The Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan in Chhattisgarh is yielding results. In the past three years, malnutrition cases have fallen by around 48 percent in the state.
Chhattisgarh has pledged to implement the campaign until each and every child is well-nourished and healthy.
An official communication said that in the last three years, about 2.11 lakh children have come out of malnutrition.
In 2019, when the campaign began, the number of malnourished children was 4.33 lakh. Now the number in the state has plunged by 48 percent, it said.
Besides, about 85,000 women have been cured of anemia, with regular supply of hot-cooked food and nutritious meals under the scheme.
According to the National Family Survey-4, 37.7 percent of the children under 5 years were malnourished. According to the National Family Survey-5, the percentage has fallen to 31.30 -- less than the national average of 32.10 percent.