VARANASI: Governor Anandiben Patel has appealed to the industrialists to come forward for adopting Anganwadi centres and villages to eliminate the problem of malnutrition, and also assist in materializing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of making India free of tuberculosis by the year 2025.
The governor made this appeal to the industrialists associated with sari industry, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) at a meeting with them held at the circuit house on Monday.
“The global target for TB elimination has to be achieved by 2030 but PM has targeted to make India free of TB by 2025,” she said mentioning that it would become possible easily if industrialists come forward to perform their social responsibility like the NGOs which helped government’s Clean India movement to ensure clean toilets in cent percent households of the country.
She asked the industrialists to contact the district magistrate for the adoption of children suffering from TB and malnutrition. “The children suffering from TB need proper medicine and nutrition to recover in six months. If people will try to take care of them by visiting their places, it would boost their morale,” she said adding, “the education of such children should also not be disrupted.”
The country’s 20% TB suffering children are in UP, she said stressing the need for taking these children to hospitals timely. She said that the state government is already carrying out a drive to identify TB patients by visiting each and every house.
Later, the governor also inaugurated a three-day training programme for Anganwadi workers jointly organized by district administration and Vidya Bharti at faculty of science of Banaras Hindu University.
Addressing the inaugural function, she praised the new education policy for integration of mothertongue in syllabus of basic education for making the process of learning for children below six years easier. Highlighting the importance of basic education, she said 80% habits of human beings are developed till the age of eight hence Anganwadi workers have a massive responsibility, especially for judging the qualities of individual child to ensure improvement in their behaviour, skill of learning and playing games.