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Lok Sabha Question No. 1051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: CDSCO
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1051 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## CDSCO

## 1051. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the serious dearth of personnel in the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of inspectors re quiredfor performing inspection along with the inspector - unit ratio;
- (d) whether number of posts of inspectors are lying vacant at present; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to fill these vacancies?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a) & (b): The strengthening of the infrastructure facilities including manpower of Ce Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is a continuous process so as to enable it to keep pace  with  the  growing  pharmaceutical  sector  and  corresponding  enhanced  responsibilities regulating and ensuring the quality of drugs in the country.
- (c): The Mashelkar Committee had recommended one inspector for 200 sales o utlets and one inspector for 50 manufacturing units. Keeping in view the size of Indian Pharma Industry number of sales units, around 3200 Drug Inspectors are required both at the Central and levels.
- (d) & (e): The Central Government has in creased the number of sanctioned posts of Drug Inspectors in CDSCO from 32 in April, 2008 to 279 in November, 2015. UPSC has already declared the result of the written examination for recruitment of 147 Drug Inspectors. Wi recruitment,  there  will  b e  no  vacancy  of  Drug  Inspector  in  CDSCO  against  the  sanctioned strength.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Shortage of Submarines
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1050

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF SUBMARINES

1050.  SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some submarines lack key weapons systems despite their induction into the Indian Navy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Indian Navy is critically short of submarines; and
- (d) if so, the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b):

No, Madam.

(c) & (d): The Government constantly reviews the security scenario and inducts  equipment,  including  submarines,  in  the  Indian  Navy  keeping  in view  the  assessment  of  prevailing  external  strategic  environment,  threat perception, and operational necessity.  The submarine programme of the Indian Navy is being progressed under an existing 30 year Plan for series construction of Submarines for Indian Navy in two phases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Tax Revenue Locked up in Courts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No.1049 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016 ASHADHA 31, 1938(SAKA)

## TAX REVENUE LOCKED UP IN COURTS

## 1049.  DR. K. KAMRAJ

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  amount  of  direct  taxes  is  locked  up  in  litigation,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  Income  Tax  cases  filed  including  amount  held  up  as  result  thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, forum-wise; and
- (c) the amount spent by the Government on these litigations during the same period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes, Madam. As on 31.03.2016, an amount of Rs 820,741(in Crores) was locked up in appeal before the CIT(A)/ITAT/HC/ SC.
- (b) The  details  of  Income  Tax  cases  filed  including  amount  held  up  as  result  thereof during each of the last three years and current year, forum-wise are as per Annexure.
- (c) The  amount  spent  by  the  Government  on  these  litigations  during  the  same  period cannot  be  computed  by  this  office  as  cost  of  litigation  before  ITAT/HC/SC  is unavailable.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Inflation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

- (a) the present rate of inflation;
- (b) whether as per survey conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) there is no possibility of rate of inflation coming down till the next year, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) As per the latest data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the rate of inflation  based  on  Consumer  Price  Index  (Combined) for  the  month  of  June  2016 stood at 5.77 per cent.
- (b)  As  per  the  latest  round  (May  2016)  of  bi-monthly  Survey  of  Professional Forecasters,  conducted  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),  median  forecast  of Consumer Price Index based annual inflation rate is projected to moderate during Q3 and Q4 of the 2016-17. Further, as per the latest Inflation Expectations Survey of Households for March 2016 (43 rd round), conducted by RBI, the inflation perception and expectations of households moderated as compared to December 2015 round.
- (c)  The  Government  has  undertaken  a  number  of  measures  to  curb  inflation,  in particular, food inflation. The steps taken, inter alia, include, (i) increased allocation of Rs 900 crore for Price Stabilization Fund in the budget 2016-17 to check volatility of  prices  of  essential  commodities,  in  particular  of  pulses. (ii) decision  taken  to create  buffer  stock    of  Kharif  and  Rabi  pulses  through  domestic  procurement  and imports; (iii) announced  higher  Minimum  Support  Prices  so  as  to  incentivize production; (iv) issued advisory to States/UTs to take strict action against hoarding and black marketing under the Essential Commodities Act 1955 and the Prevention of  Black-marketing  and  Maintenance  of  Supplies  of  Essential  Commodities  Act, 1980; (v) The Government has taken necessary steps to maintain sufficient stocks of sugar in the country. It has imposed 20 per cent duty on export of sugar and has empowered state governments to impose stockholding limits  on  traders  to  ensure availability of sugar at reasonable prices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Restructuring of Nutritional Intake in Anganwadis
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1044 TO BE ANSWERED ON  22.07.2016

## RESTRUCTURING OF NUTRITIONAL INTAKE IN ANGANWADIS

- 1044 SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  restructure  the  prescribed  nutritional intake  and replace/add to the nutritional food items provided to children through Anganwadis;
- (b) if so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) the changes to be made in this regard including extra budgetary allocations proposed for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b)&(c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Spurious and Expired Drugs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## SPURIOUS AND EXPIRED DRUGS

## 1043. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  sale  of  spurious  and expired  drugs  is  going  on  unabated  in  small towns  and villages especially in remote and far flung areas of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any campai gn has been launched to create awareness among the public apart from strict vigilance to check the sale of such medicines; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a): In accordance with the provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules mad thereunder, the sale of drugs in the country is regulated by State Licensing Authorities No such reports of unabated sale of spurious and expired drugs n small towns and villages of the country have been received.
- (b) & (c): No specific campaign has been launched to create awareness among the public . However, the Government has increased the number of samples of drugs and also undertak risk base d inspection of manufacturing units. These measures will reduce the availability of Standard Quality medicines in the market to a large extent.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Residential Accommodation for Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1042

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL

1042.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  provide  residential accommodation to the working and retired officers / personnel of defence forces;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  shortage  of  residential accommodation for defence personnel?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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- (a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Madam.  Married  Accommodation  Project  (MAP)  was approved  in  May  2002  for  providing  approximately  2  lakh  Dwelling  Units (DUs) to serving defence personnel. Government has formed Apex Steering Committee (ASC) under the chairmanship of Defence Secretary with Vice Chief  of  Army,  Air  Force,  and  Navy  as  members  with  full  powers  for sanctioning  of  projects  under  MAP.    There  is  no  residential  scheme  for retired defence personnel except that they are allowed to retain government married accommodation for three months after retirement date to enable them to settle down.  Besides, MAP under AMWP (Annual Major Works Programme) also residential accommodation projects are undertaken as per special needs from time to time.
- (c) Apart from construction of DUs, hiring of houses is also undertaken for  Defence  personnel  to  meet  the  deficiency  of  housing.  In  addition, service personnel are authorized House Rent Allowance (HRA)/Compensation  in  Lieu  of  Quarter  (CILQ)/Family  Accommodation Allowance (FAA).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Intrusions by Chinese Troops
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1041

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## INTRUSIONS BY CHINESE TROOPS

1041.  SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

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Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  incidents  of  intrusions  by  Chinese troops into Indian territory;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken to bring clarity over the Line of Actual Control in order to bring down tension between the troops of both countries;
- (d) whether the military preparedness of China is far superior to that of India and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  being  initiated  to  modernize  and  upgrade  armament  and  ammunition strength of the Armed Forces of the country?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b): There  have been  no instances of intrusion by Chinese troops into Indian territory.  However, as there is no commonly delineated Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, there are areas along the border  where  India  and  China  have  differing  perception  of  LAC.    Due  to both sides undertaking  patrolling upto  their perception  of  the  LAC, transgressions do occur.

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(c) To resolve the border disputes, the two sides have appointed Special Representative  (SR)  to  explore  the  framework  for  a  boundary  settlement from the political perspective of the overall bilateral relationship.  The 19 th Round of  SR  Talks  on  India-China  boundary question  was  held  in  China from 20-21 April, 2016. (d) & (e): Government  is  aware  that  China  has  been  carrying  out  rapid military modernization and extensive infrastructure development along the India-China border. However, Military capacity enhancement and modernization  of  armed  forces  including  armament  and  ammunition  is a  dynamic  and  continuous  process  and  is  done  in  consonance  with  our threat perception.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Grant to ICCW
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1039 TO BE ANSWERED ON  22.07.2016

## Grant to ICCW

## 1039. SHRI A.T.NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to State:

- (a) the total grant released to Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether certain complaints regarding misappropriation of funds by ICCW have been received by the Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government to check misuse of funds?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) The total grants released to Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) under Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme (RGNCS)  during the last three years and current year are as follows:

|   S.No | Financial Year   | Grants Released to ICCW (in crores)   |
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|      1 | 2013-14          | 20.46                                 |
|      2 | 2014-15          | 20.83                                 |
|      3 | 2015-16          | 21.39                                 |
|      4 | 2016-17          | NIL (as on date)                      |

(b), (c) & (d)  Yes, certain complaints about the functioning of ICCW have been received in the Ministry. Physical  inspections of  Crèches  operated  by ICCW is  being  carried  out  by  the Ministry  to  assess  if there  are  any  non-existent  Crèches.  The  grant  given  to  ICCW  is  also  being  subjected  to  detailed examination by Director General of Audit (Central Expenditure).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Purchase of Ultra Light Howitzers from US
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1038

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## PURCHASE OF ULTRA LIGHT HOWITZERS FROM US

1038.  SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has finalized on purchasing 'Ultra Light Howitzers' and 'Dhanush artillery guns' from the US;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof and the expected timeline and estimated expenditure for procurement of these items;
- (c) whether  the  Defence  Acquisition  Council  has  cleared  several  proposals  for acquisition of weapons, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  Ordnance  Factory  at  Kolkata  is  engaged  in  manufacturing  'Dhanush artillery guns' indigenously, if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR) j{kk ea=h ¼Jh euksgj ijhZdj½

(a) & (b): Acceptance  of  Necessity  (AoN)  has  been  accorded  for  the procurement of 155mm / 39 Calibre Ultra-Light Howitzers from USA under US Foreign Military Sales route at an approximate cost of USD 737 million. There is no proposal for purchasing 'Dhanush artillery guns' from the US.

- (c) Defence  Acquisition  Council  (DAC)  has  accorded  Acceptance  of Necessity  for  101  proposals  of  Capital  acquisitions  for  defence  services during the years 2014-15 and 2015-16.
- (d) An  indent  has  been  placed  on  OFB  Kolkata,  for  procurement  of 155mm  /  45  Calibre  Dhanush  Artillery  Guns,  at  an  approximate  cost  of Rs.1261.44 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Packaged Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1034 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## PACKAGED FOOD

## 1034. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the trust deficit has increased between consumers and packaged  food  companies after  Government  banned  the  Maggie noodle  brand  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether demand for packaged food and snacks has come down due to the trust deficit, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the further steps taken by the Government to bridge the deficit and promote packaged food amongstconsumers;

(d) whether the Government proposes to makestringent laws/strictly implement the existing laws to avoid such instances; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and steps t ken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a): Government  is  aware  of  the  concerns  of  the  food  processing  industries.  All  s considered necessary for promoting the interest of consumers through availability of sa wholesome food and growth of food processing industry are being taken by the Gove rnment.

(b): No such data is available with the Government.

(c): The Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  promoting  growth  of  food  processi sector  through  schemes  aimed  at  creation  of  infrastructure  including  mega  food  parks, chain, modernisation of public abattoirs, setting up/upgradation of food testing labora tories and assistance for R&D in processed food. Further, the Food Safety and  Standards Authori India (FSSAI) is in constant dialogue with the organizations representing consumers and processing industry.

(d) & (e): A number of steps have been taken by the Government to improve the regulatory procedures/processes with a view to ensure  safe and wholesome food and also improve the of  doing  business  and  enhancing  transparency  and  predictability  in  decision    making. include increasi ng the number of scientific panels under FSSAI and frequency of their meetin harmonization of food standards with international practices/standards  and laying down standards. Regular surveillance, monitoring, inspection and random sampling of food products is also undertaken by officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/UTs to that they comply with the standards laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the rules and regulations made thereunder. In cases, whe re the food samples are found to be non -conforming to prescribed standards, recourse is taken to penal provisions under Chapter the FSS Act, 2006 .
Lok Sabha Question No. 1032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Dietary Nutrition in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1032 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## DIETARY NUTRITION IN RURAL AREAS

## 1032. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate a plan/has formulated a plan to improve the dietary nutrition particularly in the rural areas of various States/UTs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTw iseincluding Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

(a) to (c): The Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition and is implementing  several  schemes/programmes  of  different  Ministries/Departments  through  Sta Governments/UT administrations including in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

The  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  is  implementing  In tegrated  Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, 'Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls  (RGSEAG) -'Sabla',  and  Indira  Gandhi  Matritva  Sahyog  Yojana  (IGMSY)  as  direct targeted  interventions  through - out  the  country  to  improve  nutritional  s tatus  of  women  & children.

Additionally, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Ministry of WCD, through its regi field units, is engaged in conducting training programmes in nutrition, in addition to advocacy towards  generating  awareness  through  nutrition  education  programmes  on  the  importance healthy  balanced  diets  especially  through  the  use  of  locally  available  foods,  mass  aw campaigns and use of electronic and print media. All these schemes have potential to address one or other aspect related to Nutrition including inrural areas.

Under National Health Mission of the Ministry of Health & FW, Nutrition Rehabilitat Centres  (NRC)  have  been  established  for  tre atment,  nutritional  rehabilitation  and  nutritional counselling of Severely Acute malnourished children having medical complication. There ar NRCs  in  Bihar,  45  in  Odisha  &  60  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  Nutrition  education  for  women  a adolescents along with pro motion of infant and young child feeding practices is also done monthly Village and Nutrition Days (VHND) in rural areas across the country, including B Odisha & Uttar Pradesh.