Chhattisgarh Harik Naani Bera Suposhan Abhiyan 2019-20

Chhattisgarh Harik Naani Bera Suposhan Abhiyan 2019-20 (Eligibility, Application Form)

The Chhattisgarh Harik Naani Bera Campaign has been implemented with the aim of malnourishment eradication from urban, rural and tribal areas. Under this Suposhan Abhiyan, households in affected areas will receive free food, sponsored by the state government.

A high percentage of people in Indian live below the poverty line, and do not get nutritious food regularly. It directly impacts the nutrition level of the person. Impoverished children fall prey to malnourishment. Apart from slowing down mental and physical development, acute malnourishment can be fatal. The NITI Aayog has recently released a survey report that paints a very alarming picture. The research was done to figure out the percentage of malnutrition among people in different states. Chhattisgarh occupies the top position. Many rural and remote tribal areas do not have access to basic facilities. The climate is also not conducive for good agricultural yield.

This article highlights the various features, eligibility and other scheme-related details.

Chhattisgarh Harik Naani Bera Campaign

Launch details of the scheme

Name of the scheme	Harik Naani Bera Campaign or Suposhan Abhiyan
Launched in	Chhattisgarh
Launched by	Bhupesh Baghel
Date of announcement	August 2019
Official date of launch	2^nd October 2019
Chosen occasion	150^th Gandhi Jayanti
Supervised by	Women And Child Welfare Department

Key features of the scheme

Offering optimum nutrition – Due to the low nutritional level among children and women, child mortality and anemia are rampant here. With the successful implementation of this scheme, the state government will be able to put a stopper on this.
Motto of the campaign – The motto of the scheme is to ensure that every child has a happy childhood and gets optimum nutrition.
Aimed tenure – The Chief Minister announced that it is the primary aim of the state government to ensure that malnutrition is completely eradicated from the region within the coming three years.
Campaign beneficiaries – The poor and malnourished people of the state will be able to attain the benefits of this project.
Implementation in phases – The Chief Minister admitted that the scheme will be implemented in all parts of the state, but it will be done in separate phase for maximum effect.
Pilot project – For the time being, state government is testing the waters by launching the scheme as a pilot project. It has been done in Bastar district, where the situation is very bad and a high percentage of people are malnourished.
Daily meals – All the beneficiaries, who come under this scheme, will attain free nutritious meals regularly. It will be sponsored by the state government.
Distribution of benefits – The state government will get assistance from the Gram Panchayat and the Anganwadi centers in the respective areas for proper distribution of the food.
Selected food items – As per the scheme guidelines, malnourished people will attain fruits, eggs, milk, and soya chunks. Additionally, they will also receive groundnut laddu and jaggery to up the iron level in the blood.
Current beneficiary count – As the scheme is active at the moment in Bastar, around 70,000 children are getting nutritious food. Additionally, 9000 women also have access to iron rich healthy diet.
Participation of charitable agencies – Providing food to so many people is a mammoth task and needs the financial support from all sections of the society. The state government is the main sponsor of this project, but private organizations and charitable associations will also pool in money to ensure the success of this campaign.
Other items to be distributed – Apart from nutritious food items, the scheme draft highlight that the beneficiary households will also receive rice, sugar, grams and salt to ensure that no one goes to bed on an empty stomach. The state authority will also distribute kerosene to these households for cooking the food easily.
Jaggery at low rates – The Chief Minister also opined that all people, living in the Bastar district that will come under the scheme will be able to purchase jiggery at very low rates. The beneficiaries will only have to shell out Rs. 2 during every month to receive their quota of jiggery.

Eligibility to get the benefits

Resident of the state – It is mandatory for the applicants to be residents of the Chhattisgarh state.
BPL category – If any household falls under the poverty line, then that family can get the food benefits.
ST, SC and OBC communities – Most people in this state belong to ST, SC or OBC communities, especially in the rural tribal areas. Such people will be counted as beneficiaries.
No access to nutritional food – All such individuals and households, which do not have access to nutritional food, will be able to apply for this scheme.

Documents necessary for application

Residential document – Every interested applicant must possess his/her legal residential papers. These documents support the claims that the applicants are permanent residents of this area.
BPL certificate – If the household falls under the BPL category, then the applicant must submit a copy of the BPL certificate.
Caste certificate – In case the applicant belongs to a particular caste, then he/she must provide a copy of the ST, SC or OBC certificate.
Aadhar card – It is mandatory for all the applicants to submit a photocopy of the Aadhar card.

How to attain registration form and apply?

The scheme has been announced recently. Though it will roll out officially soon, the state government has not yet made any specific announcements regarding the application process. But keeping the target beneficiaries of the scheme in mind, an online application process seems highly unlikely. The offline process is best for these people. The application may take place at the office of the Gram Panchayat or the Common Service Centers. The candidates need to reach the office, and the rest of the formalities will be completed by the public assistants, stationed at the CSCs and GP offices.

With the implementation of the scheme, the state must enforce the local Anganwadi centers. Without the help from these workers, the state government will fail to achieve desired results. Only local Anganwadi workers possess information of the poor households, who will benefit from the scheme. With proper food distribution, the future generation will not have to battle the evils of malnutrition.

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