Nutritional problems in India

Malnutrition

Deficiency disorders

Low birth weight babies

Infant Mortality

Maternal Mortality

Under five mortality

National Nutrition Policy

Adopted in 1993

Under the aegis of the department of women & child welfare

Series of actions advocated in different spheres such as:

Food production

Food distribution

Nutrition education

People with special needs

Nutritional surveillance

Nutrition Relevant Actions

Direct Nutrition Interventions

Health Interventions

Food Interventions

Poverty Alleviation Programmes

Direct Nutrition Interventions

Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS)

Mid Day Meals Programme

Applied Nutrition Programme

Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Programme

Vitamin A prophylaxis Programme

Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme

Goitre Control Programme

Mobile Food & Nutrition Extension Education

Direct Nutrition Interventions

Programme

Implementing Agency

Preschool children

Women School children

Objectives / strategies

ICDS Women & Child Welfare

0-6 years 15 - 44 ↓ child malnutrition

MIM Education 2-14 years

↓ malnutrition& ↑ School attendance

TINP Dept of Social Welfare

6-36 months

Pregnant & Lactating women

↓ child malnutrition through integrated efforts

Direct Nutrition Interventions

Programme

Implementing Agency

Preschool children

Women School children

Objectives / strategies

ANP Food & Nutrition Board

Production of protective food

Vit A PP Health & Family welfare

1-5 years ↓ Vit A deficiency through oral mega dosing

APP Health & Family welfare

1-5 years Pregnant & Lactating women

↓ of Anaemia through Fe & Folic Acid Supplements

Direct Nutrition Interventions

Programme

Implementing Agency

Preschool Children

Women School Children

Objectives / strategies

GCP Civil Supplies

Iodised salt distribution to reduce IDD

Mobile Food & Nutrition education

Food & Nutrition Board

All ages Nutrition / health education to improve dietary practices

Health Interventions

Expanded programme of immunisation

Diarrhoeal disease control programme

School health services

Maternal & Child health Programme

Indirect Interventions

Food Interventions

Poverty Alleviation Programmes

Food Interventions

The public distribution system (PDS)

Food – subsidy / income transfer programme

Administered by the ministry of food & agriculture

Provides essential food grains to poor households at hugely subsidized rates

Poverty Alleviation programmes

Integrated Rural Development Programme

National Rural Employment Programme