The Supplementary Nutrition is one of
the six services provided under the Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) Scheme which is primarily designed to bridge the gap between the
Recommended Dietary Allowance (FDA) and the Average Daily Intake (ADI).
Supplementary Nutrition is given to the children (6 months – 6 years) and
pregnant and lactating mothers under the ICDS Scheme.
The Government of India, on 24.2.2009,
has issued revised guidelines on nutritional and feeding norms. States/UTs
have been requested to provide supplementary nutrition to children below six
years of age and pregnant and lactating mothers, in accordance with the
guidelines which have been endorsed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its Order
dated 22.4.2009.
The provision of
supplementary nutrition under ICDS Scheme prescribed for various categories of
beneficiaries is as follows:
(i) Children
in the age group of 6 months to 3 years: Food supplement of 500 calories of
energy and 12-15 gms. of Protein per child per day as Take Home Ration (THR) in
the form of Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or energy-dense food marked as
‘ICDS Food Supplement’.
(ii) Children
in the age group of 3-6 years: Food supplement of 500 calories of energy and
12-15 gms of Protein per child per day. Since a child of this age group is not
capable of consuming of meal of 500 calories in one sitting, the guidelines prescribed
provision of morning snack in the form of milk/banana/seasonal
fruits/Micronutrient Fortified Food etc. and a Hot Cooked Meal.
(iii) Severely
underweight children: Food supplement of 800 calories of energy and 20-25 gms
of Protein per child per day in the form of Micronutrient fortified and/or
energy dense food as Take Home Ration.
(iv) Pregnant Women
and Lactating Mothers: Food supplement of 600 calories of energy and 18-20 gms
of Protein per day in the form of Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or energy
dense food as Take Home Ration.
The revised
feeding and cost norms under Supplementary Nutrition Progarmme are as under:
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Sl. No.
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Category
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Revised feeding & nutritional
norms (per beneficiary per day
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Revised cost norms (per beneficiary
per day)
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|
|
|
Calories (K Cal)
|
Protein (g)
|
|
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1.
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Children (6-72 months)
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500
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12-15
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Rs.4.00
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|
2.
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Severely malnourished children (6-72
months)
|
800
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20-25
|
Rs.6.00
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3.
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Pregnant women and Nursing mothers
|
600
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18-20
|
Rs.5.00
|
Under the
Strengthened and Restructured ICDS, these rates have been revised to Rs.6.00,
Rs.9.00 and Rs.7.00 per beneficiary per day for children (6-72 months),
severely malnourished children (6-72 months) and pregnant women and Nursing
mothers, respectively. The revised rates are to follow the phased
implementation over the 3 years of the Strengthened and Restructured ICDS on
the existing cost sharing ratio of 50:50 between the Centre and the States
other than NER where it will continue to be on 90:10
basis, as under:
(i) In
200 high burden districts in the first year (2012-13);
(ii) In
additional 200 districts in second year (2013-14) (i.e. w.e.f. 1.4.2013)
including districts from special category States and NER;
(iii) In remaining
districts in third year (2014-15) (i.e. w.e.f. 1.4.2014).
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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