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Home/Current Affairs/Country’s 1st Healthy & Hygienic Food Street, ‘PRASADAM’

Country’s 1st Healthy & Hygienic Food Street, ‘PRASADAM’

8 Jan 2024

English

हिन्दी

Context: The Union Health Minister launched India’s first health food street, Prasadam in Ujjain Madhya Pradesh.

About PRASADAM Initiative

  • About: Prasadam will house 19 shops which will offer convenient and culturally rich dining options for the 1-1.5 lakh devotees who visit the Mahakaleshwar temple daily.
  • Financial Assistance: The financial assistance for the initiative to the states and UTs is being provided in the form of Rs 1 crore per food street under the National Health Mission in the ratio of 60:40 or 90:10 to fill up critical gaps, with the condition that standard branding of these food streets will be done as per FSSAI guidelines.
  • Facilities: It is designed to provide various facilities including a kids’ play area, drinking water facility, CCTV surveillance, parking, public conveniences and seating spaces.

About Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

  • About: FSSAI is responsible for framing Regulations to lay down the Standards and guidelines to articles of food and specifying appropriate systems of enforcing various standards.
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

About National Health Mission (NHM)

  • It envisages the achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.
  • Components of NHM: 
    • National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
    • National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)


News Source: Indian Express 

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