MLC flags non-disbursal of nutrition kits in Karnataka

Tribal families from different parts of Mysuru district had launched a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the city against the non-distribution of nutritional kits in July. | Photo Credit: File photo Flagging the non-disbursal of nutrition kits to tribal families in Karnataka for the past five to six months, Congress MLC K. Shivakumar said around 50,000 tribal families across 11 districts are dependent on the welfare and nutritional support provided by the government. In a letter to the Chief Secretary, he pointed out that the nutrition kits are an important component of welfare measures intended to support the health and nutritional needs of vulnerable communities, particularly women, children and the elderly.“However, the non-disbursal of nutrition kits for the past f