Question: Where did Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launch Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan for pregnant women and adolescent girls?
(a) Kota, Rajasthan
(b) Kevadia, Gujarat
(c) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Ranchi, Jharkhand
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 29 February, 2020, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan in Kota.
- The campaign aims to preserve and maintain the health of pregnant woman and the new born through the nutritional support provided by Government.
- In the first phase of the campaign, 1,000 kits of 17 kg balanced diet each were provided to 1,000 pregnant women for one month.
- At the same time, the health of the child, including medical examination, blood tests, medicines, delivery, would be covered.
- The identified women would be required to register on a website for adoption. Only one pregnant woman would be adopted from a family.
- The campaign will help in realization of country’s commitment to make India malnutrition free by 2022.
- The move is in synergy with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030.
Links:
http://www.newsonair.nic.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=382134
https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/malnutrition-free-india-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-launches-suposhit-maa-abhiyan-in-kota-41956/