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What are the objectives of Supplementary feeding programmes. List the names of the programmes . Explain the nutritional components they provide to the beneficiaries of any 2 major government run programmes.

02 Mar 2022
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The government of India have initiated several large scale supplementary feeding programmes aimed at overcoming specific deficiency diseases through various Ministers to combat malnutrition.
1. Vitamin A prophylaxis program:
One of the components of National Programme for control of Blindness is to administer a single massive dose of an oily preparation of Vitamin A orally to all pre-school children in the community every 6 months through peripheral health children in the community every 6 months through peripheral health workers.

2. Prophylaxis against nutritional anaemia:
In view of its public health importance, a national programme for the prevention of nutritional anaemia was launched by the Govt. Of India during the fourth five year plan. The programme consists of distribution of iron and folic acid tablets to pregnant women and young children.

3. Special Nutrition Programme:
This special programme was started in 1970 for the nutritional benefit of children below 6 years of age, pregnant and nursing mothers and is in operation in urban slums, tribal areas and backward rural areas.

4. Balwadi Nutrition Programme:
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