Haryana steps up maternal, child nutrition through Doodh Uphar Yojana

Panchkula, Oct 17 (UNI) The Haryana government is providing fortified milk, micronutrient-enriched kheer mix, and protein milk bars twice a week to children aged 1 to 6 years, pregnant women, and lactating mothers under the Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana (MMDUY) to combat malnutrition, anaemia, and childhood growth deficiencies. An official spokesman said the scheme aims to improve maternal and child nutrition by distributing fortified supplementary food products at Anganwadi centres across the state. Under the programme, eligible beneficiaries are provided fortified skimmed milk powder for preparing 200 ml of milk, a 45-gram packet of micronutrient-enriched instant kheer mix and…