Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana: Kishori Mela

The following activities may be undertaken during the event:

Administration of weekly IFA tablet and egg.

Screening of nutritionally at-risk adolescent girls (BMI checkup).

Screening for anaemia status (haemoglobin testing).

Counselling and referrals. The One Stop Centre Counsellors & State Social Welfare Board Counsellors maybe roped in for the purpose alongwith Health Counsellors.

IEC/SBCC activities through Tiki mausi and Kishori resources.

Identification of girls & boys for linkage with skill development programmes.

Cultural Programmes/ Speaking events/ Exhibitions by both adolescent girls & boys.

Boys & men to be encouraged to come forward, support & participate in the event. This is highly desirable under the Departments initiative of roping in men & boys to come forward to fight against malnutrition (# menstreaming).

The event shall also be utilized for generation of Aadhaar numbers/ opening of bank accounts/ generation of birth certificates.

The beneficiary must be a resident of Odisha.

The beneficiary must be an adolescent girl aged between 15 and 19 years.

Offline

Kishori Mela is to be organized at the Gram Panchayat level with participation of all adolescents girl aged between 15 and 19 years, in consultation with the CDPOs and with the participation of all members of the Panchayati Raj Institutions and local representatives.

Kishori Mela is celebrated on any Saturday in the month of January.

The following information may be collected during Kishori Mela from all adolescents:

Name of the girl

Aadhaar Number

Father's Name

Mother's name

Phone Number