Shri Rathan Lal Nath, Hon’ble Minister of School Education, Government of Tripura today inaugurated Gift milk Programme for students under NDDB Foundation for Nutrition (NFN) at Bishramganj H.S School, Sepahijala, Tripura. This program in Tripura is sponsored by National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) under their Corporate Responsibility Fund (CSR). Gomati milk producers union is the supply partner of the programme for the supply of the flavoured milk.
NDDB Foundation for Nutrition (NFN)
Government has approved a proposal for setting up an Institution for promotion of nutrition through milk/milk products (especially for children) utilizing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of NDDB’s subsidiaries and other voluntary donation. Subsequently, NDDB registered a trust/ society known as NDDB Foundation for Nutrition (NFN) to implement this initiative known as “Gift milk” to improve child nutrition thought consumption of milk & milk products by providing milk free of cost. The supply of milk/milk product would be facilitated through dairy cooperatives only. NFN is currently implementing the “Gift milk” programme.
Gift milk Programme
The Gift milk programme is the first initiative of NFN wherein 200 ml of flavoured milk fortified with vitamin A and D (as per FSSAI standards) is distributed among government school children on all school working days through a dairy cooperative under CSR allocations. The target group is mainly school children aged 5 to15 years in primary and upper primary classes from government schools or schools run for underprivileged children by NGOs and charitable organizations.
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