EAT RIGHT CHALLENGE: 'Indore Nahi Raha No.1', Slips to 23rd position

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore In a big jolt to district administration and food safety officers, Indore slipped from first to 23rd position in the second phase of Eat Right Challenge.

Indore acquired the first spot in the first phase of the competition but lost 22 positions in the second phase to stand at 23rd position. Many districts that lagged behind Indore in the first phase took giant leaps in the second phase. As per the results released by Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), Indore secured 162 out of total 200 marks and secured 81% in the competition.

A food safety officer, wishing anonymity, said, Indore had overcome targets with huge margin in the first phase and neared saturation in many tasks like licensing and registration. “In the second phase, it had to increase percentage in various tasks. It was a tough ask as they had already over-achieved it in the first phase,” he said.

International millet campaign pays off International millet campaign through fairs and anti-adulteration campaign for purity paid rich dividend to the state as 10 districts found place in top 50 districts.

Bhopal got second position while Gwalior came fifth and Ujjain eighth in the country in Eat Right Challenge. Ten districts of MP are in top 50 districts of the country, according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials. The other districts include Rewa at 18th, Indore at 23rd, Sagar at 25th, Damoh at 26th, Jabalpur at 27th, Satna 29th and Balaghat 43th. Around 260 districts participated in the competition in the country.

ERI movement

The Eat Right India(ERI) movement has been launched by FSSAI to protect health of the people and the planet by transforming food ecosystem of the country through a systematic approach. It is based on three key themes- Eat Safe, Eat Healthy, and Eat Sustainable.