Help fight malnutrition: Chouhan to corporates

The appeal was made at the launch of Atal Bal Arogya Evam Poshan Mission by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,who adopted two malnourished children.

Unable to tackle the scourge of malnutrition on its own,Madhya Pradesh on Friday appealed to industrial houses and corporate bodies to make the challenge a part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR). The state has the highest rate of malnutrition in the country.

The appeal was made at the launch of Atal Bal Arogya Evam Poshan Mission by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,who adopted two malnourished children.

The Chief Minister asked the Women and Child Development department to chalk out a detailed scheme for corporates saying it was their social obligation.

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Adopting a malnourished child costs Rs 3,000 per year while adopting an Anganwadi Rs 60,000 a year,he said,admitting that several schemes had been started by his government but they were clearly not enough.

Women and Child Development Minister Ranjana Baghel said the departments budget had increased from Rs 900 crore to Rs 1,700 crore.

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