Nutrition plan way off target, report finds

According to a report by a panel appointed by the apex court, most states are spending less than the norm of Rs2 per beneficiary per day

Padmaparna Ghosh

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It added: “…not even all or even the majority of SNP distributed can be assumed to actually be contributing to better nutrition for expectant and nursing women, because the majority is in the form of take-home dry rations, which research shows gets into the common household food pool, rather than be specifically allocated...to women.”

(Pragya Singh contributed to this story.)

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