Kota (Raj) Oct 18 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla distributed nutrition kits to 1,500 pregnant women at a camp here and said that healthy and empowered mothers are the foundation of a strong nation.
The camp was organised on Durgashtami at Traffic Garden premises in Kota under the ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’.
Speaking at the event, Birla said the initiative has already benefited over 30,000 women in the past six years by providing regular health checkups, medical consultations, necessary medicines and nutritious diet kits.
Birla, who is also the Kota-Bundi MP, said efforts are ongoing to widen the reach of the programme with continuous monitoring through a dedicated team of 20 women doctors offering services across medical camps and hospitals.
In the future, there is a plan to connect women with self-help groups to foster self-reliance, financial independence and entrepreneurial skills.
Other prominent leaders such as Rajasthan Energy Minister Heeralal Nagar, Kota South MLA Sandeep Sharma and Ladpura MLA Kalpana Devi also attended the programme.
AU Small Finance Bank MD & CEO Sanjay Agarwal also expressed immense joy in being associated with the campaign.
(PTI News)
