Rs 100 each towards an evening meal
SHILLONG: In a rare gesture of kindness towards achieving the goal of complete nutrition for children, job card holders of Rngi Village Employment Council (VEC) of Umphyrnai village under Mawryngkneng Block celebrated Poshan Abhiyan by donating Rs 100 each towards an evening meal to the children of the village.
The programme was organised at Umphyrnai village on Wednesday.
While lauding the initiative taken by the job card holders in donating their hard earned wage, the BDO of the Block Ronnie Wahlang made a clarion call to all parents to ensure balanced diet of their children in order to have healthy families, villages and a better state.
He further implored upon the young children to desist from indiscriminate littering in schools and village roads and to stop the use of plastic bags.
The children who participated in the programme were also given demonstration on the use of tippy taps to ensure clean hands and to carry forward the message of water conservation.
The programme culminated with the sharing of meal among the children and their parents.
Also present were Gram Sevaks, Gram Sevikas and Block Coordinator, SBM the Sordar and Secretary Shnong , besides job card holders of Rngi VEC.