10.21.A special Programme to be executed by the Social Welfare Department for mid-day meals to cover 10 lakh children in tribal areas and 10 lakh children in the slum areas of metropolitan cities annually, wilt be introduced during the Fourth Plan period. There are 489 tribal development blocks in the country, besides a number of concentrated pockets of tribal population in very backward rural areas. The Maternity Child Health Centres and Family Planning Welfare Centres situated in these areas will be made use of for supplying nutrition to children. Similarly 10 lakhs children in the age group 0-3, residing in the slum areas of metropolitan cities, who are in urgent need of supplementary nutrition for normal growth and development, will be supplied with nutrition food.
Coordination and Evaluation 10-22. The outlays on nutrition programmes in the various sectors are :
TABLE 1 : Outlay on Nutrition
(Rs. crores)
Sl. department central state total
no. sector sector
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4)
1 health and family
planning 5.13 - 5.13
2 community development 13.90 2.10 16.00
3 food 13.05 -- 13.05
4 education -- 5.00 5.00
5 social welfare 6.00 -- 6.00
6 total 38.08 7.10 45.18
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Annexures I and II indicate the outlays and physical targets respectively of the nutritional programmes of the various departments.
19.23. Several Department of the Union Government and State Governments are involved in implementing nutrition programmes. There are also a number of voluntary agencies. There is need for systematic communication, consultation and coordination among them. The industrial production of nutritious foods and the organisation of pilot projects for this purpose along with feasibility studies, research and survey, are the spheres of interest to the Food and Health Departments as well as to the Industries Department. The appropriate coordinating agency for this sphere of operation would be the Department of Food at the Centre. For feeding programmes as well as training, education and extension which are the areas of action of the Community Development and Social Welfare Departments, Health and Family Planning Ministry and Education Ministry, the Department of Community Development can profitably take up the responsibility for coordination. In respect of the overall cc;ordination of the programmes, not only of the different Departments but for the country as a whole, the Planning Commission will have to provide the requisite means of, coordination including review and evaluation. The most important part of the coordination of nutrition programmes arises in each State. The success of the programme as a whole, will depend on the effectiveness of the machinery in the State, not only for implementation of individual programmes but for their integration, appraisal and evaluation.
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ANNEXURE II
Physical Targets of the, Nutrition Scheme
sl. scheme unit fourth
no. plan
target
(0) (1) (2)
department of health and family planning
1 prophylaxis against nutritional anaemia in mothers and children beneficiary coverage in million 15
2 control of blindness in children caused by vitamin A deficiency children covered million 8
department of community development
3 applied nutrition programme new blocks 450
4 composite programme for and pre-school children women block benefited 1200
department of food
5 production of balahar lakh tonnes 2.5
department of education
6 school feeding programme children covered (6-11) in million 14
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