Supplementary Nutrition Programme :

The Social Welfare Department is the nodal Department in the implementation of Supplementary Nutrition Programme in the State. There are two types of supplementary feeding implemented by the Department of Social Welfare. 

Supplementary Nutrition for ICDS projects in rural areas through Anganwadi Centres. Supplementary Nutrition Programme is provided to children below 6 yrs of age, pregnant and nursing mothers and adolescent girls of low income group to improve health and nutritional status. The scheme is implemented through the network of Anganwadi workers under the ICDS and urban areas through the NGOs in all the seven district headquarter of the state with 300 feeding days in a year.

Coverage of beneficiaries (Both AWC & Mini AWCs Items No. of feeding days
0 – 6 years children 370962 Bengal gram, groundnut,eggs,rice chali, sweet potato, atta, soyabean, rajma, kabuli, jaggery 300 days in a year
Pregnant and Nursing Mothers 67962 Bengal gram, groundnut, biscuits/ milk 300 days in a year
Adolescent Girls 14844 Bengal gram, groundnut, biscuits/ milk 300 days in a year
Grand Total 453768

Supplementary Nutrition in Urban Slum Areas through NGOs  The two newly created Urban ICDS Projects Shillong and Tura has been merged to SNP ICDS.

Districts No. of Centres No. of beneficiaries
Children Expectant and Nursing Mothers
West Khasi Hills 8 1500 100
Jaintia Hills 9 1650 280
Ri - Bhoi 8 1350 470
South Garo Hills 8 1430 180
East Garo Hills 8 1600 240
Grand Total 41 7530 1270
 

Social Welfare

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