Asked why she did not eat properly during her pregnancy, the 25-year-old lowered her eyes and remained quiet. "My daughter-in-law receives wheat, nuts, gram, dal and sugar from the anganwadi, but there are hungry children in the family. Hundreds of pregnant women and lactating mothers in East Singhbhum do receive nutrition supplement from anganwadis, but the food is mostly eaten by other members of their families. She added: "Sevikas can distribute food and advise beneficiaries, but they cannot go door-to-door and make pregnant women or lactating mothers eat the same. Sevikas will be trained on how to convince pregnant women and lactating mothers into eating the food provided through anganwadis," she added.

Source: The Telegraph September 01, 2017 20:48 UTC