Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
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Battling drought - Governor puts DCs on extra vigil
To stamp out slackness in the state
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Govts malnutrition remedy: More calories, new formula
In order to bring down the incidences of malnutrition in the country, the Women and Child Development Ministry has revised nutritional and feeding norms for the supplementary nutrition programme (SNP) in the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme.
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The Hungry Tide
The ambitious Food Security Bill may look at being more inclusive------------- Every Morsel Counts The alternative version Jean Dreze, Economist 1. Food security guarantee will have to come from the Centre 2. Does not want to freeze number of BPL families at any inflexible level 3. Wants clear criteria to determine BPL and APL categories, but not with an aim to exclude anyone
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Truth behind rising infant deaths in city
Govt says it
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PDA improves nutrition level among kids
BHUBANESWAR: The positive deviance approach (PDA) introduced in early childhood care through integrated child development scheme (ICDS) has started showing results. The National Family Health Survey-III indicates that the level of malnutrition among children under three years has declined from 50 to 40 per cent.
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Tackling Indias malnutrition problem
THE COUNTRY NEEDS A DEDICATED & COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL PROGRAMME TO
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Cook Is In
Despite the Planning Commission and the PMO's objection to packaged food in government creches, women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury wrote to states in February to provide these to the children In April she approached the Supreme Court for a directive that would make her note to the states legally binding
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Paltry sum sanctioned for malnourished kids
Malnutrition has assumed alarming proportions in the State but in spite of the grave situation government has not made significant efforts in this direction. Earlier Women and Child Development Department of the State had sanctioned a paltry sum of Rs 2.70 per day for a malnourished child and this amount could provide 600 Calories to the child.
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Pre-packaged food plan: Govt refuses to give up
New Delhi: Even as it pledges to guarantee food for the vulnerable in its manifesto, the Congress-led government has on the sly tried one last ploy to push the case of contractors and middlemen in supplying nutrition to eight crore poor children under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.
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Poll candidates asked to make stand clear on Govt schemes
GUWAHATI, March 24