Uttarakhand: CM Dhami will take forward PM Modi’s campaign against obesity, will do this special work
Crores of people in the country and the world are struggling with the problem of obesity. Weight gain also causes many serious health problems. Due to which people are very upset. Obesity is making people sick even in the hilly state. In view of this, the Dhami government is going to run a campaign against obesity. Under which ‘Fit India, Fit Uttarakhand’ campaign is being started.
Let us tell you that the problem of obesity is increasing due to changing lifestyle, use of junk food in food and losing exercise habits etc. Not only the youth but also children are troubled by obesity. PM Modi himself has appealed to the countrymen many times to fight obesity. Recently, when PM Modi reached Uttarakhand on the occasion of the inauguration of the 38th National Games, he addressed the players and said many things about fitness.
PM Modi had called for increasing awareness against obesity. Not only this, the things that were said in Dehradun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared those things with the people in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program recently. Now the Dhami government has taken PM Modi’s call very seriously. Therefore, the state government is going to take a new initiative in this direction. In this episode, CM Pushkar Dhami held a meeting with senior officials at his official residence. In which instructions were given to prepare a concrete action plan to realize PM Modi’s Fit India resolution.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for raising awareness against obesity through national games in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. In such a situation, a campaign of Fit India, Fit Uttarakhand should be started in the state. The existing efforts related to health awareness should be made more effective. Players should also be actively involved in this campaign.
- Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand
CM Dhami said – The state will be strong only when the people here are healthy
At the same time, under this campaign, the state government will take the help of players of Uttarakhand, ex-servicemen and experts working towards health. People will be made aware about health through street meetings in schools and colleges in different areas of the state. Along with this, people will also be told what should be done in food and routine life?
Under a big campaign, the state government is preparing a plan for it at tehsil level, block level and district level to make people aware. Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami said that the state will also be economically strong only when the people here are healthy. Therefore, adopting PM Modi’s mantra in this direction, we are going to run a big campaign to make people aware about health. Hope everyone will cooperate in this.
What do the figures of Uttarakhand say
Let us tell you that according to the report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Uttarakhand is also a victim of obesity. However, there are fewer obese people in the mountains as compared to the plains. In the year 2015 and 2016, 17.7 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women in Uttarakhand were obese. Which in the year 2019 and 2021, the number of men suffering from obesity had increased to 27.01 percent and the number of women to 29.8 percent.
