Shillong: The Jaiñtia National Council recently filed a formal complaint with the East Jaiñtia Hills Deputy Commissioner. They want an investigation into the Supplementary Nutrition Programme. The group claims the system is failing local families.
Government rules mandate 25 days of nutrition each month. That is the standard. Yet, many villages wait months between shipments. Children go without the hot meals or morning snacks they are promised. Pregnant women and nursing mothers are also left empty-handed.
Diamon Bareh, the council's working president, led the push for accountability. The organization blasted the state of the program. "This is not an administrative ‘minor lapse’; it is a direct denial of basic nutritional rights," the JNC stated.
The local Child Development Project Officer blames the supply chain. They claim shipments only arrive every few months. The JNC rejects this excuse. They suspect systemic rot or local fraud. Now, the council wants a full audit. They demand to see records comparing state deliveries against what actually reaches the Anganwadi centres. They want the Deputy Commissioner to act fast.
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