A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation vice-chairman A. Surya Kumari said they were making arrangements to supply the ‘Swarna’ variety of rice to social welfare residential hostels and schools, to curb iron deficiency among children in the region.
Addressing a review meeting with the officials of the revenue and civil supplies departments, and rice millers from the district here, she said the variety would be supplied to the institutions as the government was keen on ensuring qualitative meals to students.
Referring to the problem of iron deficiency in agency areas, Ms. Kumari said efforts were on to distribute the iron-rich variety of rice there. “We have already started distributing the variety on a pilot basis in East Godavari and West Godavari districts. Based on the result, we will expanded it to other districts,” she said.