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Unlabelled food packets given to toddlers, pregnant women in Mulund
Updated On: 15 July, 2023 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
After mid-day inquires about missing information on packets, anganwadi workers start taking them back
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Gudiya Bind, a pregnant resident, with unlabelled food packets. Pic/Rajesh Gupta
Around 400 toddlers and pregnant women residing in Hanuman Pada, Mulund West, received nutritional food packets without any manufacturer name, batch number, packaging, or expiry dates. Local anganwadi sevikas distributed the sheera, upma, and bal bhog with micronutrients on July 11. When questioned about the unlabelled packets, the sevikas claimed they only distributed them as received and had no further information.
The state government, through the Women and Child Development Department, operates the Integrated Child Development Services across the state. Pregnant women and children up to the age of six receive assistance from anganwadi sevikas under this scheme. Pregnant women receive a monthly quota of sheera (1,040 grams) and upma (1,300 grams), while toddlers are provided with bal bhog (910 grams). All packets contain added micronutrients.
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