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What is the News?
The Northern Coalfields Ltd(NCL), a Singrauli based Coal India arm under the Ministry of Coal, has launched “Project Fulwari” in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.
What is Project Fulwari?
Aim: To address the problem of malnutrition and associated physical and mental development issues of infants.
As part of the project, Fulwari Centres are being established where identified malnourished children are getting special attention to ensure that their weight, physical and mental progress meets the normal standards.
Apart from this, timely vaccination and age-appropriate safe toys are also being arranged for the kids at these centres.
Significance of the Project
This initiative will give a major impetus to the Centre’s fight against malnutrition and its commitment towards Sustainable Social Development.
Source: This post is based on the article “Project Fulwari under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav To Strengthen Northern Coalfields’ Limited (NCL)fight against Malnutrition in kids” published in PIB on 20th September 2021.
