Overview

• During her June 17 visit Minister Savitri Thakur highlighted the centre’s shift from a standard nutrition hub to a vibrant early childhood care facility.
• Weekly Mangal Diwas sessions have become forums where women and adolescent girls discuss marital disputes, domestic violence and gynaecological concerns.
• The Sethi Nagar centre serves a population of 1,047 including nearly 90 children under six, 11 pregnant women and eight lactating mothers.
• Workers channel women facing severe malnutrition or abuse to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres and one-stop support services including the 181 Women Helpline.
• The government has expanded schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Mission Indradhanush and Anaemia Mukt Bharat to bolster maternal-child health and girl child enrollment.