The State government has decided to handover ration at the doorstep of pregnant women to ensure nutritious diet in six districts in Karnataka, even as demands came to extend it across all districts.
Minister for Women and Child Development Halappa Achar told the Legislative Council here on Tuesday that the government has ordered delivery of rations to doorstep to six hilly districts under the Matru Poorna yojane, which was launched in 2017 by the Siddaramaiah-led government to provide nutritious diet.
Mr. Achar’s statement came after Congress member Manjunath Bhandary raised the issue. “The take-home ration has replaced the system of pregnant women walking to the nearest anganwadi to get nutritious food,” the Minister said.
