The document outlines several national nutritional programmes and schemes in India, including: 1) A vitamin A prophylaxis programme administered every 6 months to preschool children to control blindness. 2) A programme to provide iron and folic acid tablets to pregnant women, young children, and adolescents to prevent nutritional anemia. 3) The National Goitre Control Programme and later the IDD Control Programme to distribute iodized salt and reduce iodine deficiency disorders. 4) The Special Nutrition Programme providing supplementary food to vulnerable groups like young children and pregnant/lactating mothers. 5) The Balwadi Nutrition Programme and ICDS Programme which also provide supplementary nutrition, vitamin A, and iron/

1. NATIONAL
NUTRITIONAL
PROGRAMMES
ANDREA.R.SALINS

2. 1) Vitamin A prophylaxis programme

3. Vitamin A prophylaxis programme
Component of national programme for control
of blindness
Administration of oily preparation of Vit A
200,000 IU
Orally
All pre school children in the community every
6 months through peripheral health workers
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 1970

5. 2) Prophylaxis against nutritional
anemia
Launched during fourth five year plan
Distribution of iron and folic acid tablets to
pregnant and young children(1-12)
MCH Centres in urban areas, PHC`s in
rural areas and ICDS projects are engaged
in implementation
Technology developed in NIN, Hyderabad

6. 3) Control of iodine deficiency
disorders

7. National goitre control programme-1962
Conventional goitre belt in Himalayan
region
Objective-identification of goitre endemic
areas and distribute iodized salt instead of
common salt and to assess the impact of
goitre control measures over a period of
time
IDD Control programme-1986 with
objective to replace entire edible salt by
iodized salt

8. 4) Special Nutrition Programme
1970
For benefit of children below 6 yrs ,pregnant
mothers
Operated in urban slums, tribal areas and
backward rural areas
Supplementary food supplies 300 kcal and 10-
12 gms of protein/child/day
Mothers receive daily 500 kcal and 25 gms of
protein
Supplement given for 300 days in a year
Objective-improve nutritional status of target
areas

9. Balwadi nutrition programme

10. 5) Balwadi nutrition programme
1970
Benefit of children in the age group 3-6
years in rural areas
Under Department of Social Welfare
Programme is implemented through
balwadis which also provide pre-primary
education to these children
Supplement provides 300 kcal and 10 gms
protein/child/day

12. 6) ICDS Programme
Integrated Child Development Service
1975
There is a strong nutrition component in this
programme in the form of supplementary
nutrition, vit A prophylaxis and iron and folic
acid distribution
Beneficiaries-pre school children below 6 yrs,
adolescent girls 11-18 yrs, pregnant and
lactating mothers

13. Anganwadi workers deliver services at
village level
Mahila mandal networks have been built up
in ICDS project areas to help anganwadi
workers
Work of anganwadis is supervised by
mukhyasevikas
Field supervision by Child Development
Project Officer(CDPO)

14. 7) Mid-day meal programme
Also known as School
Lunch Programme
1961
Objective-to attract more
children for admission to
schools and retain them so
that literacy improvement of
children could be brought
about
Minimum feeding days-250

15. Principles-
Meal should be a supplement and not a
substitute to home diet
Meal should supply at least 1/3rd of total
energy requirement and half of protein
need
Cost of meal should be reasonably low
Prepared easily in schools ;no complicated
cooking process should not be involved
As far as possible, locally available food
should be used
Menu should be frequently changed to
avoid monotomy

16. Menu-
Foodstuffs g/day/child
Cereals and millets 75
Pulses 30
Oils and fats 8
Leafy vegetables 30
Non leafy vegetables 30

18. 8) Mid-day meal scheme
Also known as national programme of
nutritional support to primary education
Launched as centrally sponsored scheme on
15th august 1995 and revised in 2004
Objective-universalization of primary
education by enrolment, retention and
attendance and simultaneously impacting on
nutrition of students in primary classes
Cooked meal with minimum 300 calories and
8-12 gms of protein will be provided

19. Some suggestions for preparing a
nutritious and economical meal
Food grains must be stored in a place away
from moisture, in air tight containers to
avoid infestation
Use whole wheat
Rice preferably paraboiled or unpolished
Vegetables should be washed before
cutting
Overcooking should be avoided
Only iodized salt should be used

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