There are two
components of the National Nutrition Mission as follows:
1. Information,
Education and Communication (IEC) Campaign against malnutrition
2. Multi-sectoral
Nutrition Programme
The
key objectives of these programmes are as under:
·
To
create awareness relating to malnutrition amongst pregnant women, lactating
mothers, promote healthy lactating practices and importance of balanced
nutrition;
·
To
improve maternal and child under-nutrition in 200 high burdened districts and
to prevent and reduce the under-nutrition prevalent among children below 3
years;
·
To
reduce incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
The budgetary
allocation and expenditure under the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) during
the last three years and current year is as below:
|
Financial
Year
|
Budget
Estimate (Rs. In Crore)
|
Revised
Estimate (Rs. in Crore)
|
Expenditure
(Rs. in
Crore)
|
|
2010-11
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Nil
|
|
2011-12
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
Nil
|
|
2012-13
|
250.00
|
83.00
|
55.69
|
|
2013-14
|
300.00
|
200.00
|
151.22 (sanctioned
up to 31.01.2014)
|
The programme envisages
coordinated action at the Central and State levels for affirmative
multi-sectoral action in fulfilling the objectives. An Inter-Ministerial
Coordination Committee (IMCC) headed by Cabinet Secretary at National level has
been created for coordination at National level.
At the State level, the
State Nutrition Council headed by the Chief Minister would be the highest body
for providing policy direction and oversight to the Multi-sectoral Nutrition
Programme. The State Nutrition Council would be assisted by the Executive
Committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the State and would comprise of
Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of all line departments concerning the
Multi-sectoral Nutrition Programme.
Similar coordinating
bodies would be set up at the District and village levels to provide all
support in effective implementation, monitoring and supervision of the
programme.
Monitoring
and evaluation of the programme has been entrusted to National Institute of
Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) to track the progress and
achievements during and after implementation.
At the National level,
the Food & Nutrition Board (FNB) under Ministry of Women & Child
Development would act as the Technical Support Unit with additional technical
human resource to manage and roll out the programme.
This was stated by Smt. Krishna
Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the Lok
Sabha today.
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MV