Mangaluru:The state government’s Mathru Poorna scheme has received a poor response in Dakshina Kannada as only a few of the targeted women are taking meals provided under the scheme. According to the available statistics, only 2,200 of the 28,740 pregnant and lactating women are availing themselves of the scheme’s benefits in the district. The state […]

Mangaluru: Mulki-Moodbidri MLA K Abhayachandra Jain has stressed the importance of creating awareness among pregnant and puerperal women about the Mathru Poorna scheme of the state government. Chairing the Mangaluru taluk panchayat meeting on Friday, he said the scheme is an ambitious programme of the state government and aims at the elimination of malnutrition among the […]