Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that the Government service is a good opportunity to bring a smile on the faces of underprivileged and poor and get spiritual pleasure of working. There can be many means to attain materialistic pleasures, but the most effective way to attain true contentment and inner peace is by serving the needy. Governor Mangubhai Patel was being apprised about activities of the Department of Women and Child Development at Raj Bhawan on Thursday. He said that according to intention of Government schemes, people should be benefitted, for this information about ground realities of schemes should be continuously obtained.

 

He asked the officials to undertake extensive tour of the area. The true nature of plans of the department will be revealed only by the visit, which will be useful in making the plans more effective. He said that he himself will visit rural areas. He said that maximum number of people should get the benefits of the schemes. It is necessary for all of us to work together so that effective way of implementing them may be better and better. Officers should maintain a lively dialogue with employees on problems faced during the work at local level and efforts made to solve them.

 

He said that root cause of the problem of malnutrition is neglect in family towards health of adolescent girls and pregnant women. He said that if deficiency of blood is taken care of by checking health of women during pregnancy itself, then the main problem of malnutrition in children, anaemia can be cured. Principal Secretary Women and Child Development Ashok Shah gave details of activities of the department to Governor.