National Nutrition Mission (NNM)
An expenditure of Rs. 123.00 crore was made under the National Nutrition Mission in the year 2013-14 against an expenditure of Rs. 55.69 crore in the year 2012-13. The National Nutrition Mission has following two components:-
I. Multi-sectoral Nutrition programme to address Maternal and Child Under-Nutrition in 200 high-burden districts, which aims at prevention and reduction in child under-nutrition (underweight prevalence in children under 3 years of age) and reduction in levels of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women has been launched in January 2014. The concerned States /UTs have been advised to set up State Nutrition Council / Districts Nutrition Cells and prepare nutrition action plans for approval of the Government and the plans/progress from the States is awaited. States with high burden districts include MP, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar among others.
II. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign against malnutrition: To create awareness about nutrition challenges and promote home-level feeding practices a Nationwide Information, Education and Communication campaign against malnutrition has been launched during 2012-13.
The component of the National Nutrition Mission, which aims to reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women is the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Programme, is yet to be implemented.
This information was given by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister of Women & Child Development in reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha recently.
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