Food Secretary hails efforts of NGO in Coimbatore
The Hindu
Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey appreciated the efforts of No Food Waste, an NGO, in distributing surplus food to the needy during his visit to Coimbatore on Saturday.A press release from the Food Cor
Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey appreciated the efforts of No Food Waste, an NGO, in distributing surplus food to the needy during his visit to Coimbatore on Saturday.
A press release from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) said that District Collector G.S. Sameeran, who accompanied Mr. Pandey, apprised him regarding the works carried out by No Food Waste, which was recently granted the Special Consultative Status by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Appreciating the NGO’s founder Padmanaban Gopalan, the Union Food Secretary “expressed his desire to share this initiative at the national level,” the release said. A meeting will be scheduled to take this initiative to other States once a mobile application is developed for the NGO, according to the release.