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The women ensuring last-mile nutrition access in Uttar Pradesh

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Across Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj (Allahabad) district, there are eight food packaging and processing plants responsible for meeting the nutritional needs of pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young children. These plants are part of the Take Home Ration (THR) programme, which is an extension of the Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) (subsumed under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in 2021). Launched in 1975, the ICDS has since evolved into one of the largest community-

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TypeLong read

SourceIDR Online

PublishedWednesday, 2 September 2026

Affected Population~470 million children under 18, 365 million youth

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ICDS: 8 crore beneficiaries under 6

14 lakh Anganwadi centres

POSHAN Abhiyaan: Rs 3,000 crore annually

Health budget: Rs 90,958 crore (2025-26)

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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA

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Child Rights & Youth33 tracked→Health55 tracked→Social Protection243 tracked→

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