Complaints over poor quality eggs, rations to children, women

Even as a new zonal system was introduced to curb irregularities in supplying nutritional supplements, officials of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) are drawing flak for providing low weight eggs than that of the prescribed standard weight and rations to children aged between 7 months and 6 years, lactating mothers and pregnant women.

The district has 969 Anganwadi centres



under four projects – Mancherial, Bellampalli, Chennur and Luxettipet, covering 24,288 children aged between 7 months and 3 years, 24,288 children from 3 to 6 years, 4,027 pregnant women and 3,892 new mothers.

As per the new zonal system introduced in May, owners of poultry farms can drop tenders to supply eggs if they have the production capacity of 40 percent out of the requirement.