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Amid Covid Pandemic, Maharashtra Sees Drop In Numbers Of Severe Acute Malnourished Children
- Friday March 4, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
There has been a drop in the number of severe acute malnourished (SAM) children in Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021, the feat getting achieved despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the hardships it brought about.
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33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
- Sunday November 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
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Activists Oppose Maharashtra's Ready-To-Use Food Packets Scheme For Malnourished Children
- Wednesday June 7, 2017
Mumbai: Maharashtra government’s proposed plan to provide ready-to-use therapeutic food packets for malnourished children has not found approval from the health activists. According to the activists, when the packet containing a sweet paste was given to malnourished children in a pilot project in Nandurbar district, the improvements shown were v...
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‘You Don't Bother When Children Die’: Maharashtra Pulled Up For Malnourishment Deaths
- Thursday October 6, 2016
New Delhi/Mumbai: After the National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Maharashtra government two weeks ago, the state faced strong criticism by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for failing to tackle the malnourishment crisis. “You don’t bother when children die because you think it is a small figure in a country with large population,...
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Maharashtra Governor For Convergence Of Schemes To Tackle Malnutrition
- Saturday September 17, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Alarmed over the rising deaths of tribal children due to malnourishment in Mokhada tehsil in Palghar district, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has directed the state to converge various government schemes to tackle the issue efficiently.
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
- Wednesday September 14, 2016
- Press Trust Of India
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
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Pune transport head apologises for using money for malnourished children to run buses
- Saturday March 9, 2013
- India News | Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta
After NDTV exposed how tax collected to help feed malnourished children in Maharashtra was being diverted for maintenance of buses, the Director of Pune's bus transport department, which owes 50 crores, has apologised for the insensitivity and promised to deposit the money.
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In Maharashtra, money for malnourished children used to run buses
- Friday March 8, 2013
- India News | Reported by Syed Imtiaz Jaleel and Tejas Mehta, edited by Samira Shaikh
Every time a commuter in Pune, Mumbai takes a bus, 10 to 15 paise of the ticket fare is set aside for a fund to help feed malnourished children, an inspired scheme considering 66 children die of malnutrition in the state everyday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Food for children sold for livestock: Middleman finally arrested
- Friday July 13, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
The police have sprung into action after NDTV's expose showed how food for malnourished children in Thane district of Maharashtra was being siphoned off and sold as chicken feed. The middleman Yashwant Thakre who was ready to sell the food to NDTV, has been arrested and charged with cheating and misappropriation. The police arrested him on Thursda...
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Food for children sold as feed for livestock: Maharashtra suspends anganwadi worker
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
The Maharashtra government has suspended an anganwadi supervisor and expelled another worker after an NDTV expose which showed that food meant for malnourished children was siphoned off and sold in the market as chicken feed.
- www.ndtv.com
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More than 24,000 Maharashtra children died of malnourishment in 1 year, says Govt report
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
The Maharashtra government today released malnourishment figures for the state which shockingly show that over 24,000 children died of malnourishment in the past one year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Food for tribals siphoned off in Maharashtra; villagers feel betrayed
- Sunday June 10, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
Villagers in Maharashtra's Thane district are angry, pained and feel betrayed by the government. This after NDTV exposed how food meant for malnourished children from this tribal belt is being siphoned off to feed chicken pigs and cattle. This area located just three hours away from Mumbai, has the highest number of malnourished children. The chil...
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Food for starving children sold as feed for livestock in Maharashtra; govt orders probe
- Saturday June 9, 2012
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
Food for malnourished children fed to cattle and chicken - a shocking and shameful reality in Maharashtra's Thane district that has sparked outrage across the country. An NDTV investigation found that nutrition supplements meant for underprivileged children in anganwadis are being siphoned by middlemen - allegedly in connivance with government offi...
- www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra's horror: Food for starving children siphoned off, sold as feed for livestock
- Friday June 8, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
It is tale of shame from Maharashtra's Thane district. An NDTV investigation has found that nutrition supplements meant for malnourished children in anganwadis are being siphoned off by middlemen, allegedly in connivance with government officials. The supplements are then sold to poultry and dairy farms as feed for livestock.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid Covid Pandemic, Maharashtra Sees Drop In Numbers Of Severe Acute Malnourished Children
- Friday March 4, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
There has been a drop in the number of severe acute malnourished (SAM) children in Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021, the feat getting achieved despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the hardships it brought about.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
33 Lakh Children In India Malnourished, Over 50% Cases Severe: Report
- Sunday November 7, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 33 lakh children in India are malnourished and more than half of them fall in severely malnourished category with Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat topping the list, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has said in response to an RTI query
- www.ndtv.com
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Activists Oppose Maharashtra's Ready-To-Use Food Packets Scheme For Malnourished Children
- Wednesday June 7, 2017
Mumbai: Maharashtra government’s proposed plan to provide ready-to-use therapeutic food packets for malnourished children has not found approval from the health activists. According to the activists, when the packet containing a sweet paste was given to malnourished children in a pilot project in Nandurbar district, the improvements shown were v...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
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‘You Don't Bother When Children Die’: Maharashtra Pulled Up For Malnourishment Deaths
- Thursday October 6, 2016
New Delhi/Mumbai: After the National Human Rights Commission sent a notice to the Maharashtra government two weeks ago, the state faced strong criticism by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for failing to tackle the malnourishment crisis. “You don’t bother when children die because you think it is a small figure in a country with large population,...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
-
Maharashtra Governor For Convergence Of Schemes To Tackle Malnutrition
- Saturday September 17, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Alarmed over the rising deaths of tribal children due to malnourishment in Mokhada tehsil in Palghar district, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has directed the state to converge various government schemes to tackle the issue efficiently.
- www.ndtv.com
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28% Kids Found Underweight At Health Camps In Maharashtra's Rural Palghar
- Wednesday September 14, 2016
- Press Trust Of India
Thane: Palghar district in Maharashtra is grappling with severe child malnutrition, a survey has shown. During the recent health camps, nearly 28 per cent children were found to be severely underweight in tribal-dominated Mokhada taluka in the rural Palghar district. State Health Minister Deepak Sawant visited the camps held at five villages in the...
- everylifecounts.ndtv.com
-
Pune transport head apologises for using money for malnourished children to run buses
- Saturday March 9, 2013
- India News | Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta
After NDTV exposed how tax collected to help feed malnourished children in Maharashtra was being diverted for maintenance of buses, the Director of Pune's bus transport department, which owes 50 crores, has apologised for the insensitivity and promised to deposit the money.
- www.ndtv.com
-
In Maharashtra, money for malnourished children used to run buses
- Friday March 8, 2013
- India News | Reported by Syed Imtiaz Jaleel and Tejas Mehta, edited by Samira Shaikh
Every time a commuter in Pune, Mumbai takes a bus, 10 to 15 paise of the ticket fare is set aside for a fund to help feed malnourished children, an inspired scheme considering 66 children die of malnutrition in the state everyday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Food for children sold for livestock: Middleman finally arrested
- Friday July 13, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
The police have sprung into action after NDTV's expose showed how food for malnourished children in Thane district of Maharashtra was being siphoned off and sold as chicken feed. The middleman Yashwant Thakre who was ready to sell the food to NDTV, has been arrested and charged with cheating and misappropriation. The police arrested him on Thursda...
- www.ndtv.com
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Food for children sold as feed for livestock: Maharashtra suspends anganwadi worker
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
The Maharashtra government has suspended an anganwadi supervisor and expelled another worker after an NDTV expose which showed that food meant for malnourished children was siphoned off and sold in the market as chicken feed.
- www.ndtv.com
-
More than 24,000 Maharashtra children died of malnourishment in 1 year, says Govt report
- Wednesday July 11, 2012
- India News | NDTV Correspondent
The Maharashtra government today released malnourishment figures for the state which shockingly show that over 24,000 children died of malnourishment in the past one year.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Food for tribals siphoned off in Maharashtra; villagers feel betrayed
- Sunday June 10, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
Villagers in Maharashtra's Thane district are angry, pained and feel betrayed by the government. This after NDTV exposed how food meant for malnourished children from this tribal belt is being siphoned off to feed chicken pigs and cattle. This area located just three hours away from Mumbai, has the highest number of malnourished children. The chil...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Food for starving children sold as feed for livestock in Maharashtra; govt orders probe
- Saturday June 9, 2012
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
Food for malnourished children fed to cattle and chicken - a shocking and shameful reality in Maharashtra's Thane district that has sparked outrage across the country. An NDTV investigation found that nutrition supplements meant for underprivileged children in anganwadis are being siphoned by middlemen - allegedly in connivance with government offi...
- www.ndtv.com
-
Maharashtra's horror: Food for starving children siphoned off, sold as feed for livestock
- Friday June 8, 2012
- India News | Saurabh Gupta
It is tale of shame from Maharashtra's Thane district. An NDTV investigation has found that nutrition supplements meant for malnourished children in anganwadis are being siphoned off by middlemen, allegedly in connivance with government officials. The supplements are then sold to poultry and dairy farms as feed for livestock.
- www.ndtv.com