01811nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100004500060245009800105260004600203300003200249520111200281650005701393773004601450906003101496942000701527952010701534  c524675d524675240110b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKachhawa, Kavita and Mogra, Renu 947977  aLarge-scale fortification of rice in India and its distribution in public distribution system  aIndian Journal of Public Administration    a69(4), Dec, 2023: p.779-787  aRice fortification with micronutrients is getting popularity in supplementation programmes as it provides cost-effective, easy and public-health-solution to treat anaemia and protein-energy-malnutrition. In India, A pilot scheme for rice- fortification and its distribution under Public Distribution System in fifteen districts was started for a period of 3 years (2019–2022). To examine effect of fortified rice on nutritional status of population, its supplementation studies in Indian government’s social safety programmes were reviewed. The reviewed studies showed that supplementation of fortified rice was significantly effective in reducing prevalence of anaemia, increase in haemoglobin level, and improvement in cognitive scores. However, all the reviewed studies were limited only to supplementation of fortified rice at mid-day meal programme. Thus, it can be inferred that fortification of rice can be a cost-effective tool to combat anaemia at community level but more conclusive evidences are still required. – Reproduced 

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  aRice, Agriculture, public distribution system947978  aIndian Journal of Public Administration    aPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM  cAR  00102ddc40709399728aIIPAbIIPAd2024-01-10h69(4), Dec, 2023: p.779-787pAR130501r2024-01-10yAR