Nutritional programmes in India
Designed to improve nutritional status of children and contributes to their optimum growth and development.
1. Ministry of rural development
Applied nutrition programme
2. Ministry of socialwefare
a. Integrated child development service scheme (ICDS)
b. Balwadi nutritional programme
c. Special nutritional programme
3. Ministry of health and family welfare
National nutritional anaemia prophylaxis programmes
National prophylaxis programmes for prevention of blindness due to vitamin A deficiency.
National iodine deficiency disorder control programme
4. Ministry of education
Mid-day meal programme
Vitamin deficiency diseases
Mineral deficiency diseases
Iron deficiency diseases - anemia
Iodine deficiency diseases - goitre
Calcium deficiency diseases
Phosphorus deficiency diseases
Sodium deficiency diseases
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