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Purak Poshan Yojana by ICDS, Mid Day Meal Scheme Gujarat

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Purak Poshan Yojana, also known as Supplementary Nutrition Scheme (SN), is one of the 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 ISDS scheme. The Government of India on 24.2.2009, has issued a revised guideline on nutritional and feeding norms. State and UTs have been requested to provide supplementary nutrition to children below six years of age and pregnant and lactating mothers. The social welfare department in the implementation programme in the states.

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There are two types of Supplementary feeding (Purak Poshan) applied in the state by the social welfare department.

  1. Supplementary Nutrition for ICDS projects in rural areas through Aanganwadi (it is a type of mother and child care center in India) Centres.
  2. Supplementary Nutrition in Urban Slum Areas through NGO’s.

For nutritional purposes, ICDS provides 500 Kilo Calories (with 12-15 grams of protein) every day to every child below 6 years of age and for adolescent girls, it is up to 500 kilocalories with 25 grams of protein a day.

The services of immunization, health check-ups and referral services delivered through Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. UNICEF has provided essential supplies for the ICDS scheme since 1975. World Bank has also assisted with financial and technical support for the programme. This scheme is centrally sponsored but the supplementary nutrition must be provided by the state government.

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Majority of children in India have underprivileged childhood from the birth. 25% of newborn children are underweight among the other nutritional, immunization and educational deficiencies of children in India. some of the greatest scopes from this scheme has proved its worth and why this scheme should continue. Immunization, supplementary nutrition, health check-up, referral services, Nutritional and health information.

Purak Poshan Yojana is structured for the following purposes.

    1. Provides food at very low rates such as 4,5,6 rupees as per the scheme beneficiary.
    2. To create a system that tackles the proper physiological, physical and social development of the child.
    3. To fight the rate of the mortality, morbidity, malnutrition.
To support the mother and help her become capable of providing the necessary nutrition and development needs of the child and aware of her own needs during pregnancy. Purak Poshan Yojana is also reflected in the MIDDAY MEAL Scheme (a part of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme) in which, afternoon meal is provided by the state government to the children of the government and granted schools. Where children are given proper one-time lunch that is full of nutritional supplements which helps those children from lower-income families. Such schemes are a portion of the country now. In which, without any doubt, women and children below 6 years can be benefitted in a very gentle, cheap yet nutritional and healthy way.