As part of the Integrated Child Development Services scheme providing nutritious supplementary food to pregnant women and lactating mothers, besides children in the age group of six months to three years, the government had granted Rs 190
crore in the 2012-13 budget.
Following a need for more funding towards the programme, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has allocated an additional Rs 100 crore, taking the overall sum to Rs 290 crore this year, an official release said.
Further, she sanctioned Rs 19.25 crore towards taking up repair works at houses constructed by NGOs as part of tsunami rehabilitation.