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S.No
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Ministry responsible for implementation
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Name of the programme
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Target group
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Services provided
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1.
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Ministry of health and family welfare
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a)Vitamin ‘A’ prophylaxis programme
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Children between 1-5 years
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Provision of 2,00,000 I.U. of vitamin ‘A’ every six months to children under 6 years, for control of nutritional blindness.
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b)Prophylaxis against nutritional anaemia
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Pre-school children, pregnant and lactating women.
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Provision of iron and folic acid tablets to preschool children, pregnant and nursing women to combat nutritional anemia.
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c) Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control programme
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Population at risk from goiter
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Provision of iodised salt
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2.
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Ministry of Social and Women’s welfare
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a)Integrated child development scheme (ICDS)
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Children upto 6 years. Pregnant and lactating women.
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Package of services
- Immunisation
- Health check up.
- Referral services
- supplementary Nutrition
- Non-formal pre-school education
- Nutrition and health education to women of 15-45 years age.
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b) Special Nutrition Programme (SNP)
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0-6 Years children expectant & nursing mothers in Urban slums, tribal and rural areas.
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Supplementary food provides 300/500 calories and 10/20 gms of protein daily to children and mothers respectively for 300 days a year.
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c) Balwadi Nutrition Programme
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0-6 years children. Pregnant and nursing women in severely affected drought and flood areas.
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Package of services
- supplementary feeding
- special nutrition therapy for malnourished children
- Blankets and clothing to needy
- Drinking water
- Health & Nutrition education.
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3.
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Ministry of Education & Culture
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Mid-day meals scheme for school children
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School children
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- Supplementary feeding for 200 days in a year
- Nutrition education.
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4.
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Ministry of rural development
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Applied nutrition Programme (ANP)
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Pre schoolers, pregnant & lactating women.
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- Encourages local food production through training and supply of materials for kitchen gardening and community gardens.
- Fish ponds
- Poultry development
- Supplementary feeding.
- Cooking demonstrations.
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5.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation.
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The programmes of Food and Nutrition Board
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- Development and promotion of nutritious foods like miltone, weaning foods like Bal-ahar, and fortification of foods.
- Nutrition education through mobile units and production of Audiovisual aids and holding exhibitions.
- Conducting diet surveys and formulation of balanced diets.
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Participants