Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet in its meeting today approved the “Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana (MSPY)”, which is aimed at transforming nutrition outcomes of adolescent girls (15-19 years), pregnant women & lactating mothers, SAM, MAM and severely underweight children of under 6 years of age across the state over a period of five years commencing from FY 2023-24 with a projected cost of Rs 3354.40 Crore.
Key components of MSPY are:
Nutrition for Adolescent Girls:
- Nutritional support such as eggs, ladoos, nutrition supplements, etc. shall be provisioned for all adolescent girls in the age group of 15 -19 years across the State.
- Kishori Melas to be organised at the ICDS project level for screening of nutritionally at-risk adolescent girls (BMI, MUAC), anaemia screening and other TEC/ SBCC activities.
Maternal Nutrition:
- Additional Take Home Ration in the form of nutrient-rich food products, including millets, additional eggs, etc shall be provided to Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers across the State.
Nutrition for children under 6 years:
- Provisioning of augmented THR and additional eggs for SAM, MAM and Severely Underweight children.
