Launch of SaiSure Morning Nutrition Program for 80,000 children under Amrutha Grama Yojana Scheme in Yadgir, Raichur and Kalaburagi districts – 17 September 2022
September 20th, 2022
On 17th September 2022, SaiSure Morning Nutrition Program for 80,000 government school-going children belonging to Yadgir, Raichur and Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) districts, was launched under the Amrutha Grama Yojana program in NV Grounds, Kalaburagi in the presence of Honourable Chief Minister, Sri Basavaraj Bommai. Additional Chief Secretary at Planning Department – Mrs. Shalini Rajneesh, Sri Dattatreya Patil Revoor – MLA Gulbarga South & Chairman of Kalyan Karnataka Region Development Board and Dr. Murugesh Nirani – Minister of Large and Medium Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, were also present in the event. Mr. Anand Kadali – Trustee & Secretary of Annapoorna Trust and Mr. Jayaprakash Tallam – Trustee of Annapoorna Trust were present in the event.
The Amrutha Grama Yojana program envisions the development of 750-gram panchayats and aims at improving basic infrastructure and amenities in villages. The department of planning under the guidance of Additional Chief Secretary Mrs. Shalini Rajneesh, and guidance from Gulbarga and Raichur universities along with support by NSS volunteers, have identified these villages which have low multi-dimensional poverty index. Majority of these villages are in Yadgir, Raichur districts.
