State appoints nodal officers for food security scheme

Uttar Pradesh government Sunday appointed four nodal officers for successful implementation of food security scheme in the state.

Instead of naming the officers,government has decided to name the posts and the officers occupying these posts would automatically become the nodal officers for the scheme. These posts include Principal Secretary or Secretary Women welfare,Child Development and Nutrition; Principal Secretary or Secretary Basic Education,Principal Secretary Medical and Health and Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies.

Government of India has set the target of 2014 to implement the scheme completely. Accordingly,state government is taking steps towards its implementation in phased manner, said Deepak Trivedi,principal secretary,food and civil supplies,in an official statement.

As per the work division,ensuring food for pregnant and lactating mothers,ensuring free of cost food for children between six months to six years of age and for malnourished children,arrangement for kitchen,drinking water and sanitation facilities at Anganbari centres would be the task of principal secretary or secretary women welfare,child development and nutrition department.

Ensuring free of cost food for children between six years to 14 years of age or children till class five along with ensuring kitchen facility,drinking water and sanitation facilities at schools would be the responsibility of principal secretary or secretary basic education department.

Principal secretary medical and health would make arrangements for providing Rs 6,000 delivery benefit to pregnant or lactating mothers.

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