‘Every third child in Gujarat is underweight’Avinash Nair

Gandhinagar: 4th October 2013 

Every third child in Gujarat is underweight, stated the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its performance audit of the implementation of the Centre's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in the state. "Despite providing supplementary nutrition to targeted children between 2007-12, the monthly progress report (March 2012) states that every third child was underweight," the report on General and Social Sector, which was tabled in the Gujarat State Assembly on Thursday, read.

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