Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today approved guidelines for the production and distribution of Take Home Ration (THR) provided to the ICDS beneficiaries in Anganwadi Centres through the Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs).
Thus achieving the target of decentralization of the supply of Supplementary Nutrition through the involvement of the local community under the Supplementary Nutrition programme in the State.
The process of manufacturing THR through SHGs as per the THR Guideline of the State has led to the empowerment of women run SHGs by providing them financial independence and social recognition since 2011, said an official press release.
With these initiatives community involvement and ownership of the nutrition programme has increased and has streamlined the process of preparation and distribution of THR, the release added.
