Agartala, Sept 20: The 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2025 was celebrated on Saturday at Agartala Pragna Bhavan with a special focus on obesity prevention. This year’s theme is “Reducing intake of sugar, salt and oil to prevent obesity.”
On this occasion, a discussion session was organized with participation from members of the Tripura Women’s Commission, assistant professors from seven colleges, and teachers from 42 schools.
Inaugurating the programme, Chairperson of the Tripura Women’s Commission, Jharna Debbarma, recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Poshan Maah in 2018 with the aim of addressing malnutrition, underweight and anaemia among women and children. “Women are the strength of the nation. A healthy woman can build a strong family, which in turn strengthens society,” she said. She urged the participants to educate parents and students on the dangers of obesity and also called upon teachers to take proactive roles in curbing child marriage and substance abuse.
During the technical session, President of the Indian Medical Association (Tripura chapter) Dr. Abhijit Sarkar stressed that excessive consumption of sugar, salt and oil is the root cause of obesity, which in turn leads to diabetes, heart disease, depression and mental disorders. He emphasized the need for lifestyle and dietary changes to prevent obesity.
Other speakers included psychiatrist Dr. Kaushik Nandi from the Modern Psychiatric Hospital, endocrinologist Dr. Shubhodip Pal from ILS Hospital, yoga instructor Reshmita Roy, and Dr. D. Choudhury from ILS Hospital.
Welcoming the gathering, Secretary of the Tripura Women’s Commission Madhab Pal mentioned that Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah campaign on September 17 at Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. The programme in Tripura was organized by the Women’s Commission with financial support from the National Commission for Women.
