Bishnupur: As part of the ongoing ‘POSHAN Maah’, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti  Irani on Sunday flagged off a cycle rally and also inaugurated Anaemia screening camp in Bishnupur district of Manipur.

The Minister is also set deliver the key note address at an event on Rashtriya Poshan Maah today being organised in Imphal. After this, she will distribute medicinal plants to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers and Nutri-Kits to beneficiaries of Anganwadi Centres including pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls. An Anaemia Detection Camp is also being organised. The Union Minister will also

 Irani extended her gratitude towards all the Covid-19 warriors of Bishnupur and said that the Poshan cycle rally is a unique initiative that is a mix of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call for 'Fit India' and 'Suposhit Bharat'. Irani also informed about the Centre's initiative that aims to provide smartphones and health monitoring devices to all Anganwadis. "We have already given smartphones to the workers of 10 lakhs Anganwadis across India. The workers of Bishnupur Anganwadi will get their smartphones soon as well," she added.

She went on to say that the Central government is committed to ensuring that it provides for the insurance cover of every Anganwadi worker and the Prime Minister has ensured the collaboration of 18 ministries for the Poshan Abhiyan.

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