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