BJP slams BJD govt over malnourishment in Odisha  

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Tuesday slammed the State authorities for its failure to handle the difficulty of malnutrition amongst youngsters inside the six-year age group, pregnant girls and nursing moms. Expressing concern over the excessive degree of malnutrition and associated issues within the State, nationwide secretary of BJP Mahila Morcha Aishwaraya Biswal informed a media convention that the federal government has miserably failed to attain the targets of lowering the extent of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and toddler delivery weight.

She mentioned the State is approach behind the nationwide common so far as low delivery weight is worried. Quoting findings from the National Family Health Survey, Biswal mentioned round 30 per cent (computer) of youngsters proceed to be underweight within the State and the speed is highest in rural areas.She claimed that the speed of anemia amongst youngsters and girls is the best within the nation. The proportion of anemic girls within the State has elevated from 50 computer to 64 computer which is disturbing.

With the BJP observing the day as POSHAN Abhiyan Divas throughout its ongoing Social Justice Fortnight, Biswal mentioned the speed of stunting and losing amongst youngsters in Odisha has proven a marginal decline. While 30 computer youngsters underneath the age of 5 are stunted within the State, the speed of losing is eighteen computer.Referring to the Nagada malnutrition case, Biswal mentioned the State authorities appears to have realized nothing from this shameful episode. 

Accusing the State authorities of offering substandard high quality meals to anganwadi centres, the BJP chief mentioned the poor dietary situation of excessive variety of youngsters and girls is because of delay in implementation of the National Nutrition Mission and lack of monitoring.