Around 300 children in 15 tribal settlements in Kuttampuzha and Vengoor panchayats will benefit from this initiative | Photo Credit: image for representational purpose only.
Ernakulam district panchayat president K.G. Radhakrishnan has said that a slew of initiatives aimed at improving the health of children living in tribal settlements will be implemented. He was speaking after inaugurating the district panchayat’s ‘Poshakamrutham’ scheme at Thera Unnathi in Kuttampuzha panchayat.
The project aims to identify children up to 12 years of age who are suffering from malnutrition in Scheduled Tribe areas in the district through medical examinations and provide them with vitamin supplements and food kits.
Around 300 children in 15 tribal settlements in Kuttampuzha and Vengoor panchayats will benefit from this initiative. Medical investigation and distribution of supplies will be carried out using a mobile medical unit operating.
Published - October 16, 2026 07:00 am IST