- By Kamakshi Bishnoi
- Thu, 15 May 2025 12:38 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved an additional amount of Rs 51.89 crore for the supply of supplementary nutrition to the beneficiaries of Anganwadi centers. The government has taken this decision in view of the rising cost of nutritional materials through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).
Along with this, the government has also arranged for an additional budget for the Supplementary Nutrition Program. Due to this, there will be no deduction in the supply to the beneficiaries even after the increase in the cost of nutritional materials.
Due to the increase in the price of chana dal, some other dal will be supplied in its place, the Chief Minister will decide this. Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme in Uttar Pradesh, nutritional food and health services are provided to children aged six months to six years, pregnant women, and adolescent girls aged 14 to 18.
The central and state governments share 50-50 per cent in this scheme. Apart from this, the establishment of supplementary nutrition production units (THR units) run by women's self-help groups under the Uttar Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Mission is being rapidly promoted. The government has set a target of setting up 347 such units across the state by the year 2026-27. These units will produce supplementary nutrition locally.