Uttarakhand

• 29 Oct 2021

Chief Minister Anchal Amrit Yojana

Why in News

• On October 28, 2021, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami re-launched the 'Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojana' while participating in the program organized at Ring Road, Dehradun. The Chief Minister launched the scheme by distributing milk to 11 children.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister said that the re-launching of the scheme would go a long way in the development of the children and getting them adequate nutrition. He said that just as the mother's anchal protects the child from the sun, similarly the 'Aanchal Amrit Yojana' will definitely help in removing malnutrition among children.
• He said that the corona pandemic has affected all the sectors, due to which this scheme was also affected for some time, which has now been restarted.
• Under Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana, children of 3 to 6 years of age will get free fortified sweet and fragrant milk 4 days a week in Anganwadi centers.
• This scheme will benefit 1 lakh 70 children of the state, as well as improve the nutrition and health of the children.
• Under the Chief Minister's Nutrition Scheme, 1 lakh pregnant women and 85 thousand lactating mothers are getting benefits.
• 'Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojana' was launched in Uttarakhand on March 7, 2019.