In order to improve the nutritional status of women and children, this Ministry is implementing Supplementary Nutrition Programme under Anganwadi Services and Scheme for Adolescent Girls under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme to children (6 months to 6 years), Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and out-of-school Adolescent Girls (11-14 years). The details are as under:
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S. No.
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Categories
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Types of food
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Nutrition Norms
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Supplementary Nutrition under Anganwadi Services
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1.
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Children (6-36 months)
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Take Home Ration
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Energy – 500 Kcal
Protein – 12 to 15 g
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2.
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Children (3-6 years)
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Morning snack and Hot cooked Meal
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Energy – 500 Kcal
Protein – 12 to 15 g
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3.
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Severely malnourished children
(3-6 years)
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Take Home Ration
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Energy – 800 Kcal
Protein – 20 to 25 g
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4.
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Pregnant women & Nursing mothers
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Take Home Ration
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Energy – 600 Kcal
Protein – 18 to 20 g
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Supplementary Nutrition under Scheme for Adolescent Girls
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5.
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Out-of-School Adolescent Girls (11-14 years)
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Take Home Ration
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Energy – 600 Kcal
Protein – 18 to 20 g
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Note: For children (0-6 months), exclusive breastfeeding is promoted.
During the current financial year, Rs. 9368.12 crore and Rs. 255 crore have been allocated for provision of Supplementary Nutrition under Anganwadi Services and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls respectively.
The details of beneficiaries under these programmes during the year 2018-19 are as under:
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Scheme
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Beneficiary
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Number of Beneficiaries
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Anganwadi Services
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Children under 6 years of age
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703.74 Lakh
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Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers
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171.86 Lakh
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Scheme for Adolescent Girls
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Adolescent Girls (11-14 years)
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14.15 Lakh
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This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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