"Balamrutham” is the weaning food introduced under ICDS.Balamrutham is distributed in packets of 2.5 Kg per child per month. It is distributed on first day of every month on Nutrition Health Day-1 to mothers of 7 months - 3 years children as Take Home Ration. It is expected that Balamrutham will serve as an effective supplementary nutrition during the child’s crucial period of 7 months to 3 years and along
State Government introduced ArogyaLaxmi Programme which involves spot feeding of “one full meal” for Pregnant and Lactating women at the Anganwadi centre along with administration of Iron & Folic Acid (IFA) tablet. The programme was started on 01.01.2013 in ICDS Projects with most adverse health and nutrition indicators.
Tamil Nadu is the Pioneer State for implementing the massive programme of providing Nutritious Midday Meal to lakhs and lakhs of school children. The Former Hon’ble Chief Minister Puratchi Thalaivar MGR has launched this scheme in Trichy District Pappakurichi Village on 01.07.1982. The scheme was implemented in entire rural areas on 01.07.1982 and it was extended in urban areas also from 15.09.1982. This scheme is being implemented successfully till date.
The Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project was started in 1980 targeting at 6-36 months old children, and pregnant and lactating women.
RMCH+A approach has been launched in 2013 and it essentially looks to address the major causes of mortality among women and children as well as the delays in accessing and utilizing health care and services. The RMNCH+A strategic approach has been developed to provide an understanding of ‘continuum of care’ to ensure equal focus on various life stages.
The program was earlier known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana. It is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India and implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It was originally launched in 2010 and renamed in 2017.
It is a joint collaborative programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Department of School Education & Literacy. The initiative targets both Education and Health implementers and is envisaged to facilitate an integrated approach to health programming and more effective learning at the school level.
To ensure better facilities for women and child health services Ministry of health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) took an initiative to provide completely free and cashless services to pregnant women including normal deliveries and caesarean operations and sick new born(up to 30 days after birth) in Government health institutions in both rural & urban areas.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched a health programme for adolescents, in the age group of 10-19 years, to target their nutrition, reproductive health and substance abuse, among other issues. It introduces community-based interventions through peer educators, and is underpinned by collaborations with other ministries and state governments.
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) --“SABLA” replaces “Kishori Shakti Yojna”(KSY) and Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) in the 200 selected districts. It is implemented using the platform of ICDS Scheme through Anganwadi Centers (AWCs).