Hyderabad, March 27: Governor Dr. Tamilisai
Soundararajan on Saturday called for a time-bound action plan to improve the
nutritional status of the people belonging to the primitive tribal groups in
the State.
Expressing her concern over the severe
malnutrition and micro nutrient deficiencies among the primitive tribal groups’
people, she called for the result-oriented action plan to address the issue on
a priority-basis.
The Governor was discussing the
“Nutritional Intervention Action Plan for the Primitive Tribal Groups in
Telangana,” with the scientists of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN),
doctors of the ESIC hospital and medical college and the representatives of the
Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) at Raj Bhavan, here.
It may be noted that as per the envisioning
of the Governor to end the malnutrition among the tribal people, the Raj Bhavan
will soon implement an ambitious nutritional intervention action plan in three
select districts for the benefit of the primitive tribal population.
The Governor reviewed and finalised the
modalities of the nutritional intervention action plan with the officials of
the NIN, ESIC, IRCS, and the Raj Bhavan, here.
“Our proposed initiative to improve the
nutritional status of the primitive tribal people should become a role model
for the rest of the country to initiate similar interventions,” said Dr.
Tamilisai Soundararajan.
She emphasised the need for the convergence
of services of various wings like ICDS, tribal welfare, medical, health, and
education departments as part of the action plan.
The Governor highlighted the concerted
efforts to end the micro-nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, protein-deficiency
and the energy-deficiencies by exploring and promoting the indigenous foods.
“Winning the confidence of the targeted
beneficiaries is crucial for the success and sustainability of our
intervention. Capacity-building activities to the local volunteers, promoting
indigenous foods with high nutritional value, and constant support from
different wings of the government will go a long way in building a healthy
society in tribal habitations,” she added.
The Governor pointed out that the proposed
nutritional intervention action plan is being taken up for a noble cause and it
was not only reaching out to the unreached, but the right of the voiceless
people.
The Governor appreciated the active participation
of NIN, ESIC, and IRCS functionaries in the first of its kind nutritional
intervention action plan.
The Governor’s husband, Dr. P.
Soundararajan, an eminent Nephrologist, said that exploring locally available
nutrient-rich food items to be made part of their nutritional diet plan was
vital to ensure the sustainability of the initiative.
Secretary to Governor K. Surendra Mohan
stated that in the first phase some select primitive tribal habitations in Nagarkurnool,
Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Adilabad districts were identified for the
nutritional intervention.
The Chenchus, Kondareddis, and Kolam
primitive tribal groups were identified as the potential beneficiaries of the
proposed nutritional intervention action plan.
ESIC Dean Dr. Srinivas
Rao, Registrar Dr. Imran Siddiqui, NIN scientist Dr. Srinivasa Rao, IRCS
representative Madan Mohan and senior officials from the Raj Bhavan were
present.
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