Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Director M. Vijaya Suneetha has asked the department staff and Anganwadi workers to enlighten pregnant and lactating women on the benefits of consuming fortified rice.
The government was supplying fortified rice to the Anganwadi Centres, where the staff cooked and served it to women and children, the Director said.
Ms. Suneetha inspected the Anganwadi centres at Gunadala and Christurajapuram on Saturday, and enquired about the quality of the food being served there to children and pregnant and lactating women.