(a) the details of quality of the nutrition food being provided to
mothers and children in anganwadi centres in various States across the country;
(b) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the
quality of the said food;
(c) if so, the total number of cases reported during each of the last
three years and the current year; and
(d) the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard and to
ensure the quality of nutritious food being provided in anganwadi centres?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) to (d): The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is
a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by all the State Governments and
Union Territory Administrations. Supplementary nutrition is one of the six
services under the Integrated Child Development Services[ICDS] Scheme.
Under the Scheme, children below six years of age and pregnant and
lactating mothers are required to be provided Supplementary Nutrition,
in accordance with Guidelines issued by Government of India on 24.02.2009
and endorsed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its Order dated 22.04.2009.
The provision of Supplementary Nutrition prescribed for various categories
of beneficiaries is as follows:
Age group Type of SNP
6 Months to Take Home Ration (THR) in the form 3 years of Micronutrient Fortified Food and/ or Energy-dense Food.
Severely under - THR in small frequent meals to the child. weight children
3 to 6 years 1.Morning snack 2.Hot cooked meal
Severely under- 1. Morning snack. weight children 2.Hot cooked meal. 3.Micronutrient Fortified Food and/ or Energy-dense Food as THR.
Pregnant and Take Home Ration (THR). Nursing mothers
Age Group Nutritional norms
Pre-revised Revised
Calories Protein (g) Calories Protein(g) (k.cal.) (k.cal.)
Children (6-72 months) 300 8-10 500 12-15
Severely malnourished 600 20 800 20-25 children (6-72 months)
Pregnant women and 500 15-20 600 18-20 Nursing mothers