Entitlements The National Food Security Act, 2013 guarantees: for children below the age of 6 months: exclusive breastfeeding will be promoted an age-appropriate "meal" which meets specified nutritional norms will be provided free of charge through the local anganwadi
Supreme Court Orders 28 November 2001 | 29 April 2004 | 7 October 2004 | 13 December 2006 (relevant extracts | key directions) Planning Commission Reports Final Report of the sub-group on ICDS and Nutrition (Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Working Group on the Child Development for the Eleventh Five Year Plan, August 2006) Report of the sub-group on Child Nutrition (Working Group on Food and Nutrition Security, December 2006) Report of the Working Group on Integrating Nutrition with Health: 11th Five-year Plan, 2007-2012 (Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, November 2006) Apply Application form to demand anganwadi centres [in Hindi] - in any rural or urban settlement which has atleast 40 children under the age of six years and no anganwadi Useful Links
Minister (Ministry of Women and Child Development) Secretary (Ministry of Women and Child Development) Deputy Secretary (Integrated Child Development Scheme) Under Secretary (Integrated Child Development Scheme)
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