Shimla, Oct. 10 -- State government had urged the Centre to increase the rates of supplementary nutrition being provided by the Central Government to help fulfil the dietary requirements of children.

Health and social justice minister Dr (Col) Dhani Ram Shandil on Thursday participated in a virtual review meeting chaired by Union minister for women and child development, Annapurna Devi, with ministers from various states to assess the progress of different schemes of the ministry.

Shandil said that keeping in view the importance of proper nutrition during childhood, the state government was working proactively to meet the nutritional needs of the children. He urged the Union minister to increase the rates of supplementary nutrition bein...