The administration under the Bhamragad project has installed a one-of-a-kind artificial intelligence-based machine at Todsa Ashram School in Maharashtra’s Etapalli to enhance the nutrition level of Gadchiroli’s tribal children. ANI news agency has reported that this initiative includes eight government schools.
It’s worth noting that the machine has the capability to take a photo of the student with their food plate, and without any human involvement, determine the quality of the food in just a few seconds.
Shubham Gupta, Assistant Collector of Etapalli and Project Director of Integrated Tribal Development Project said, “Under project Bhamragad, there are eight govt schools. When I used to come to this all-girls Ashram School, I used to feel that they lack nutrition. When we had a preliminary BMI analysis, we found that 61 girls out of the 222 were malnourished. Meals are provided here thrice a day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The quantity of the food is up to the mark, and we also follow the menu. So, we wanted to ascertain the cause.”
According to the project director, the establishment of the AI machine has resulted in an improvement in the quality of food as well as an increase in children’s BMI. Shubham Gupta, along with an NGO, deployed this AI machine in a government-aided school as part of an effort to enhance both the quantity and quality of food served.
“I came in touch with an NGO that further connected me to a startup. We deployed here this machine designed by them… Through this machine, we have tried to implement improvement in not only the quantity but also the quality of food. Data collected here can be accessed by Headmaster and me. We have installed it in one of the 8 Ashram Schools so far,” he said.
“The results are very positive. We installed it in September 2022. The quality of food has improved since then and children’s BMI has also improved,” he added.
