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Key Achievements

 Over 40,000 metric tons of fortified rice was  The handover of the ICDS’s System Strengthening
supplied across Gadchiroli district, benefiting over programmes in Chandrapur, Palghar, and Gadchiroli
750,000 individuals. districts was completed through documentation of
 Under ICDS’s Systems Strengthening and work undertaken, while highlighting commitments
Community Mobilisation initiatives, virtual and made under the MoU.
physical tracking of high-risk individuals was  The team in Andhra Pradesh completed the
undertaken. A number of pregnant and lactating refurbishment of 30 additional Anganwadi Centres,
mothers were counselled through WhatsApp which were subsequently formally handed over to
Video Calls. High-risk children and mothers the state government. In Rajasthan, the team
identified in the process were guided, in completed the end-line survey for the project and
collaboration with Anganwadi workers, to improve formally presented it to the state government.
their nutrition outcomes.  The Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC) development partners, industrial institutions and
 Virtual inauguration of refurbished Anganwadi funded by the Trusts and housed at the Food Safety particularly, food manufacturers, processers and,
Centres in Bhamragad block of Gadchiroli district, and Standards Authority of India’s headquarters in fortification pre-mix makers, to work together
Maharashtra, was done in the presence of the Delhi, provided a single platform for government towards fortification of staple foods, in order to
District Magistrate, Gadchiroli. stakeholders, ministries, state governments, improve nutrition security. In the open market,
voluntary fortification commenced for five staples,
with faster adoption in the oil and milk industries.
Currently, 70 of India’s top national and regional
brands have 113 fortified products available in the
retail market. In the government safety net
programmes, 17 states and 4 union territories have
so far adopted fortification of their chosen
commodities at the district level (all districts) in the
ICDS, Mid-Day Meal and Public Distribution System
programmes.
 The Trusts worked closely with The India Nutrition
Initiative (TINI) to target fortification of 200 Lakh
Litres Per Day (LLPD) of milk during the year,
benefitting approximately 133 million people and
helping reduce the insufficiency of Vitamin A and D,
significantly. Six state cooperative dairies continued
fortification even after support from the Trusts
ended; besides, various private dairies commenced
fortifying milk on their own. The partnership with
National Dairy Development Board resulted in a
significant scale-up of the ‘Gift Milk Scheme’, i.e.
provision of milk to school children.
Hot, nutritious meals served to school children under the Mid Day Meal programme

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