School Students To Get Iron, Folic Acid Tablets During Summer Vacation In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Students of all government and aided schools in Odisha will be provided with iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets during the summer vacation.

The state government has taken measures for providing these tablets under the Anemia Mukta Lakhsya Abhiyan (AMLAN). The School and Mass Education department has issued a notification in this regard.

As per the notification, the students of Class 1 to 12 are to be given IFA tablets from April 19 to June 16, 2023 in all government and government-aided schools.

The students need to be provided with prophylactic doses (one IFA tablet weekly on Monday) during the summer vacation. The school teachers have been requested to distribute IFA tablets (eight IFA tablets) for each student during summer vacation as per the prophylactic applicability, it said.

While IFA (Pink) tablet will be distributed to Class 1 to 5 students, IFA (Blue) tablet is meant for the students of Class 6 to 12.

These tablets must be handed over to the parents at the doorstep after verifying the expiry date of the tablets. Expired tablets should not be distributed. If IFA tablets are expired then it should be returned to the health facility, the notification stated.

Each student (only for Prophylactic cases) must consume one IFA tablet every Monday after lunch/dinner in presence of their parent/guardian along with a glass of drinking water.