Family and Child Welfare

Family and Child Welfare 3 (3+0)

Lesson 16 &17 : Nutritional Services for Children

Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation

Programmes of Food and Nutritional Board include:

• The development and promotion of nutritious foods like Miltone. energy and weaning foods and fortification of milk (with Vitamin 'A') and salt (with iodine)
• Dissemination of knowledge on nutrition through 31 mobile units spread all over India, publication of pamphlets, production of films, observance of National Nutrition Weeks and holding of exhibitions
• Conducting diet surveys in different State and formulation of balanced diets for the State covered based on the findings of the survey.