Social Welfare Department Government of Meghalaya

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 (PMGY) 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.

Supplementary Nutrition at Mylliem Syllai U Lor Anganwadi Centre

Coverage of beneficiaries		Items	No. of feeding days
0 – 3 years children	87500	Ready To eat (R.T.E.)	300 days in a year
3 – 6 years children	102962	Bengal gram, groundnut, biscuits/ milk	300 days in a year
Pregnant and Nursing Mothers	40112	Bengal gram, groundnut, biscuits/ milk	300 days in a year
Adolescent Girls	40112	Bengal gram, groundnut, biscuits/ milk	300 days in a year
Grand Total	230574

Supplementary Nutrition in Urban Slum Areas through NGOs

In order to create awareness among the member of the Public about problems of Disabled Persons every year the 3rd day of December is observed as ‘World Disabled Day’ in all the 7 (Seven) District Headquarter of the State.

Districts	No. of Centres	No. of beneficiaries
Districts	No. of Centres	Children	Expectant and Nursing Mothers
East Khasi Hills	12	1660	240
West Khasi Hills	8	1200	20
Jaintia Hills	9	1350	180
Ri - Bhoi	8	1200	350
West Garo Hills	10	1500	250
South Garo Hills	8	1200	150
East Garo Hills	8	1200	80
Grand Total	63	9310	1270

National Nutrition Mission

National Nutrition Mission a new scheme introduced by the Government of India during 2002-03 for implementing subsidized foodgrains to adolescent girls, expectant and nursing mothers belonging to Below Poverty Line families and undernourished. The objectives of the programme are to reduce in malnutrition, elimination of micro nutrients deficiencies relating to iron, iodine, vitamin A etc. and reduction of chronic energy deficiency.

In Meghalaya, East Khasi Hills District has been selected for covering seven ICDS Projects. The programme is to be implemented in the lines of growth monitoring, weighing and identification of undernourished by distribution of 6 kgs of food grains (wheat/ rice) based on local habitual through Public Distribution System. Training in growth monitoring, weighing, health and nutrition education, health check up, referral services and to conduct IEC programme and purchase of weighing scales. The programme is to be implemented through a convergence approach with the Department of Food and Civil Supplies and the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district for necessary arrangement of food grains and distribution through Public Distribution System.