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Lesson 37:Current development programmes for rural families

Supplementary Nutrition Norms

The effort is to provide, on an average, daily nutritional supplements to the extent indicated below:

Beneficiaries	Calories (cal)	Protein (g)
Children below 3 years*	300	8-10
Children 3-6 years	300	8-10
[Severely malnourished Children on medical advice after health check-up]	(double of above)
Pregnant & Lactating (P&L) Mothers	300	20-25

* Provisions regarding promotion of breast-feeding as recommended in Infant and Child Feeding (IYCF) guidelines are relevant.