The document discusses several community nutrition programmes run by the Government of India, including vitamin A prophylaxis, programmes to address nutritional anemia and iodine deficiencies, special nutrition programmes, the Balwadi Nutrition Programme, ICDS, and the Midday Meal Programme. The Midday Meal Programme provides a cooked midday meal with minimum 300 calories and 8-12 grams of protein to children from classes 1-5, with the objectives of universalizing primary education and improving school attendance and nutrition.

1. Community Nutrition Programme
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2. Nutrition Programme in india

3. Programme Minitry
Vitamin A prophylaxis
Prophylaxis against nutritional Anemia
Iodine deficiencies
Special nutrition Programme
Balwadi Nutrition programme
ICDS Programme
Midday Meal programme
Midday meal scheme
MoHFW
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Ministry of social welfare
Ministry of social welfare
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Ministry of education
Ministry of human resource development

4. Vitamin A Prophylaxis
-Components of National programme for control
of blindness-1970
-One single massive dose of 2 lacsIU oily
preparation of vit A to all pre-schooler every 6
months from 6months to 5 years.

5. Prophylaxis against nutritional anemia
• National programme for prevention of
Nutritional anemia-fourth five year plan.
• Distribution of iron and folic acid tablet to
pregnant mother and young children(1-
12years)

6. Control of iodine deficiency disorder
• National goitre control programme 1962
• National iodine deficiency disorder control
programme started 1986
• To replace the entire edible salt with iodide
salt in a phase manner in 1992.

8. Special nutrition programme
• Programme started in 1970
• For children below 6years of age, Pregnant
and nursing mothers
• Operation in urban slums,tribal,and backward
rural areas.
• Supplement of food supplies about 300k and
10-12gms of protein/child/day
• 500k and 25gms of protein for beneficiary
mothers.

9. Balwadi Nutrition Programme
• Started in 1970 for the benefit of children
under the age group of 3-6 years.
• Under the dept of social welfare.
• Pre-school education
• 300k and 10gms of protein/child/day.

10. ICDS
• Programme started in 1975
• Strong nutritional component of National policy for
children
• Supplementary nutrition ,Vit A prophylaxis,Iron and
folic acid distribution
• Pre-schooler below 6 years,adolescents girls 11-18
years,pregnant and lactating mother
• Delivery through anganwadi workers 1:1000
population

11. Midday Meal Programme
-MMP also known as School Lunch Programme
-Supplementary Nutrition,Vit A prophylaxis, Iron and folic
acid distribution.
Objectives:
- to attract more children for admission and retain them

12. • Principles:
-meal should be supplementary
-meal should supply at least 1/3 of the total
energy requirement and ½ of the protein
requirement.
-cost should be reasonably low
-the meal should be such that it can be
prepared easily.
-locally available food items should be used.
-the menu should be frequently changed.

13. • Goals:
- Reorientation of eating habits
-incorporating nutrition education into the
curriculum
-using local commodities
-improving school attendance

14. Midday Meal Scheme
• Is also known as National programme of nutritional
support to primary education.
• Launched on 15th august 1995
• Implemented in 2408 blocks and
later covered the whole country in 1997-1998
Objective:
-Universalization of primary education.
-Cooked midday meal with minimum 300 calories and 8-
12 gms protein to children from class 1-5

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