Ranchi, Jharkhand | November | Thursday | 12, 2015 :: The State launch of the Jharkhand Nutrition Mission by the Department of Women and Child Development & Social Welfare, Government of Jharkhand will be on 13th of November 2015. The Jharkhand Nutrition Mission has been created as an autonomous body to improve nutrition governance. It will strengthen implementation and convergence between flagships to contribute towards improved nutrition indicators/outcomes of the state. The Mission will be technically supported by UNICEF Jharkhand.
What: State Launch of the Jharkhand Nutrition Mission
Hosted by: The Department of Women & Child Development, GoJ & UNICEF Jharkhand
When: 13 November 2015, 11.00 am
Where: Hotel BNR Chanakya
Agenda highlights: The tentative conference agenda is below
* 11.00- 11:10 :: Welcome Address and presentation on Jharkhand’s Nutrition Mission; its objectives, scale and scope : Vinay Kumar Choubey, IAS (Director General, SNM and Secretary, WCD, GoJ)
* 11.10-11:20 :: Experience sharing from Maharashtra Nutrition Mission : Ms. Vandana Krishna, IAS (Director General, Nutrition Mission Maharashtra)
* 11.20-11.30 :: Address- Initiatives of Department of Health to promote Optimum Nutrition : K Vidyasagar, IAS (Principal Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, GoJ)
* 11.30-11.50 :: Address : Ms. Lois Marandi, (Hon’ble Minister, Social Welfare, GoJ)
* 11.50- 12.00 :: Address : Rajiv Gauba (Chief Secretary, Jharkhand)
* 12.00-12:10 :: Signing of the MoU between GoJ (Secretary, WCD) & UNICEF
* 12.10-12:20 :: Release of SNM Vision Document
* 12.20-12:35 :: Special Address : Raghubar Das, ( Chief Minister, Jharkhand)
Information was given by Moira Dawa [ Communication Officer | Advocacy & Communication, UNICEF Office for Jharkhand ]
