Bhubaneswar: Show cause notice has been issued to 125 self-help groups (SHGs) in different districts of Odisha for providing sub-standard chhatua as take home ration (THR) under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP), the state Assembly was informed on Saturday.
This information was shared by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida while replying to a question by BJD MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in the House. Parida, who holds the Women and Child Development portfolio, said all Collectors have been instructed to initiate immediate action against SHGs producing sub-standard Chhatua under the SNP.
She said strict action has been initiated against SHGs and show cause notice issued to 125 groups. Apart from that, show cause notice has also been issued to 42 Child Development Project Officers (CDPO) and 15 lady supervisors (11 in Koraput and 4 in Gajapati) with salary of CDPO withheld in Sonepur, Parida said.
Five SHGs were also disengaged with one each in Balasore, Bargarh and Sonepur districts and two in Jharsuguda. Penalty was imposed on ten SHGs in Jharsuguda and four in Cuttack district. Maximum show cause notices were issued to SHGs in Rayagada district (14) followed by Koraput (11), the Deputy CM added.
