eatrightindia.gov.in Eat Right Creativity Challenge ERCC 2023 : FSSAI

Organisation : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Contest Name : Eat Right Creativity Challenge (ERCC) 2023
Applicable For : School Students
Last Date : 26th January 2024
Website : https://eatrightindia.gov.in/CreativityChallenge4/home

What is FSSAI Eat Right Creativity Challenge?

‘Eat Right Creativity Challenge’ (ERCC) 2023 is organized by FSSAI. This competition encourages schools to create an environment of healthy and safe food and engage, excite, and enable students to adopt healthy habits in food and nutrition. The ERCC has been conducted in multiple phases, with each phase having its own unique theme. This competition will be held from 16th October 2023 – 26th January 2024.

Related / Similar Contest : Talent Foundation Festival Of India 2023 International Level Kids Online Contest

Types Of The Competition

** Poster Competition – Classes 3 to 5 (Individual Category)
** Rangoli Competition – Classes 6-8 (Individual /Team Category)- Max team Size = 4
** Healthy Millets – Future Food Slogan Competition – Classes 9 to 10 (Individual Category)
** Healthy Millets Essay Competition – Classes 11 to 12 (Individual Category)

Poster Competition

Themes : Benefits of Millets (Shree Anna)
Millets are packed with dietary fiber and are a great source of essential nutrients. Millets are also known for their prebiotic properties that support good bacteria in the digestive system. Create a poster that highlights the health benefits of millet and promotes its consumption as a part of a healthy diet.

Rangoli Competition

Themes : Millets (Shree Anna), an indigenous grain
Millet is known for its nutritional value and sustainability. It is a healthy cereal that comes in different colors such as red, white, yellow, or gold. To create awareness about the significance of millets, students can use rangoli as a medium to showcase their creativity. The rangoli designs can showcase the unique characteristics of millets, such as their small size, rounded shape, and different colors.

Slogan Competition

Themes : ‘Millets (Shree Anna) – The Superfood’
It aims at encouraging students to create innovative and catchy slogans to promote the consumption of millets. The slogans may highlight the importance of millets as a healthy and sustainable dietary choice, emphasizing their low water and input requirements, and high nutritional value.

Essay Competition

Themes : ‘Millets (Shree Anna) – The food of future (250 Words)
It is designed to encourage students to explore the various aspects of millets, including their nutritional value, health benefits, and role in sustainable agriculture. Students may highlight the importance of millets in promoting food diversity, enhancing nutrition, and improving the health and well-being of individuals and the planet.

Participation Guidelines for Eat Right Creativity Challenge

** Schools that wish to participate in the school-level competition must register online. Further details may be obtained at https://eatrightindia.gov.in/CreativityChallenge4
** All registered schools will automatically be enrolled under Right School to gain access to relevant information on food safety
** All entries must come through the respective school. Individual entries will not be entertained.
** Last date for all entries is on or before 26th January 2024.
** Entries must be made by the closing date and in the manner set out in the Terms and Conditions. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
** All entries would be required to mention the creative title, entrant’s name, age, gender, email ID, mobile contact number, State, and city on the online submission form. All entries are to be uploaded by 26th January 2024.
** All entries will be the property of FSSAI to use as FSSAI sees fit, in the public interest. Best entries will be exhibited on the Eat Right School website and other media channels of FSSAI.
** The entry must not contain any provocative, objectionable, or inappropriate content. Any work using inappropriate images and/or language regarding religion, region, community, age, gender, etc. will be disqualified.
** All schools must fill up the undertaking (Annexure 1) uploaded on the website.
** FSSAI or any of the other organizers take no responsibility for plagiarism or any copyright violations. In case of any discrepancy is found, the school will forfeit the prize/award/certificate.
** The competition will be held at the school level and judged at the Regional and National Levels. The state & national level winners would be advised through email. The final results may be declared by 31st March 2024.

** The best 2 entries in the Poster competition, the best 2 entries in the Rangoli competition, the best 2 entries in Slogan competition (2 Lines), and the 2 best entries in Essay Competition will be uploaded and will be judged at the Regional level and National Level by a jury set by FSSAI in each of the categories.

** Consolation prizes may also be given at the discretion of the jury.

** FSSAI reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the Contest and/or the Terms & Conditions / Technical Parameters / Evaluation Criteria and withdraw the activity at any time. The participants are solely responsible to keep themselves updated regarding the same.

** However, any changes to the Terms & Conditions / Technical Parameters / Evaluation Criteria, or cancellation of the Contest will be updated/posted on the website.
** The decision of the judges (jury) for all levels will be final.
** Criteria for evaluation
1. Adoption of theme/subject and originality – 5 marks
2. Presentation/Composition – 5 marks
3. Total – 10 marks

FAQ on Eat Right Creativity Challenge

What is school-level into the Eat Right Creativity Challenge (ERCC)?
The Eat Right Creativity Challenge is for school students across India to creatively enable them toinculcate healthy dietary habits.

What is the mode of participation?
Schools that wish to participate for the school level competition must register online through the website: https://eatrightindia.gov.in/CreativityChallenge4

Are individual entries for the ERCC allowed?
All entries must come through the respective school only. Individual entries will not be entertained. Schools should conduct the competition and upload two best entries per challenge per level.

Who can apply for the poster-making competition?
Students from classes 3-5 can participate in a poster-making competition.

Who can apply for classes in the Rangoli competition?
Students from cclassess 6-8 can participate in the competition. The Rangoli Competition will be an open Category, in which participants can take part either individually or in teams. The team may consist of a maximum of four members. The award money will be distributed equally among all team members.

Who can apply for Slogan Writing competition?
Students from class 9 & 10 can participate in Competition.

What is the Theme for Poster-making competition?
Benefits of Millets (Shree Anna)

What is the Theme for Rangoli competition?
Millets (Shree Anna) The Indigenous grain

What is the Theme for Slogan Writing competition?
Millets (Shree Anna) The superfood.