Tamil Nadu

 

(a) Supplementary Nutrition – Status and Action Plan

·                     Existing provision

 

Types of

SNP

6 months to 3 years

(Items in detail)

3 Years to 6 years

(Items in detail)

Pregnant Women &

Lactating Mothers

Weaning

food

containing

amylase

activity

 

Take

Home

Ration

(THR)

100 grams of Weaning food containing amylase activity for 300 days in a year.

 

Normally weaning food in the form of Laddu is provided in the centre itself so that the beneficiary gets full benefit under the scheme. Only in the case of children in the age group of 6 months to 1 year and to children under rare circumstances the weaning food is provided as Take Home Ration.

 

Nil

100 grams of Weaning food containing amylase activity for 300 days in a year.

Normally weaning food in the form of Laddu is provided in the centre itself so that the beneficiary gets full benefit under the scheme. During last trimester and first two months after delivery the weaning food is provided as Take Home Ration.

 

Hot

Cooked

Meal

·   In addition to weaning food One Egg per week is being provided to children in the age group of 1-2years.

 For children in the age group of 2- 3

years - in addition to weaning food 

3 Eggs per week and 20gms Green or Bengal gram and potato is provided

once in a week along with noon meal

 for 365 days in  a year.

For children in the age

group of 3- 6 years - in

addition to weaning food 

3 Eggs per week,

20gms Green or Bengal gram

and  potato is provided

once in a week along

with noon meal  for 365

days in a year.

 

Nil

 

·               Revised provision

Types   of  SNP
6 months to 3 years

(Items in detail)

3 Years to 6 years

(Items in detail)

Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers

Weaning

food

containing

amylase

activity

 

Take

 Home

Ration

(THR)

Weaning food containing amylase activity  for 300 days in a year is provided as detailed below:

·         6months - 3years Children  -130gms.

·         6 months - 3years Severely Malnourished Children  -190gms.

Normally weaning food in the form of

‘Laddu’ is provided in the centre itself 

so that the beneficiary gets full benefit

under the scheme. Only in the case of

children in the age group of 6 months to

1 year and to children under rare

circumstances the weaning food is

provided as Take Home Ration.

 

Nil

160 grams of

Weaning food containing

amylase activity for 300 days in a year.

Normally weaning food in the form of Laddu is provided in the centre itself so that the beneficiary gets full benefit under the scheme. During last trimester and first two months after delivery the  weaning food is provided as Take Home Ration.

Morning

Snack

A portion of daily ration of Weaning

food containing amylase  activity in the

form of ‘Laddu’ is given as morning snack

Nil

Nil

Hot

Cooked

Meal

·         In addition to weaning food One Egg per week is being provided to children in the age group of 1- 2 years.

 For children in the age group of 2- 3 years - in addition to weaning food  3 Eggs per

week and 20gms Green or Bengal gram

and potato is provided once in a week

along with noon meal for 365 days in

a year.

For children in the age group of 3- 6 years – in addition to weaning food  3 Eggs per week and 20gms Green or Bengal gram and  potato is provided once in a week along with noon meal for 365 days in a year.

 

Nil

 

(b)  ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION:

 

Types of SNP

 

Existing arrangement for supply/cooking

 

Weaning food

containing

amylase activity

Take Home

Ration (THR)

 

The Weaning food containing amylase activity is   being procured from 25 

Weaning Food Manufacturing Women Co-operative Societies and the

requirement of weaning food over and above the manufacturing capacity of the 25 Weaning Food Manufacturing Women Co-operative Societies  is procured from two  Private Manufacturers selected through Open Tender.

 

  • The weaning food is  mixed with luke warm water and served as small  ‘Laddu’s which is prepared by the Anganwadi Workers at the Anganwadi Centres. 

Take Home Ration is given to those beneficiaries who cannot come to the Anganwadi Centre such as  women in the last trimester and first two months after delivery the  weaning food is provided as Take Home Ration.

 

Hot

Cooked

Meal

 

 Further the food items required for Noon meal are being procured from

Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.

Egg   Vegetables and condiments are procured locally by the Anganwadi workers as per requirement.

Noon meal is prepared in the centre itself by the Anganwadi workers and children are provided  noon meal in the centre itself.

D)  COST BREAK-UP OF SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD

·             Weaning food

Ingredients

Rs.4

Rs.5

Rs.6

Food cost  Including grain

 

Weaning food containing

amylase activity

 

Rs.4

(Normal,

Grade – I &

Grade – II

Children)

Ration:

130 gms

Rs.5

(Pregnant &

Lactating Mothers)

 

 

Ration:

160 gms

Rs.6

(Severely Malnourished

Children)

 

 

Ration:

190 gms

* No separate fuel charges is provided for preparing the Weaning Food Laddus. Fuel available in the Anganwadi centre for preparing Noon-meal is utilised for this purpose also.In certain districts Mothers prepare porridge & laddus using the Weaning Food and Distribute the same at the Anganwadi centre to the Beneficiaries in turn

 

d) Cost break-up of supplementary food:

·        Hot Cooked Noon Meal

 

Ingredients

Rs.4

Rs.5

Rs.6

Food cost including grain, vegetables, oil etc

 

1.62

 

Pregnant &

Lactating

Mothers are not covered under

Noon meal

Program

 

Same quantum of

Noon meal is

Being provided

to the Severely

Malnourished

Children

Fuel cost

 

0.15

Egg (thrice a week)

2.45

Green or Bengal gram               (once a week)

0.64

Potato (once a week)

0.16

 

·        Average cost per beneficiary is Rs.3.43 per day

 

 e) ALLOCATION OF FOODGRAINS(WHEAT & RICE) UNDER WHEAT   BASED NUTRITION PROGRAMME (WBNP)

 

 

1st quarter

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

Requirement      4th  quarter

Wheat

Rice

Wheat

Rice

Wheat

Rice

Wheat

Rice

Off take 

(in MTs)

 

2393

Nil

3859

Nil

3859

Nil

9000

nil

 

END USE OF THE FOOD GRAINS ALLOCATED TO BE INDICATED:

·             Wheat being allocated under Wheat  Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) is being used by 25 Weaning food manufacturing women co-operative societies for manufacturing  weaning food containing amylase activity being provided as Supplementary Nutrition to Children in the age group of 6months to 3years and also Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers.

·              In Tamilnadu under Noon meal programme 1121574 Children beneficiaries in the age group of  24 months to 60 months are being covered.  Allotment of Rice under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP)  was not claimed till date.  Hence it is proposed to claim 32750 MTS of rice from GOI under this scheme from the year 2010 onwards.

f) TYPE OF FUEL USED AT ANGANWADI CENTRE

 

 Type of   Fuel used

 

 No.of AWCs

 Firewood / coal

   44943

Stove

     125

Gas

    5365

Any other (specify)

     -

 

 

Food Item

 

Method

a.  Weaning food containing

amylase activity

 

Wheat, Maize     Flour

52 

Malted Ragi Flour

5

Bengal Gram Dhal Flour

12

Powdered Jaggery

30

Calcium Carbonate (700g)

Ferrous Sulphate (150g) and

Vitamin pre-mix (150g)

1

Total

100

 

1)    Wheat,  Maize and Bengal Gram Dhal is pre-cleaned, destoned roasted, and pulvarised.

2)    Ragi is pre-cleaned, soaked, germinated, dried, rootlets and husks removed from the germinated Ragi, toasted, destoned, and pulvarised.

3)    Jaggery is pre-cleaned, and powdered.

4)    Calcium Carbonate, Ferrous Sulphate and Vitamin premix  of I.P. Grade Vitamins and minerals are   fortified as per ICDS norms.

 

The processed ingredients are roasted

(ragi – amylased) and ground.  The micronutrient are

mixed thoroughly with the roasted flour and packed

 in 2kg and 1kg packets.

 

100 gms of weaning food contains :

Energy - 350Kcal and Protein - 8.5 gms

 

 

B. Noon Meal

Hot cooked meal is served every day. Following protein rich foods are

also provided to the  children in the

Anganwadi centres.

1.Monday,

   Wednesday,     one boiled  egg.

   Thursday

                          

2.Tuesday     -  20 grams of Green

                         Gram/Bengal gram

3. Friday        -  20 gram of boiled

                          Potato

For Vegetarian children, one banana

      is provided instead of egg.

 

Kitchadi is prepared at the Anganwadi using Rice,

Dhal and Vegetables are cooked with oil.  Double

Fortified  salt  (Iron and Iodine) is added in the

kitchadi and  served hot.

 

Quantity per child:

Rice  -  80 gms 

Dhal  -  10 gms      

Oil     -    2 gms      

Salt   - 1.9 gms    

 

 

g) MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION                  : Yes