- Currently, 43 per cent of children under five years of age in India are underweight, while 48 per cent suffer from stunting due to undernutrition.
- The Cabinet approved the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), giving funding of Rs 9,046 crore, till 2020, to combat malnutrition in the country.
- The Rs 9,046 crore budget will be funded in a 50:50 ratio, by the Centre and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
- The policy will be implemented by ;
- Ministry of Women and Child Development,
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
- Minsitry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and
- NITI Aayog. A technical committee, formed by the NITI Aayog and
- comprising dieticians, doctors, and experts will decide on the delivery system, WCD minister Maneka Gandhi said.
- Under this mission beneficiaries will get Rs 500 as incentive.
- Aims at bringing down undernutrition and low birth weight by 2% per yearReduce stunting from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022