March 09, 2023 02:15 am | Updated 02:15 am IST - KARIMNAGARNutrition kits will be disbursed to pregnant women after the ensuing Sri Rama Navami festival to effectively cater to the nutritional needs of pregnant women, Health Minister T. Harish Rao said. He was speaking at a meeting held on the occasion of International Women’s Day after launching the ‘Arogya Mahila’ programme at the Urban Health Centre in Buttirajaram Colony in Karimnagar on Wednesday. The State government is implementing a slew of women-oriented schemes to ensure women’s safety, well being and economic empowerment, he said, adding that plans were afoot to distribute two nutrition kits each to around six lakh pregnant women every year. Civil Supplies and Backward Classes Welfare Minister G Kamalakar, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Swetha Mohanty, Karimnagar Collector R.V. Mr Harish Rao inaugurated Arogya Mahila Pranganam, Radiology Centre and additional beds at Mata Sishu Samrakshana Kendram.

Source: The Hindu March 09, 2023 05:28 UTC