School Education - NHM - RBSK - Anemia Mukt Bharat - Certain instructions issued

The attention of all Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District

Educational Ofcers in the State is invited to the reference cited and informed

that, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and UNICEF have launched the

Anemia Mukt Bharat programme to reduce the prevalence of Anemia in all

over India. Further, the usage of IFA PINK tablet for the children of age group 6 to

10 years is to be achieved in Anaemia Mukt Bharat and to reduce the defciency

of Iron which is leading to several health problems to the children.

Therefore, all RJDSEs and DEOs are requested to issue instructions to the

feld level functionaries that, to see every child of age group 6 to 10 years should

consume IFA PINK tablet on every Thursday which will be supplied by either ANM

or ASHA worker in coordination with the concerned ofcials in the matter.

Encl: As above