Wheat based Nutrition Programme

Wheat based Nutrition Programme

Subject: Government Schemes

Section: Food security

• Wheat based Nutrition Programme of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (erstwhile Integrated Child Development scheme), from the third quarter onwards of FY 2021-22, 100 percent fortified Rice is being distributed to all the States/UTs across the country which includes aspirational and heavy burdened districts.
• Government of India has approved scheme on Fortification of Rice & its Distribution under Public Distribution System for a period ofthree years beginning 2019-20.
• M/o Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution is the Nodal Ministry in the matter.
• DoSE&L issued instructions to all the States/UTs to use fortified rice wherever supplied by Food Corporation of India (FCI).
• The fortified rice is distributed/consumed in all districts across the country subject to availability of fortified rice.

Under the Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP),foodgrains, viz., wheat, rice and other coarse grains are allocated at subsidized rates under NFSA to the States/UTs through the Department of Food & Public Distribution (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution), for preparation of supplementary food under Anganwadi Services. Demand under the scheme projected by States based on the number of beneficiaries, number of feeding days and the recipe for nutrition is taken up by this Ministry for processing and approval of proposals from States/UTs for allocation of food grains in coordination with the D/o F&PD.