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Evolution of Nutritional Security Programmes in India

The document outlines the evolution of nutritional security programs in India from the post-independence era to the present. It highlights key initiatives across different eras, including the Public Distribution System, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, and the National Food Security Act, emphasizing a shift from welfare-based to rights-based approaches. Recent efforts focus on comprehensive nutrition integration with health and agriculture, leveraging technology and promoting climate-resilient crops.

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Evolution of Nutritional Security Programmes in India

The document outlines the evolution of nutritional security programs in India from the post-independence era to the present. It highlights key initiatives across different eras, including the Public Distribution System, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, and the National Food Security Act, emphasizing a shift from welfare-based to rights-based approaches. Recent efforts focus on comprehensive nutrition integration with health and agriculture, leveraging technology and promoting climate-resilient crops.

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Evolution of Nutritional Security Programmes in India

Era Focus Area Key Initiatives

- Public Distribution System (PDS)


- Addressing severe food (Introduced around WWII, expanded
Post- shortages, famine risks, and post-1947) – Provided subsidized staple
Independence Era malnutrition. - Ensuring grains. - Integrated Child Development
(1950s-1970s) minimum food availability for Services (ICDS) (1975) – Supplementary
Food Suf ciency the masses. - Limited nutrition, immunization, preschool
& Basic Nutrition nutrition-specific policies, education for children & mothers. -
mainly targeted feeding Balwadi Nutrition Programme (1970s) –
Support programs. Nutritional supplements for preschool
children in rural areas.

- Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) (1995,


formalized in 2001) – Provided cooked
Green Revolution - Ensuring food self- meals to schoolchildren. - National
& Expansion of sufficiency with the Green Nutrition Policy (1993) – Multi-sectoral
Food-Based Revolution. - Expanding social approach integrating agriculture, health,
Schemes welfare programs within and food distribution. - Universal
healthcare and education. Immunization Programme (1985) –
(1980s-1990s)
Combatting nutrient deficiencies linked to
infections.

- National Food Security Act (NFSA)


(2013) – Made PDS a legal entitlement for
up to 75% of the rural and 50% of the
Rights-Based urban population. - Iron & Folic Acid
- Shift from welfare-based to
Approach & Supplementation (2013) – Addressed
rights-based food security. -
Micronutrient anaemia among women and children. -
Tackling hidden hunger
Interventions (micronutrient deficiencies).
Food Fortification Programs – Distribution
(2000s-2010s) of fortified rice, wheat, and milk. -
POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018) – Aimed at
improving the nutritional status of children
(0-6 years).
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- Poshan 2.0 (2022) – Merged ICDS, Mid-
Day Meal, and Poshan Abhiyaan for a life-
cycle approach to nutrition. - Millets
Promotion (International Year of Millets -
Comprehensive - Integrating nutrition with
2023) – Encouraged nutrient-rich, climate-
healthcare, agriculture, and
Nutrition & resilient crops in PDS, Mid-Day Meals, and
behavioral change. -
Health Leveraging digital technology
ICDS. - One Nation, One Ration Card
Integration (ONORC) – Enabled migrant workers to
and climate-resilient
access subsidized food anywhere in India.
(2020s - Present) agriculture.
- Health & Wellness Centres (Ayushman
Bharat) – Integrated nutrition counseling
and lifestyle interventions into primary
healthcare.

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