Centre confident of fortified rice stocks, benefits outweigh harms: Food secretary
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre confident of fortified rice stocks, benefits outweigh harms: Food secretary

The Hindu  

Union Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said in New Delhi on Monday that the Centre has started the second phase of distribution of fortified rice from April 1. Started in October 2021, the pet scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to supply fortified rice to beneficiaries through Integrated Child Development Services and Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman-PM POSHAN schemes. Mr. Pandey said the Food Corporation of India has procured about 90 lakh tonnes of fortified rice and about 2.20 lakh tonnes have been supplied to 90 districts in 16 States. Additional Professor at Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS-Delhi Kapil Yadav said in his presentation that though there are some rare risks involved in fortified rice, the benefits are far more.

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Fortified rice | Madras High Court directs Centre to look into apprehensions regarding risk factors
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Fortified rice | Madras High Court directs Centre to look into apprehensions regarding risk factors

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has directed the Centre to look into apprehensions of certain risk factors that might be associated with the consumption of fortified rice supplied through the Public Distribution System, Integrated Child Development Scheme, Midday Meal Scheme and other such welfare schemes. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad …

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif

The Hindu  

The Union Food Ministry has set a target to procure 521 lakh tonnes of rice in this kharif season. “We will be universalising the scheme within some months,” he said and added that of the 250 lakh tonnes with the Food Corporation of India, only 12 lakh tonnes was non-fortified rice. He said five kilograms of fortified rice will be …

Food fortification is the key to addressing malnutrition in India, says UNWFP official
1 year, 5 months ago

Food fortification is the key to addressing malnutrition in India, says UNWFP official

The Hindu  

With India facing a worsening crisis of micronutrient deficiency and malnutrition among large sections, food fortification has become vital in addressing the prevalence of anaemia, Shariqua Yunus Khan, the head of the Nutrition and School Feeding Unit of United Nations World Food Programme in the country, has said. Despite staying below the national average, Kerala too has been witnessing a …

Food Ministry counters Congress, says fortified rice safe
1 year, 6 months ago

Food Ministry counters Congress, says fortified rice safe

The Hindu  

The Union Food Ministry, on Friday, countered the Opposition Congress’s allegation that the distribution of fortified rice through fair price shops is being done despite multiple warnings by experts and institutions such as NITI Aayog and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Evaluation under way The Ministry has been maintaining, citing various studies, that consumption of fortified rice …

Congress questions Modi govt. for rolling out fortified rice under National Food Security Act despite caution by experts
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress questions Modi govt. for rolling out fortified rice under National Food Security Act despite caution by experts

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government rolled out fortified rice under the public distribution system without ascertaining the ill effects of such rice on the health of 80 crore beneficiaries, the Congress alleged on Thursday. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, at a press conference, asked what was the tearing hurry to implement the scheme of providing fortified rice containing prescribed micronutrients and “what …

Distribution of fortified rice through PDS on track: Centre
1 year, 8 months ago

Distribution of fortified rice through PDS on track: Centre

The Hindu  

As many as 269 districts in 27 States have started distributing fortified rice under the Targeted Public Distribution System, achieving a 100% target set for Phase II by March 2023 in the Rice Fortification Programme, said Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra here on Thursday. He said 105 LMT of fortified rice was lifted by Phase II and targeted 27 States/ …

Fortified rice to be available at all Erode ration shops from April 1
1 year, 8 months ago

Fortified rice to be available at all Erode ration shops from April 1

The Hindu  

Erode Collector H. Krishnanunni has said that fortified rice that has more nutrients, will be available at all ration shops from April 1. Under the National Food Security Act, fortified rice will be distributed at all the ration shops in the district, he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the 75th Independence Day on …

FCI procures 17.5 LMT of fortified rice in 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

FCI procures 17.5 LMT of fortified rice in 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

A total quantity of 17.59 Lakh Metric Tonnes of fortified rice was procured by the Food Corporation of India during Kharif Monsoon Season 2021-22 in Andhra Pradesh. A quantity of 6.15 LMT fortified rice has been distributed in high burden and aspirational districts under the National Food Security Act as well as PM Poshan and Integrated Child Development Services schemes …

Reconsider decision to distribute fortified rice through PDS in Wayanad: Shreyams Kumar
2 years, 4 months ago

Reconsider decision to distribute fortified rice through PDS in Wayanad: Shreyams Kumar

The Hindu  

Loktantrik Janata Dal State president M.V. Shreyams Kumar has urged the Central government to reconsider the decision to distribute fortified rice through the public distribution system in Wayanad under the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme. The decision was taken without considering the health issues and social impact of fortified rice consumption, Mr. Kumar said. Health experts had revealed that there …

Stop distributing iron fortified rice in Jharkhand, say activists
2 years, 7 months ago

Stop distributing iron fortified rice in Jharkhand, say activists

The Hindu  

Distribution of iron fortified rice through government schemes as a “silver bullet” to curb anaemia must stop in States like Jharkhand, which have large tribal populations that suffer from sickle-cell anaemia, thalassemia, and tuberculosis, for whom an overload of iron can create adverse health issues, warn activists, who in a fact-finding exercise discovered that neither field functionaries nor beneficiaries had …

Union Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across schemes
2 years, 8 months ago

Union Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across schemes

The Hindu  

The government on Friday approved the distribution of fortified rice across government schemes such as the public distribution system, and nutrition services for school children and anganwadi beneficiaries. The second phase will cover targeted public distribution system and other welfare schemes in all 291 aspirational districts as well as districts with high burden of stunting by March 2023. Last year, …

CCEA approves distribution of fortified rice through govt schemes to tackle malnutrition
2 years, 8 months ago

CCEA approves distribution of fortified rice through govt schemes to tackle malnutrition

India TV News  

In order to address the issue of malnutrition among the poor, the Centre on Friday announced that it will supply fortified rice through government schemes such as PDS and PM-POSHAN in three phases by 2024, a move that will cost the central exchequer Rs 2,700 crore per year. Briefing media about the Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur …

Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice
3 years, 1 month ago

Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified rice

The Hindu  

In his Independence Day speech on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged malnutrition as a major impediment to the development of women and children and declared that rice would be fortified under various government schemes by 2024. The grandiose plans for rice fortification are to take off despite the several concerns raised about the efficacy of its implementation, cost-effectiveness, …

Why mandatory fortification of rice is ineffective against malnutrition
3 years, 4 months ago

Why mandatory fortification of rice is ineffective against malnutrition

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in his Independence Day address that fortified rice would be distributed under the various government schemes--including the public distribution system and the mid-day meal scheme --by 2024 addresses a vital concern. “Mandatory fortification of rice would certainly pose a risk to food safety despite the safeguards of food laws. Rice is consumed in large quantities …

Independence Day 2021 Updates: PM announces National Hydrogen Mission, says 'Sabka Prayas' vital for building self-reliant India
3 years, 4 months ago

Independence Day 2021 Updates: PM announces National Hydrogen Mission, says 'Sabka Prayas' vital for building self-reliant India

Firstpost  

9:01 AM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Independence Day 2021 LATEST Updates Govt to supply fortified rice to poor by 2024: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the government will fortify the rice distributed to the poor via different schemes such as Midday Meal in a bid to address the problem of malnutrition. Looking at this, it has been …

New rice to fortify women, children
3 years, 6 months ago

New rice to fortify women, children

Deccan Chronicle  

Kadapa: To ensure nutritious diet for pregnant women and children, the government has started providing fortified rice, as per the directions of the Central government under the mid-day meals programme. 100 grams of fortified rice contains 4.25 mg iron, 12.5 mg folic acid, 0.125 mg vitamin B12. It is learnt that 1,36,725 children at 2,565 primary schools and 66,593 children …

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