TIPTOP

The Government of Karnataka is all set to initiate a flagship programme for the pregnant and lactating women to meet their requirements through a balanced diet.

Under the programme, the pregnant and lactating women will be provided with nutritious food, ensuring that they get 600 calories a day for six days in a week.

The scheme intends to provide food for a period of 15 months, right from the onset of pregnancy to six months after the baby has been delivered.

Features of the Mathrupoorna scheme:

• One hot cooked full meal would be provided through the existing systems of the Aanganwadi centers.
• The meal for the pregnant and lactating women will consist of daal, rice, leafy vegetables, sambhar and peanut chikki for a minimum of 25 days in a month along with one egg and 200ml of milk on a daily basis.
• The full meal will meet 40-45 per cent of the daily protein, calcium and calorie requirement of every day of the pregnant and lactating women.
• The pregnant and the lactating women would be given IFA tablets.