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Nutrition & Malnutrition Resources for India

Food and Nutrition Board

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• Introduction
• Nutrition Education and Training
• Mass Awareness Campaigns
• Mass Media Communication
• Infant and Young Child Nutrition
• Food Analysis and Standardisation
• Infrastructure of F.N.B
• List of Community Food & Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUS) of FBN
• Education/Training Material Developed By FNB
  • Dietary tips For better Health Booklet
  • Cover Page - English -  Hindi
• Recommendations of the Task Force
• India Nutrition Profile
• National Nutrition Policy
• Achievement during  the year 2005-06
• National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding
• Report of the working Group on Integrating Nutrition with Health
• Highlights of Nutrition Initiatives during the last two years
• Consultation Meet on Nutrition held at Shillong, Pune, Bhubneshwar

Introduction

The Government of India adopted the National Nutrition Policy under the aegis of Department of Women and Child Development in 1993.

As per the orders of the Prime Minister, the Food and Nutrition Board infrastructure comprising of a technical wing at the Centre, 4 Regional Offices and Quality Control Laboratories at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and 43 Community Food and Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs) located in 29 States/UTs (list annexed) was transferred from Ministry of Food to the Department of Women and Child Development on 1^st April, 1993 with a view to serve better the objectives of the National Nutrition Policy.

FNB is primarily engaged in Nutrition Education and Training Activities, Mass Awareness Campaigns, Promotion of Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Follow Up Action on instruments of National Nutrition Policy.  A para on each is as under:

Nutrition Education and Training

The CFNEUs organise five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) courses for orienting CDPOs, medical officers, senior supervisors, LHVs etc on various aspects of nutrition.  These master trainers in turn organise two-day Orientation Training Courses for the grassroot level functionaries particularly of ICDS and health besides volunteers from the community.

Five-day training course in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables and Nutrition is organised for housewives and adolescent girls to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables, the richest source of micronutrients, fibre and anti-oxidants.  This also serves as an income generation activity for the participants.

The staff of CFNEU inspects 11/6 anganwadies per month for supplementary feeding as well as nutrition and health education components.  The visit is also utilised to impart nutrition information to the AWW and community.

Mass Awareness Campaigns

FNB celebrates annual nutrition events namely National Nutrition Week (1-7 September), World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August), World Food Day (16^th October), Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day (21^st October), Universal Children's Day (14^th November) in collaboration with State Governments, National Institutes and field agencies through out the country with a view to intensify awareness generation on nutritional issues.  These events are organised on specific themes.  The theme of the National Nutrition Week (1-7 September, 2006) was "Nutrition Literacy". The theme of World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August, 2006) was "The IMS Act: Making It Known to People". Nutrition advocacy and awareness generation is intensified during these events utilising all channels of communication.  Some of the special programmes organised to celebrate these events included the following:

Advertisement campaign (during 2006)

• 2 half page (1 colored ad on 1.8.2006 and 1 Black & white on 7.8.2006) advertisements during the World Breastfeeding Week.
   
• 2 half page (1 colored ad on 1.9.2006 and 1 black & white on 7.9.2006) advertisements during National Nutrition Week.
   
• One half page color advertisement on 2^nd October on the eve of Integrated Child Development Nutrition (ICDS).
   
• One half page colored advertisement on World Food Day on the theme "Invest in Agriculture for Food Security" highlighting the importance of diversified diet for better nutrition, health and development.
   
• Half page black and white advertisement on Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day highlighting the importance of consumption of iodised salt in our daily diet.

State level workshops in 29 States/UTs during the World Breastfeeding Week as well as National Nutrition Week.

Special awareness generation programmes like Orientation Training Course, community meetings, camps, essay competitions, healthy baby shows etc, during these events.

Broadcast and telecast of audio and video spots & Radio sponsored programmes on nutrition of infants, adolescent girls, micronutrient malnutrition control etc.

Mobilization of the State machinery through D.O. letters of the Secretary (WCD), GOI for creating nutritional awareness on these events.

Mass Media Communication

Development of educational and training material on nutrition has been one of the important activities of FNB Headquarters.  Some of the important publications include Handbook on Integrated Nutrition Education, Guidelines for Management of Grade I and II Malnutrition, Wall Hanger on Nutrition of Pregnant Women, Posters on Child's Health, Girl Child, Nursing Mothers, Complementary Feeding, Instant Food Mixes, Iodised Salt, folders on mother's milk, green leafy vegetables, fruits and vegetables for vitality, stickers for school children, National Plan of Action on Nutrition, Task Force Report on Micronutrients, India Nutrition Profile 1998 giving disaggregated picture of malnutrition upto district level from 18 States/UTs.  The printed publicity material is produced in Hindi, English and 16 regional languages and distributed widely through DAVP.

A Wall Calendar on Nutrition for the year 2006 on the theme "Promote Nutrition of Children and Women and Accelerate the Pace of National Development" was printed in Hindi and English with nutrition messages appearing on all the 12 sheets.  These were disseminated to the Women & Child Development and Health infrastructure with a view to create nutritional awareness among the functionaries as well as the community.

A number of posters/charts on nutrition of infants, girl child, pregnant and lactating mothers and iodine deficiency disorders have been printed in 16 regional languages including North Eastern and disseminated widely.

Some of the audio-video software is as under:

• A set of 27 short films on Nutrition titled "Poshan aur Rashtra Nirman" have been developed and produced in the North East Regional languages, Bengali, Hindi and English. These films have been converted into a set of 7 CDs and have been provided to all State Secretaries incharge of WCD, H&FW, Education, Training Institutions, NIPCCD and its regional centres, MLTC etc for field publicity.
   
• A 30 episode Radio programme on "Poshan aur Swasthya" in 20 languages was re-broadcast with effect from August 2006.
   
• Nine audio jingles on infant, young child and adolescent nutrition in regional languages.  These were broadcast through primary channels during August-September 2004 and 2005.
   
• Eight video spots on nutrition telecast during February-March 2005.
   
• Films on Poshan Bagiya, infant feeding etc.
   
• FNB sponsored a programme on Khel Khel Mein Badlo Duniya giving Nutrition messages, to Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), was telecast from 1^st to 15 January 2006 through National Channel of Doordarshan.
   
• 3 video spots on Infant and Young Child Feeding telecast during January-February 2006 on DD1 at prime time.
• Three video and audio spots on deficiencies of Vitamin A, Iodine and Iron in the country have been produced in Hindi, English and 12 regional languages and are being broadcast/telecast w.e.f. 14^th November, 2006.

Infant and Young Child Nutrition

 

Infant and Young Child Nutrition which is of utmost importance in the lives of human beings has been focused through intensified information, education and communication and protecting the norms for breastfeeding and complementary feeding at international fora namely Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Codex Alimentarius Commission and World Health Assembly.

A land mark decision to protect, promote and support breastfeeding was taken in 54^th World Health Assembly in 2001 giving rise to a Global Public Health recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding for first six months of life, complementary feeding with home based safe and nutritious foods to start at six months of age and continued breastfeeding upto the age two years and beyond.  This Global Public Health recommendation has honoured India's traditional wisdom of breastfeeding for first six months and complementary feeding starting thereafter through a ceremony called annaprashan and continuing breastfeeding for more than two years.

The 55^th World Health Assembly adopted a Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Nutrition recognizing the importance of nutrition of women through out their life cycle for ensuring optimum nutrition of the child.  The inter-generational cycle of malnutrition perpetuated by the poor nutritional status of the girl child was also recognised.The Food and Nutrition Board had developed National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding.  The Guidelines in Hindi and English have been distributed to various concerned partners like Health and Family Welfare, Medical and Home Science Colleges, Training Institutions for Nutrition and Health, State Departments of WCD and Health, and field infrastructure of FNB and ICDS. The 2^nd edition of National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding was released on 17^th May, 2006.

The Chief secretaries and State Secretaries in charge of Women & Child Development were requested to draw up action plans and mobilize the State Machinery for implementation of the Guidelines.  The Guidelines are being translated into Regional languages to reach the same to remote corners of the country.

Follow Up Action on National Nutrition Policy

Intersectoral Coordination with key partners was intensified with

• Health and Family Welfare for reimposing ban on sale of non-iodised salt.
   
• Food and Public Distribution for including iodised salt under TPDS, fortifying wheat flour with iron and folic acid and distribution through PDS.
   
• Elementary Education and Literacy for provision of a Nutritionist at the district level for Mid Day Meal programme, use of iodized salt only in the Mid Day Meal Programme.
   
• ICMR, MHFW for expediting action on double fortified salt.

Expert Consultations on important issues like IYCF, Micronutrient malnutrition, nutrition monitoring and surveillance, vitamin etc organised and the decisions communicated to State Secretaries (WCD) for implementation.

Nutrition Advocacy of policy makers:

• Through D.O. letters to Chief Secretaries and State Secretaries (WCD).
   
• Organising Regional Consultation Meets on Nutrition.  Five such Meets have been organised for North-Eastern (Shillong), Western (Pune), Eastern (Bhubaneswar), Northern (Chandigarh) and Central (Bhopal) Regions with active involvement of senior policy makers from WCD, Health, Food, Education and Panchayati Raj and, professional bodies, Home Science and Medical Colleges, NGOs and international organisations.

Food Analysis and Standardisation

FNB has four Quality Control Laboratories at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai for chemical analysis of processed fruit, and vegetable products as well as various supplementary foods used in feeding programmes. The samples of the supplementary foods used in ICDS and Mid-Day Meal Programme are received from the State Departments of Social Welfare and Women & Child Development for analysis.

FNB renders technical expertise for food standardisation through various Committees like Codex, Bureau of Indian Standards, Food and Development Panel of Ministry of Defense.

Infrastructure of F.N.B.

HEADQUARTERS Shastri Bhawan NEW DELHI

 

REGIONAL OFFICES
Northern Region (Jamnagar House) NEW DELHI QCL* 13 CFNEUs	Eastern Region KOLKATA QCL 10 CFNEUs	Western Region MUMBAI QCL 10 CFNEUs	Southern Region CHENNAI QCL 10 CFNEUs
Kidwai Nagar, N. Delhi	Calcutta	Mumbai	Chennai
Mayapuri, N Delhi	Guwahati	Pune	Hyderabad
Gulabi Bagh, N. Delhi	Imphal	Bhopal	Bangalore
Chandigarh	Shillong	Panaji	Madurai
Jaipur	Bhubaneswar	Nagpur	Visakhapatnam
Udaipur	Patna	Jabalpur	Trivandrum
Hissar	Ranchi	Valsad	Ernakulam
Faridabad	Port Blair	Silvassa	Vijaywada
Shimla	Gangtok	Raipur	Mangalore
Mandi	Itanagar	Ahmedabad	Pondicherry
Jammu
Lucknow
Ludhiana
CFNEU :	Community Food and Nutrition  Extension Unit (Field Units of FNB)
QCL :	Quality Control Laboratory
QCL* :	QCL at Krishi Bhawan with FNB Headquarters

Annexure '1'
 

F.N.B. HEADQUARTERS	TELE. NO.
Smt. Shashi Prabha Gupta, Technical Adviser (Food & Nutrition Board), Ministry of Women & Child Development Government of India, Jeevan Deep Building New Delhi - 110 001.	Tele Fax : 2336 2519 (O)                2686 3063 (R)
Dr. Jai Singh Deputy Technical Adviser,	2336 5345
Shri Ravi Shankar, Deputy Technical Adviser,	2336 5345
Shri J.H. Panwal Deputy Technical Adviser,	Tele Fax : 2374 3978
Smt. Surindra A. Jain Assistant Technical Adviser,	Tele Fax : 2374 3978
Mrs. Anita Makhijani Assistant Technical Adviser ,	Tele Fax : 2374 3978
REGIONAL OFFICES OF F.N.B.
1. NORTHERN REGION
Shri Mohd. N. Nauman,       Deputy Technical Adviser,                Food & Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI,Northern Region, Jamnagar House, New Delhi - 110 011.	011-2338 7778(O) 011-2693 3040 (R)
2. EASTERN REGION
Smt. S. Saha Mukherjee,       Deputy Technical Adviser, Food & Nutrition Board,                  Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI,Eastern Region, 8 Esplanade East, Kolkata - 700 069.	033-2248 8159(O), 033-22489472(QCL) 2142843 (R) 033-23318893(Telefax)
3. SOUTHERN REGION
Smt. Rema Radhakrishnan Deputy Technical Adviser,                Food & Nutrition Board,                  Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI,Southern Region, Shastri Bhavan, 26, Haddows Road,  Chennai - 600 006.	044-2827 8202(O) 24916432(QCL) Tele Fax No. 28270402(O)
4. WESTERN REGION
Deputy Technical Adviser,                Food & Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women & Child Development, GOI, Western Region KENDRIYA SADAN, 3rd Floor, A -301 (C) Wing, Sector - 10, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614.	022-27562948, 022-27579855(O) 022-27863700(QCL) 022-27562948 (Tele.fax)

List of Community Food & Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUS) of FBN
 

S.No.	Name And Address	Phone No.
Northern Region
1	Smt. Anju Dhall, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, D-II/183,Kidwai Nagar (West), New Delhi - 110 023.	24106960
2	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, E-34/D, MIG Flats, Mayapuri, New Delhi - 110 064.	25143867
3	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, 1655, Type IV Flats, Gulabi Bagh, New Delhi -110 007.	23651025
4	Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Community Centre Building, Sector 23-C, Chandigarh - 160 023.	2703879
5	Démonstration Officier, CFNEU, 216, Sardarpura, Udaipur - 313 001.	2529149
6	Shri Rajindra Prasad Yadav, Assistant Technical Adviser,CFNEU, 80/174 and 175,Sector 8, Maharishi Dayanand Marg, Mansarovar, Jaipur - 302 020.	2781117
7	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, 13/2, Rishi Nagar,Near Dabra Chowk, Hissar - 125 005.	247089
8	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, S-4&5, Over Main Shopping Centre,Sector NH-IV, Faridabad - 121 001.	2417882
9	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, B.XXXIV/2339, Joshi Nagar, Habbowal Kalan, Civil Lines, Ludhiana - 141 001.	2307452
10	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Mohalla Mangwain,Ram Nagar, Mandi-1 (H.P.)	224206
11	Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, CGO Complex, Himadri Wingh, H Block, Ground Floor, Betslay, Longwood, Shimla (H.P.)-175001	2653067
12	Shri A.K.Bararoo,Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, Shop No. 174-177,Central Market, Exhibition Grounds, Jammu - 180 001.	254283
13	Shri Balbir Singh, Assistant Technical Adviser,CFNEU, Hall No. 4, 10th Floor,CGO Complex,Aliganj, Lucknow - 226 020.	2325296

 

WESTERN REGION
14	Mrs. D.H. Shah, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, 1/46--49, Abhyudaya Nagar, Kala Chowki Housing Board, Mumbai - 400 033.	24702716
15	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Plot No. E-5, Market Road,Gultekdi,  Pune - 411 037.	24267856
16	Smt. Garima Verma, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, 20 D, 1st Floor, Zone 2Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal - 462 011.	2551673
17	Shri S.R. Kshirsagar, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, 125, Anand Nagar, Raipur - 492 001, Chattisgarh	2427087
18	Shri S.KI.N.Gaunker, Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, 1120, 1st Floor, Housing Board Colony (Old), Alto Betim, Parvorim,Goa - 403 521.	2414713
19	Mrs. Veena Thakur, Assistant Technical Adviser,CFNEU, 1st Floor, South Wing, New Sachivalya, Opp. Vidharbha, Cricket Association Ground, Civil Line,Nagpur - 440 001.	2565306
20	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, 3, Lajpat Kunj,Napier Tower (Opp. Methodist Centre),Jabalpur-482001	2627966
21	Demonstration Officer, Jer Phiroz Complex,1st Floor, Opp. Mango Market, Valsad - 396 001.	242965
22	Shri M.V. Parmar, Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Tailoring School Building Zanda Chowk, Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli.	2642627
23	Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, 15, Bank of Baroda Staff Society,1st Floor, Near P.J. College,Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380 007.	26642337

 

SOUTHERN REGION
24	Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, A-1-A, Rajaji Bhavan,Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600 090.	24916004
25	Shri P. Sundara Rajulu, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Block No. 1, Gr. Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad - 500 195.	24658085
26	Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Gr. Floor, A-Wing,Kendriya Sadan, 100 Ft. Road,Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034.	25536270
27	Assistant Technical Adviser,CFNEU, No. 1, Ramamurthy Road,Madurai - 625 002.	2530839
28	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Andhra University Campus, Waltair, Visakhapatnam - 530 003.	2755835
29	Shri V.V. Nair, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, "Peach Home",T.C. No.26/930, Panavila Junction, Trivendrum - 695 001.	2331239
30	Demonstration Officer, Kendriya Bhavan, CFNEU, C-3,Block, III Floor,Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) (P.0.) Ernakulam,Cochin - 682 037.	2425599
31	Shri G.Umamaheswa Rao, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, III Floor,C.G.O.Complex, Plot No.B-2,1 Cross Road, Industrial Estate, Autonagar, Vijayawada - 520 007.	2551555
32	Shri G. Naraynan, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, 3rd Floor, Manipady Complex,Old Kent Road, Pandeswar, Mangalore - 575 001.	2420692
33	Shri T.R. Rajendran, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, No. 30, Suryagandhinagar, II Cross, Near Ambika Theatre,Pondicherry - 605 003.	2210007

 

EASTERN REGION
34	Mr. R.K. Das, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Mezzanine Room,2nd Floor (Top) 5,  Esplanade East, Kolkata - 700 069.	22421307
35	Assistant Technical Adviser,CFNEU, KKB Road (New Colony), Chenikuthi, Guwahati - 781 018.	2665949
36	Dr. (Mrs.) Premi Devi Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Chingamathek, Imphal - 795 001.	2221523
37	Shri N. Bashiya,, Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, "ALDOPAMA" Near St. Anthony's College, Shillong - 793 001.	225040
38	Ms. S.K. Acharya, Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, G/9 Toshilla Apartments, Block No.8, Flat No.C1,C2, C-103, Satya Nagar,  Bhubaneswar - 751 007.	2503302
39	Shri Narindra Nath Tiwari, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU,Rajendra Path, B.N. Rai Road, Kadam Kuan, Patna - 800 003.	2692114
40	Shri T.K. Sinha, Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, Pawan Colony,  Hinu Chowk (in front of Medico-Medical Store), Ranchi - 834 002.	2503327
41	Demonstration Officer, CFNEU, Type IV, Qrt. J.G. - 40, Janglihat, Port Blair - 744 003.	233554
42	Shri A. C. Biswas, Demonstration Officer,CFNEU, Arithong Road, Opp. Hamro Garage,Gangtok,  Sikkim - 737 101.	223304
43	Assistant Technical Adviser, CFNEU, 28, Type III,Vivek Vihar, Itanagar - 791 111.(Arunachal Pradesh)	2212790

Performance of Community Food & Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs) in respect of Nutritional Education & Training Activities during the year 2005-06

 

S.No.	Activity	Achievements 2005-06
1.	Training in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits & Vegetables and Nutrition
a.	Total No. of Training Courses organized	772
b.	Total No. of trainees (adolescent girls, housewives, students and others)	25063
c.	No. of courses organized exclusively for SC/ST community	24
d.	No. of trainees of SC/ST community	720
2.	Monitoring of Supplementary Feeding and NHE component of ICDS
a.	No. of Inspections of ICDS AWCs conducted	5582
3.	Training in Nutrition Education for ICDS Personnel under UDISHA
a.	No. of Master Trainer courses organized (TOTs)	74
	No. of Master trainers trained	1202
b.	No. of orientation courses  organized (OTCs)	186
	--No. of grass root level functionaries oriented	5113
4.	Nutrition Education Programmes in Rural areas / Urban slums / Tribal areas	5043
5.	Regional Consultation Meet on Nutrition	3 (Pune, Bhubaneswar & Chandigarh)

Education/Training Material developed by Food & Nutrition Board

Hand Book and Special Reports
 

• Report of the Task Force on Micronutrients (Vitamin A and Iron
• Towards Better Nutrition for Women & Children - Problems and Programmes
• National Plan of Action on Nutrition
• National Nutrition Policy
• Report of the Conference on Update on Micronutrient (September, 1993)
• Integrated Nutrition Education - A Handbook
• Food Based Dietary Guidelines
• National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding
• Ready Reckoner on Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables and Nutrition

Booklets

• You and Your Diet
• Infant Feeding
• Feeding Children Below Two Years - Guide
• Feeding Children During Illness - Guide

Folders

• Community Food and Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs)
• Mother's Milk –The Best Gift by Nature to Infants
• Consume Green Leafy Vegetables daily and improve your vitality
• Consume Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables for Vitality
• Feeding Infants and Young Children

• Vitamin A
• Prevent anaemia
• Nursing Mothers Need to Eat More
• Pregnant Women Need Extra Food and Care
• Infants Need Adequate Food For Growth and Development
• Book Stickers for School Children with Nutrition Message
• Guidelines on Infant Feeding

Films/Spots

• Vitamin-A, anaemia and Iodine
• Infant and Young Child Feeding - (3-Spots)
• "Feeding Infant", 23 minutes, English Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Khasi.
• "Conservation of Nutrients" 23 minutes, English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Khasi.
• "Preventing Anaemia Through Nutrition", 17 minutes, Hindi English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi.
• "Dietary Fats and Its Consumption", 15 minutes, Hindi.
• "Nutrition for Young Children", 5 minutes, Hindi, English and other regional languages.
• "Use Whole Wheat Flour", 1 minute, Hindi, English and other regional languages.
• "Safe Drinking Water", 1 minute, Hindi, English and other regional languges.
• "Consume Green Leafy Vegetables", 1 minute, Hindi, English and other regional languages.
• "Retention of Cooked Rice Water", 1 minutes, Hindi, English and other regional languages.
• "Vitamin-A", 1.5 minutes, Hindi and English.
• "Prevent Anaemia", 1.5 minutes, Hindi and English.
• "Boond Boond Se (MSY)", 10 minutes Hindi.
• "Food Hygiene", 1 minute, Hindi, English and other regional languages.
• Five spots on Mahila Samridhi Yojana (MSY), 1 minute duration each in different languages.
• "Sunehari Subah (MSY)" 10 minutes duration, Hindi.
• "Naye Kschitij(MSY)", 16 minutes, Hindi
• "Anokha Mehman (ORS and Infant Care)", 26 minutes, Hindi.
• "Maa Ka Kehna Maan-1 (Personal Hygiene)", 8 minutes, Hindi
• "Phulwa (Girl Child)" 25 minutes, Hindi.
• "Khushiyon Ka Aangan", 24 minutes, Hindi.
• "Instant Infant Food", 10 minutes, English.
• "Nutrition Garden", 15 minutes.
• "Improving Iron Intake"
• "Value of Colostrum"
• "Kissa-E-Kachrapur" (on clealiness), 13 minutes, Hindi.
• "Anaemia", 8 minutes, Hindi.
• "Maa Aur BachecheSukh Ke Aadhar, Santulit Aahaar", 25 minutes, Hindi.
• "Infancy and pre-School Nutrition", 13 minutes, Hindi.
• 10 spots on "Child Malnutrition".

Recommendations of the Task Force

Strategies for alleviating micronutrient malnutrition in different age groups

1. Vitamin "A" Deficiency

The comprehensive strategies include

1. Nutrition education for dietary diversification.
2. Horticulture interventions including home gardening.
3. Nutrition supplementation.
4. Provision of safe drinking water and sanitation to prevent infections.

5. Selective fortification of foods for risk areas and special groups.

1. Iron Deficiency Anaemia

The project for tackling the problem of iron deficiency requires to focus on supplementation in the first instances followed by fortification and dietary improvements. The recommendations are as follows:

1. Iron and Folic Acid (IFA supplementation).
2. Fortification of foods with iron.
3. Dietary improvements.

India Nutrition Profile

District Nutrition Profile studies were conducted during 1995-96 in 18 States/UTs
and the results were compiled into India Nutrition Profile during 1998.

States covered in the Study
 

Region	State
Northern	Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi
Eastern	Bihar, Sikkim, Orissa*
North Eastern	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
Western	Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat*, Maharasthra*
Southern	Andhra Pradesh*, Tamil Nadu*, Karnataka*, Kerala*
Central	Madhya Pradesh*
* States covered under NNMB survey covered only rural areas in these States.

Consumption Pattern based on study of 18 States/UTs

• Consumption of cereals, roots and tubers was found adequate in most of the States.
• The total dietary calorie intake was deficient in majority of the States due to inadequate consumption of other energy rich food
• Intake of green leafy vegetables was found inadequate in majority of the States.
• The consumption of milk and milk products per consumption unit was inadequate in almost all the districts of India excepting those belonging to North Region and Gujarat.
• Intake of fats and oils found inadequate in most districts of India.
• Dietary intake of protein was marginal higher in almost all the districts of the State.
• Iron intake was around 70% of the recommended level.
• A close co-relation was observed by and large between adequacy/food consumption pattern and the income level of consumers.
• Average nutrients intake revealed an adequacy of Protein, Calcium, Thiamin, Niacin and Vitamin C in almost all the districts surveyed while Vitamin "A" and Riboflavin and Iron Intake was inadequate in most districts.

Nutritional Status of Children

 

Weight for age (1-5 years old)
Normal	22%
Mild	37%
Moderate	29%
Severe	12%
According to IAP classification
Normal	45%
Mild	23%
Moderate	16%
Severe	16%
Standard deviation
Under weight	49%
Stunted	56%
Wasted	20%

Nutritional status of Adults

Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) as estimated by the Body Mass Index (BMI) (wt(kg)/ht(mt)2
Body Mass index is the ratio of weight in kg./height (m), used as an indicator of nutritional status of adults in terms of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED).

Prevalence of CED was high in all the states but was alarmingly high in Bihar and Rajasthan with 50% and 45% respectively.

Prevalence of CED in adults according to BMI classification (%)
 

BMI Classification	Nutritional Status	Males	Females
Less than 16	III degree CED	6.0	9.9
16 - 17	II degree CED	6.5	8.1
17 - 18.5	ist degree CEd	16.1	18.2
Total		28.6	36.2
Greater than 18.5	Normal	67.1	59.0

Diet related chronic diseases are also on the increase in all the States especially in the urban population.

02 January, 2009