MOS Dr Munjpara writes to Health Minister for urgent action on FOPL

 MOS Dr Munjpara writes to Health Minister for urgent action on FOPL

Dr Mahendra Bhai Munjpara, Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development and AYUSH, has written letter no. 194/MOS (WCD)/Apr/2022 to Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, recommending the letter of People's Vigilance Committee for Human Rights (PVCHR), which is self-evident to use Front of Packet Labeling (FOPL) nutrition alert system by taking urgently necessary interventions in India to protect public health. . He urged to kindly look into this matter.



On March 30, 2022, a delegation of the PVCHR comprising of Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi, Shirin Shabana Khan, and Abhimanyu Pratap presented a memorandum to Dr Munjpara at his office.

During the National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on "Nutrition Rights of Children and Package Food Labelling" organized by People's Initiative for Participatory Action on Food Labeling (PIPAL) and various CSOs scheduled to take place on 16th May 2022 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi, Dr Munjpara will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Earlier, Shri Ramdas Athawale, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and Shri Lalaji Desai, National Convener, All India Congress Seva Dal have also written a letter to the Health Minister.



महिला एवं  बाल विकास और आयुष केंद्रीय राज्यमंत्री व चिकित्सक डॉ महेंद्र भाई मुंजपारा जी ने स्वास्थ्य मंत्री को लिखा पत्र 

महिला एवं  बाल विकास और आयुष केंद्रीय राज्यमंत्री व चिकित्सक डॉ महेंद्र भाई मुंजपारा जी ने पत्रांक संख्या 194/MOS (WCD)/Apr/2022 से पत्र लिखकर आदरणीय श्री मनसुख मंडाविया, स्वास्थ्य मंत्री को कहा कि “मानवाधिकार जन निगरानी समिति (PVCHR) द्वारा उनको पत्र प्राप्त हुआ जो स्वतः में स्पष्ट है सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य की रक्षा के लिए भारत में तत्काल आवश्यक हस्तक्षेप करके फ्रंट ऑफ़ पैकेट लेबल्लिंग (FOPL) पोषण चेतावनी प्रणाली का उपयोग करना| उन्होंने आग्रह किया कि कृपा इस मामले में गौर करे| 

विदित हो कि 30 मार्च, 2022 को पी० वी० सी० एच० आर के प्रतिनिमंडल डॉ लेनिन रघुवंशी, शिरीन शबाना खान और अभिमन्यु प्रताप ने  श्री मुंजपारा जी से उनके मंत्रालय में मिलकर ज्ञापन दिया था| 

मानवाधिकार जन निगरानी समिति ने डॉ मुंजपारा जी को पीपुल्स इनिशिएटिव फॉर पार्टिसिपेटरी एक्शन ऑन फूड लेबलिंग (पीपल) विभिन्न संगठन के संयुक्त तत्वाधान में आयोजित "बच्चों के पोषण अधिकार और पैकेज फूड लेबलिंग" के मुद्दे पर  राष्ट्रीय बहु-हितधारक संवाद गाँधी पीस फाउंडेशन, दीन दयाल उपाध्याय मार्ग नई दिल्ली में 16 मई, 2022 को मुख्य अतिथि के लिये आमंत्रित किया| 

इसके पहले श्री रामदास आठवले, केन्द्रीय सामाजिक न्याय एवं अधिकारिता राज्यमंत्री और श्री लालाजी देसाई, राष्ट्रीय संयोजक, आल इंडिया कांग्रेस सेवा दल ने भी स्वास्थ्य मंत्री को पत्र लिखा है| 


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