Arogya Lakshmi (Telangana)

What you get

Telangana's nutrition programme, running in every ICDS project since 2015, gives pregnant and breastfeeding women one full meal a day at the Anganwadi centre - rice, dal with leafy vegetables or sambar, and vegetables on at least 25 days, and a boiled egg and 200 ml of milk on 30 days a month - meeting 40-45% of their daily calories, protein and calcium, along with an iron and folic acid tablet. It also aims at health check-ups and immunisation for mothers, and fewer low-birth-weight babies.

Who can apply

Pregnant and breastfeeding women in Telangana, enrolled at their Anganwadi centre.

Living in Telangana

How to apply

Enrol at your nearest Anganwadi centre and eat the meal there.

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