The Karnataka government has revised the menu of anganwadi children and decided to provide supplementary nutritious food, some of which are millet-based. The new menu will contain items like ready-to-eat khichdi and millet laddu. The laddu will be in the place of groundnut chikki, while milk and eggs will continue to stay on the menu.
Earlier, children between 3 and 6 years were given groundnut chikki for breakfast with milk in the anganwadis and sambar-and-rice or dal khichdi for lunch, which was made from multiple raw material supplied.
The Department of Women and Child Development used to release funds for purchasing raw material like jaggery and groundnuts for preparation of chikki. It also paid for procuring groceries such as rice, pulses, sambar powder, tamarind, mustard, oil, sprouts, and so on, besides vegetables.
