Staff reporter
Guwahati: From now onwards, under the PM-POSHAN scheme, every Monday, students will be administered an Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) tablet after the mid-day meal. In this regard, the Nodal Officer, PM-POSHAN, Assam, has directed all District Nodal Officers of PM-POSHAN to ensure the compulsory intake of the IFA tablet after the mid-day meal. This initiative has been launched under the Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme.
A guideline has been issued for the implementation of this scheme. The guideline states that pink-coloured IFA tablets are to be administered to children studying in Ka-Sreni to Class V, while blue-coloured IFA tablets are to be administered to children studying in Class VI and above.
The guideline further states that schools should withhold the administration of IFA tablets in cases of acute illness (such as fever, diarrhea, pneumonia, etc.). In such cases, schools need to contact the nearest health institution. In case of shortage or unavailability of the tablets, schools may collect the required stock of IFA tablets from the nearest Primary Health Centre (PHC).
The menu for the mid-day meal has also been revised. According to the new menu on Mondays, a millet-based recipe with dal and vegetables will be served, and in case of non-availability of millet, rice with dal and vegetables will be provided. On Tuesdays, khichdi with vegetables will be served. On Wednesdays, rice, dal, vegetables, and eggs will be provided. On Thursdays, rice with dal and vegetables will be served. Similarly on Fridays, rice, dal with vegetables or jeera rice and dal will be served. On Saturdays, vegetable fried rice with dal will be provided.
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