Tamil Nadu has won the ‘Best State – Overall’ award under ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ (SBY) programme of the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India).
Madurai and Sivakasi have been adjudged the best cities in Tamil Nadu under the programme.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had launched Swasth Bharat Yatra to amplify its Eat Right India initiative.
Swasth Bharat Yatra was a 100-day consumer outreach programme.
Other awards
Best States with a population above 3 crore - Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra.
Best States having a population less than 3 crore - Punjab, Goa & Delhi.
Special awards - Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir & Uttrakhand (participation despite their hilly & difficult terrain).