands, out of the targetbeneficiaries of 2, 81, 603(approx.). 2541 beneficiarieswere vaccinated in SouthAndaman District, out ofwhich 1921 beneficiarieswere in the age group of 18-

44 years. Similarly, 928beneficiaries werevaccinated in North & MiddleAndaman District, out ofwhich, 650 beneficiaries werein the age group of 18-44. 31beneficiaries werevaccinated in Nicobar District,out of which, 18 beneficiarieswere in the age group of 18-44 years. A total of 1, 58, 617eligible people in the agegroup of 18 to 44 years havebeen vaccinated till date, apress release from DHS said.

Indemnity to all beneficiaries of sterilization,doctors & health facilities through Family

Planning Indemnity Scheme UT Administration doubles ex-compensation fixed

under the Scheme; 3 beneficiaries compensated

Port Blair, Sept.12 The Director (IP&T),Shri Alok Kumar briefingmedia persons onCOVID-19 in theconference hall of IP&There this evening saidthat during the RT-PCRtest conducted on 712passengers who arrivedhere yesterday, onepositive case has beendetected. Today, 6 flightswith 826 passengersarrived and the RT-PCRreports are awaited. Hefurther disclosed thatRAT was conducted on247 passengers boundfor North & Middle

Media briefed on COVID-19 One positive case detected duringRT-PCR test conducted on incoming

flight passengers: Director (IP&T)

Andaman at Ferrargunjand two were foundpositive. At MohanpuraBus Terminus, 167passengers were testedand no positive case hasbeen detected. Apartfrom this, 108 passengerstravelling to SwarajDweep were tested atPhoenix Bay Jetty and allwere found negative.RTPCR test was

conducted on 14 crewmembers of MVKamorta and the reportsare awaited. The Director said,today 354 beneficiarieswere administeredvaccines, out of which,276 were in the age groupof 18-44. The Director, ANIIMS,Dr. AK Mandal said oneCOVID patient has beenadmitted in GB PantHospital. The DeputyDirector, GB PantHospital, Dr. AmitabhaDe stated that there areno COVID patients inCOVID Care Centres.

Staff ReporterPort Blair, Sept. 12 The Government of Indiaintroduced the NationalFamily Planning InsuranceScheme which was latermodified as Family PlanningIndemnity Scheme (FPIS),now operational throughState NHM ProgramImplementation Plan insteadof private sector insurancecompany. The objective ofthe Family PlanningIndemnity Scheme is to

indemnify all beneficiaries ofsterilization, doctors and healthfacilities (public and accreditedprivate/NGO) conductingsterilization operation in theunlikely event of death/ failure/

complication followingsterilization operation. Recently, in compliance tothe directives of Hon'bleSupreme Court of India withrespect to doubling ofcompensation under FamilyPlanning Indemnity Scheme(FPIS) and to share theburden thereof equally bythe Govt. of India and therespective StateGovernment, the UTAdministration of A&N

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Port Blair, Sept. 12 The Directorateof Tribal Welfare,A & NA d m i n i s t r a t i o nproposes to provide'Grant of additionalscholarship to ST

Tribal Welfare Deptt. to provideadditional scholarship to ST students for

pursuing higher studiesApplicants advised to apply on National

Scholarship Portalstudents forpursuing higherstudies' under UTScheme for theacademic year 2021-22 to the studentsbelonging toScheduled Tribe

community notifiedby the A&N Islands.ST studentspursuing graduation,post graduation andpost matriculationlevel non-degree

'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'Awareness Campaign-cum-People'sEducation Prog. on PMFME & PMEGP

in N& M Andaman from todayBeneficiaries urged to attend the camp

Port Blair, Sept. 12As part of 'Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav', 2nd phase of theAwareness Campaign-cum-People's EducationProgramme on PrimeMinister's Formalisation ofMicro Food ProcessingEnterprises [PMFME] andPrime Minister'sEmployment GenerationProgramme of KVIC[PMEGP] will be organizedat various places in North &Middle Andaman byDirectorate of Industries inassociation with Directorateof Rural Development,MSME-DI, NYK, Banks &PRIs following COVID-19

protocol. The campaign willbe held at Panchayat Hall,Gram Panchayat, Baratangon Sept. 13 at 10 am,Panchayat Hall, GramPanchayat, Kadamtala onSept. 13 at 4 pm, PanchayatHall, Gram Panchayat,Bakulatala on Sept. 14 at 10am , Panchayat Hall, GramPanchayat, Billyground onSept. 14 at 4 pm, PanchayatHall, Gram Panchayat,Mayabunder on Sept. 15 at10 am and at IndustriesDepartment, Subashgram,Diglipur on Sept. 15 at 4 pm. Only the potentialbeneficiaries who intend to

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Leadership development in minority women'Nai Roshni' scheme- providing

knowledge tools and techniques for interactingwith Govt. & other institutions

Port Blair, Sept.12 The Ministry of MinorityAffairs, GoI is implementingNai Roshni- the Scheme forLeadership Development ofMinority Women. The targetgroup includes womenbelonging to all minoritiesnotified under Section 2 (c) of theNational Commission for

Minorities Act, 1992 viz.Muslims, Sikhs, Christians,Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis)and Jains. The objective of thescheme is to empower and instillconfidence among minoritywomen, including theirneighbours from othercommunities living in the same

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Lkfpoky;/SECRETARIAT Health Bulletin For Containment Of

(No. 531/12th September 2021) COVID-19 STATUS OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS AS ON 12.09.2021

> Status of Cases : Details of Second Wave since: 01.03.2021

Active new case in last 24 Hours 02 Discharges in last 24 hours 01

Total confirmed cases 2588 Total Discharges 2512

Total Active case as on date 09 Total Deaths 67

Cumulative since March 2020 Details On 11th Sept. 2021 On 12th Sept. 2021 Total

Confirmed Cases 7580 02* 7582 Cured/Discharged from Hospital 7443 01 7444 Death 129 00 129 *Includes 01 Positive from Airport arrival. > Clinical Management of Cases :

Name of District Isolation Beds Available Occupied Vacant North & Middle Andaman 286 00 286 South Andaman 5583 09 5574 Nicobar 507 00 507 Total 6376 09 6367 > Status of Sample and Testing: Total Samples sent till date 513687 Total Reports received till date 513687 Total Pending Reports 0 Rate of Testing Per Million 1284218 Cumulative Test Positivity Rate 1.48% COWIN 1.0 > Vaccination Status Total population 4,00,000 Target Beneficiaries 2,81,603(Approx) Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated so far 3,87,285 -- Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated with 1st Dose so far 2,73,413 97.09 Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated with 2nd Dose so far 1,13,872 41.65 % of population vaccinated -- 68.35 >Passengers screened at VSI Airport & Haddo Wharf

Details From 25th May 2020 to 11th Sept. 2021 On 12th Sept. 2021 Total Incoming Passengers

a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

288247

1032

837

0

289084

1032 Outward Passengers

a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

301290

928

754

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302044

928 (On 12.09.2021, 826 passengers were retested by RTPCR at Airport)

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24x7 CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS: 240126/ 232102 / 1077/ 1070(Source: Directorate of Health Services)

ONLINE STUDY SCHEDULE ON 13.09.2021

The following study contents is available at Cable TV, Doordarshan as well as in the Education Department’s Official You Tube channel “AN Education Dept Andaman” The students, parents and all stakeholders are hereby requested to make use of this facility to the maximum extent for the benefit of enhancing teaching-learning activity during this lockdown period. Class Subject Topic YouTube Link Media

II Hindi Tesu Raja beech Bazaar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T4YMANgS9I

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

III English Trains -1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRGlO1jYRQ

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VI Hindi Ek din ki Baadshahat -2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaF3B4wxL1s

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VII Science Forests : Our Lifeline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3yVccdx-OM

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VII Maths Data Handling -3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHbJpHRJRU -----

VIII Social Science

Tribals, dikus and the vision of a Golden Age-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhSnjv97Lhg

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

IX Science Is matter around us pure-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNmkeejlXlg

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.

X Maths Areas related to Circles-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV1zctdZFDU

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. / DD 4 pm

XI English Summer of the beautiful white horse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvYSe1KKRkY

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 11.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.

XII Biology Principles of inheritance & Variation - 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6eXj3F_LSg

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 12 Noon and 8 p.m./ DD 4.30 pm

XII Accountancy Numericals on Retirement of a Partner-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYGFbzuHXJE

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 12.30p.m. and 8.30 p.m.

Students who have missed the classes on Doordarshan/Cable TV can access the same contents on the department’s online repository at https://educationssis.andaman.gov.in/OnlineClass.aspx

Port Blair, Sept.12 As part of observanceof Poshan Maah, ICDSTribal Project, Car Nicobarconducted an awarenesstraining programme forAnganwadi Workers onthe topic 'Ayush forAnaemia duringPregnancy' at Perkacommunity hall CarNicobar and Chota Enaka

Training prog. for Anganwadi Workersheld at Car Nicobar & Nancowry

Nancowry Island.Paramedical Staff of BJRHospital (Car Nicobar),Mukhya Sevika(Nancowry), ICDS Staff,Gram Sevika (CarNicobar), Gram Sevika(Nancowry) andAnganwadi Workersattended the trainingprogramme , a pressrelease received here said.

Port Blair, Sept. 12 Heavy rain (7-1 1 cm) islikely to occur at one or twoplaces over AndamanIslands and thunderstormand lightning with gustywind (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) is also likely tooccur at one or two placesover Andaman & NicobarIslands on Sept. 13.Similarly, on Sept. 14,heavy rain (7-11 cm) islikely to occur at one or twoplaces over AndamanIslands. Due to strong pressuregradient over NorthAndaman Sea andadjoining East Central Bayof Bengal wind speed islikely to exceed 45 kmph

Heavy rain with thunderstorm likelyto occur in Isles on Sept. 13 & 14

over North Andaman andadjoining East Central Bayof Bengal. Fishermen havebeen advised not toventure into the sea alongand off North AndamanSea and East central Bayof Bengal till Sept.13, 2021. For further enquiries /information contacthelpline of StateEmergency OperationCentre at Helpline No.1070 & District EmergencyOperation Centre atHelpline No. 1077. For anyemergency/assistance atsea, call Coast Guard SARAgency at Toll Freenumber 1554, a pressrelease from DisasterManagement Deptt. said.

Firing practice byCG Dornier

Port Blair, Sept. 12 Firing practice by CGDornier will be carriedout on Sept 17 and Sept.23 & 24 from 9 am to 3pm. The safe flyingheight is above 5000feet AMSL. Allconcerned have beenwarned to keepthemselves and theirvessels/fishing boataway from the firingrange, a notificationissued by DM(SA) said.

New York, Sept. 12 Rising British sensation Emma Raducanubeat Leylah Fernandez of Canada to winWomen's Singles title at US Open Tennis.The 18-year-old Emma Raducanu defeatedher Canadian opponent in straight sets 6-4,6-3 in the summit clash held at the ArthurAshe Stadium in New York last night. She hasbecome the first British woman to win the titlein 53 years. Raducanu has also become the

British teenager Emma Raducanu clinchesWomen's Singles US Open Tennis title

first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Port Blair, Sept. 12 The NationalUnder-8 Open & GirlsOnline ChessChampionship 2021which began on 10 th

September, concludedtoday. The Gameswere held in Rapidformat that followed 15minutes, plus a 5second increment permove, per playerwhich was held over 11

National U-8 Open & Girls OnlineChess C'ship concludes

rounds for three days.Seven players from A& N Islandsp a r t i c i p a t e dand performed well inthe tournament. In Open section, allthe players performedexceptionally well,especially ShrihaanKarmakar & J S Viratplayed well and scoredsix points each, withfive wins & two draws

and six winsrespectively. A Arush, SayanshJindal and RohanSingh scored four & ahalf points each withfour wins & a draw.Similarly, in girlssection, T Parnitascored three pointswith three wins and BMokshita scored onepoint, a press releasefrom ANCA said.

Farmers' Corner- A Knowledge Hub It is a cultivar of Car Nicobar Island having talllgrowth habit. Generally, the palms aremorphologically similar to Andaman Ordinary Tallbut with differences in nut characteristics. Anaccession collected and evaluated at WorldCoconut Germplasm Centre, ICAR-CIARI, PortBlair has shown that the palms of this cultivarare robust, high yielding with higher copracontent. The palms of this variety take about 5-7years for first flowering. The kernel is thick andrecorded higher milk recovery under VCO production process. The fruits are greenred, husk thickness is thin (2 .06cm), dehusked fruits are oblong, good tender nutwater quantity (365 ml per fruit), average fruit weight over 1369.50g with averagecopra content of about 183g. The oil content is about 64.5%. Under the naturalhabitat of rainfed conditions in Car Nicobar, the palms exhibited large bole, stoutstem, good fruit setting with estimated fruit yield of over 140 nuts per palm per year,regular production of bunches and dense crown. Careful mother palm selectionfollowed by seedling selection is important to establish good plantation of CampbellBay Tall considering the variability observed in the natural and conserved populationBenefit:There are no major pests recorded in this population. The cultivar has goodtender nut water quantity (about 365ml per fruit) hence used for tender coconutpurpose, copra making, processed coconut kernel products and VCO production.

Interested persons may contact Dr. B. Augustine Jerard, Principal Scientist, augustinejerard.b@icar.gov.in,9447064463. (Source: Division of Horticulture and Forestry, ICAR- CIARI, Port Blair)

Campbell Bay Tall - A promising coconut cultivar

Coverage Limits as per FPIS (Amount paid from

NHM (CSS)

Enhanced rate as directed by

Hon’ble Supreme Court

(Payable through State

Health Budget)

Total Amount

Death following sterilization (inclusive of death during process of sterilization operation) in hospital or within 7 days from the date of discharge from the hospital

Rs. 2 lakh Rs. 2 lakh Rs. 4 Lakh

Death following sterilization within 8-30 days from the date of discharge from the hospital

Rs. 50,000/- Rs. 50,000/- Rs. 1 Lakh

Failure of sterilization Rs. 30000/- Rs. 30000/- Rs. 60000/- Cost of treatment in hospital and up to 60 days arising out of complication following sterilization operation (inclusive of complication during process of sterilization operation) from the date of discharge

Actual not exceeding

Rs. 25000/-

Rs. 25000/- Rs. 50000/-

During the FY 2020-21, 3 beneficiaries were compensated for failure ofsterilization under the said scheme.

Indemnity to all beneficiaries of sterilization...(Contd. from page 1)Islands has notified the doubling of ex-compensation fixed under FamilyPlanning Indemnity Scheme under Section 1 (A-D) which has come intoeffect from October 15, 2020.The content of the scheme are as under:- setup their self-employment venture under

manufacturing / service / business sector dulyavailing finance under PMFME and PMEGPschemes have been advised to attend theawareness campaign as per the venue, date &time specified above along with copies of passportsize photograph, attested copies of LocalCertificate / Islander Identity Card, Ration Card,Educational Qualification / training Certificates,front page of bank passbook of Public Sector banks,if any etc. for filling up of loan applications underthe captioned scheme on the spot. All the loan applications which will be receivedunder PMFME & PMEGP schemes through theseprogrammes will be forwarded online to thefinancing banks after preliminary scrutiny andexamining the personal and factual details of theproject as per the guidelines of the respectiveschemes for credit decision, a press release fromExecutive Officer, ANI KVIB said.

'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'...(Contd. from page 1)

courses for which educational qualification isvocational stream, ITI course, 3 year DiplomaCourse in Polytechnic etc. are eligible to avail thescheme. In order to avail this opportunity, the applicantshave been advised to apply online on the websiteof the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) atwww.scholarships.gov.in. Value of additionalscholarship is Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one thousandonly) per month which will be paid to the eligiblestudents through NSP/PFMS. The additionalscholarship shall be payable for ten months in anacademic session. It shall be normally admissibleto the pass-out students of previous academicsession.The last date for submission of onlineapplication for scholarship under the scheme is30.11.2021.

Applicants are strictly advised to choose"incentive scheme" under 'scheme type' drop down boxat the time of registration and filling up of the applicationform. Further, they are also advised to give details ofonly active bank account which remains in active modeand is compliant as per bank's instructions so thatpayment of scholarship does not fail.

Detailed instructions for filling in the onlineapplication and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)are available on the National Scholarship Portalhomepage. For any further clarification, the eligible STstudent may contact Head of Department of theircollege/ institute or Junior Research Officer ofDirectorate of Tribal Welfare over-phone on9933210933 or through email at:director.tribal@gmail.com, a press release received fromDirector (TW) said.

Tribal Welfare Deptt. to provide additional...(Contd. from page 1)

precautions and socialdistancing measures inview of COVID-19pandemic were adheredto by the students as wellas the examiners in boththe centres. Staggeredentry and exit forcandidates, maintainingsocial distancing ascandidates queued up,were witnessed at theexam centres.

NEET (UG) 2021exam conducted...(Contd. from page 1)

village/locality, by providing knowledge tools andtechniques for interacting with Governmentsystems, banks and other institutions at all levels. The leadership development training schemeshall be implemented by the Ministry of MinorityAffairs through selected organizations. The selectedorganizations should implement the project directlythrough their organizational set-up in the locality/village/area. The Central Government and UTAdministration training institutes includinguniversities and institutes of higher learning can alsoimplement the scheme. Organizations which wouldbe eligible for applying for financial assistance underthis scheme are Societies registered under theSocieties Registration Act,1860; a public Trustregistered under any law for the time being inforce,a private limited non-profit company registeredunder Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act,1956;Universities/ Institutions of higher learningrecognized by University Grants Commission(UGC),Training institutes of Central and State Government/UT Administration including Panchayati RajTraining institutes and Duly registered CooperativeSocieties of Women/ Self Help Groups. The selected organization would have theresponsibility to motivate, identify and select womento be trained in accordance with the criteria of thescheme from villages/urban localities having asubstantial minority population. The organizationswill involve Head of the Gram Panchayat/MunicipalBody/ Local Authority for identification/ selection ofwomen trainees. The details of the trainees will be submitted bythe organization before the start of training throughthe Online Application Management System(OAMS) for Nai Roshni, once the project is approved.Although there will be no annual income bar, awoman/parent or guardian of woman having annualincome not exceeding Rs.2.50 lakh from all sourceswould be given preference in selection. They shouldbe between the age group of 18 years to 65 years. The proposal should be submitted in theprescribed format through Online ApplicationManagement System (OAMS).The link of OAMS isavailable on official website of Ministry of MinorityAffairs i.e. www.minorityaffairs.govin.After fillingup the complete proposal in the OAMS, a print ofthe same may be taken and submitted to the DistrictCollector/ District Magistrate for theirrecommendation in the prescribed format. Thedetailed guidelines of the scheme are available onthe website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in, a pressrelease from Directorate of Social Welfare said.

Leadership development in minority...(Contd. from page 1)

Directorate of AH &VS...(Contd. from page 1)been requested to submittheir application to thenearby SVO on or beforeSeptember 30, 2021. Formore information contactnearby VeterinaryHospital/Dispensary/Livestock Farm, a pressrelease from Directorateof AH&VS said.

Port Blair, Sept. 12 As part of theobservance of monthlong Rastriya PoshanMaah 2021, ICDS (UrbanProject) celebratedSuposhan Diwas atAnganwadi CentreDelanipur. During thecelebration, locallyavailable fruits andvegetables weredisplayed and nutritional

'Suposhan Diwas' celebrated at Anganwadi Centre Delanipurfood for pregnant andlactating women werealso exhibited. Theprogram was inauguratedby Child DevelopmentProject Officer, Smti.Chameli Biswas. Earlier, Smti. Indira Devi,Mukhya Sevikaexpressed her views onimportance of nutri-garden for AnganwadiCentres. During the

programme, registrationof pregnant mothersunder PMMVY was alsoconducted, a pressrelease from Directorateof Social Welfare said.