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Centre plans to distribute 37.5 mt of fortified rice by March 2024

Fortified rice with essential nutrients was started on a pilot basis for three years in 2019-20

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Fortified rice with essential nutrients was started on a pilot basis for three years in 2019-20 at a total outlay of Rs 174.64 crore

Sanjeeb Mukherjee
The Centre plans to distribute 37.5 million tonnes (mt) of fortified rice through the targeted public distribution system (TPDS) and other welfare schemes (OWS) by March 2024, which, according to the 2020-21 foodgrain distribution plan, is equal to the entire quantum of rice allocated by the government.
 
According to a reply given in Parliament last week, in 2021-22, the Centre plans to distribute 3.5 mt of fortified rice through integrated child development services (ICDS) and Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN), which will be scaled up to 17.5 mt by March 2023 to include 291 aspirational districts alongside ICDS

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