Our Correspondent
Diphu, Aug.29 (EMN): Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, awarded 20 children with Healthy Child Award from each of the 20 ICDS centres across Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong in a programme held at Children Home, Birla here on Monday.
The Healthy Child Award was given away by Executive Member (EM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), District Social Welfare and ICDS, Rina Terangpi; EM Bili Mohan Khaklary and Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) Johnny Timmung and Pawan Kumar Rai.
Parents accompanied by CDPOs brought their children for the award. Certificates, dolls and nutritious items filled in baskets were presented to the children.
EM Terangpi said 20 healthy children were selected from 20 ICDS centres as a campaign for healthy children, healthy Assam. The mothers are responsible for healthily raising the child by providing the needed nutritious food and proper care.
At the Anganwadi centres, the workers and helpers provide the necessary information on the care of children for healthy growth.
‘Mothers should be aware of their children and take suggestions from Anganwadi workers and helpers for the healthy growth of children as healthy children are a sign of a healthy nation. The children of today will become leaders tomorrow’, the EM said.
The Anganwadi workers under the ICDS project monitor feeding and care of children so that the child gets the required nutrition for healthy growth.