Madhya Pradesh Government today told the Legislative Assembly that a white paper on malnutrition deaths in the state is being prepared.
"Yes, the work on bringing out a white paper on the malnutrition deaths is on. However, it's not possible to give the exact date of its release or the deadline at this juncture," State Women and Child Development Minister Archana Chitnis said in a written reply to a query forwarded by Congress MLA Ramnivas Rawat on floor of the House.
Chitnis stated the government has been spending Rs 9 per day behind every severely underweight child and Rs 6 per day behind every underweight child between the age of 6 months and 6 years.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had issued a notice to the state government in September after taking a suo motu cognisance of media reports that 116 children died of malnutrition in Sheopur district in one month.
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