Shimla, Jan. 21 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while chairing a meeting of the Health Department here on Wednesday, stated that the state government would formulate the first-ever Nutrition Policy for the State to ensure holistic benefits to the people, highlighting that Rs. 25 crore are to be released for setting up Food Testing Lab in Kangra.

CM Sukhu said that the state government was implementing several nutrition and food security programmes, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Mid-Day Meal Scheme and the Public Distribution System (PDS).

In view of these initiatives, nutritional profiling was of paramount importance, which would help in creating awareness among people about nutri...