Adopting a whole of Government approach, both Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare undertake targeted interventions to improve health and nutritional status of children in the country

India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition in the country and has taken several initiatives to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. Adopting a whole of Government approach, both the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) undertake targeted interventions to improve the health and nutritional status of children in the country, including identification and management of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.

Primarily, MoHFW keeps record of children and women suffering from anaemia. State-wise, data on prevalence of anaemia among children and women in the country under National Fam...