Desk Egg Distribution Organised on Independence Day in Car Nicobar to Tackle Kids’s Dietary Wants

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 21 August 2025

As a part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services (AH&VS), A&N Administration, organized a desk egg distribution programme to handle the dietary wants of kids in Car Nicobar.

Under the steerage of the Chief Secretary and the Secretary (AH&VS), a complete of 1,125 eggs had been distributed amongst college and Anganwadi kids. Of these, 700 eggs had been offered to secondary and senior secondary college students (Classes 9 to 12), whereas 425 eggs got to Anganwadi kids. The initiative geared toward selling youngster well being by supplying high-protein diet and supporting neighborhood welfare.

A operate was additionally held to mark the event, with the Deputy Commissioner (Nicobars) because the chief visitor and the Secretary, Tribal Council because the visitor of honour. Officials from a number of departments, together with Education, Social Welfare, Fisheries, Agriculture, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Forest, CDPO and BDO, attended the programme, reflecting robust inter-departmental collaboration. Around 50 kids (5 from Anganwadis and 45 from colleges) participated within the occasion, including to its neighborhood spirit.

The AH&VS Department acknowledged that the initiative is a part of its ongoing dedication to enhance dietary outcomes within the Islands. The lively involvement of kids, native leaders and officers highlighted the collective effort to prioritize youngster well being. Similar programmes are deliberate to proceed, in keeping with the Administration’s imaginative and prescient of fostering sustainable growth and enhancing public welfare via focused dietary interventions.