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    The document discusses nutritional problems and interventions in India. It outlines the National Nutrition Policy adopted in 1993 to address issues like malnutrition, deficiency disorders, and maternal and child mortality through actions across food production, distribution, nutrition education, and support for vulnerable groups. It then describes several direct nutrition intervention programs implemented by different agencies targeting preschool children, women, and school-going children. It also discusses related health interventions and indirect interventions like food subsidies and poverty alleviation programs.

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    The document discusses nutritional problems and interventions in India. It outlines the National Nutrition Policy adopted in 1993 to address issues like malnutrition, deficiency disorders, and maternal and child mortality through actions across food production, distribution, nutrition education, and support for vulnerable groups. It then describes several direct nutrition intervention programs implemented by different agencies targeting preschool children, women, and school-going children. It also discusses related health interventions and indirect interventions like food subsidies and poverty alleviation programs.

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    The document discusses nutritional problems and interventions in India. It outlines the National Nutrition Policy adopted in 1993 to address issues like malnutrition, deficiency disorders, and maternal and child mortality through actions across food production, distribution, nutrition education, and support for vulnerable groups. It then describes several direct nutrition intervention programs implemented by different agencies targeting preschool children, women, and school-going children. It also discusses related health interventions and indirect interventions like food subsidies and poverty alleviation programs.

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    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 Implement Preschool Women School Objectives /
    ing Agency children children strategies

    ICDS Women & 0-6 years 15 - 44 ↓ child malnutrition


    Child Welfare

    MIM Education 2-14 ↓ malnutrition


    years & ↑ School
    attendance

    TINP Dept of 6-36 months Pregnant & ↓ child


    Social Lactating malnutrition
    Welfare women through
    integrated efforts
    Direct Nutrition Interventions
    Programme Implementi Preschool Women School Objectives /
    ng Agency children children strategies

    ANP Food & Production of


    Nutrition protective
    Board food

    Vit A PP Health & 1-5 years ↓ Vit A


    Family deficiency
    welfare through oral
    mega dosing

    APP Health & 1-5 years Pregnant & ↓ of Anaemia


    Family Lactating through Fe &
    welfare women Folic Acid
    Supplements
    Direct Nutrition Interventions

    Programme Implementi Preschool Women School Objectives /


    ng Agency Children Children strategies

    GCP Civil Iodised salt


    Supplies distribution
    to reduce
    IDD

    Mobile Food & All ages Nutrition /


    Food & Nutrition health
    Nutrition Board education to
    education 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

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