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SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION (UNDER THE INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SCHEME) RULES, 2017
Published vide Notifications No. G.S.R. 149(E), dated 20th February, 2017
G.S.R. 149(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (b) and clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 39 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013), and in supersession of the Supplementary Nutrition (under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme) Rules, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, in consultation with the State Governments and Union territory Administrations, hereby makes the following rules to regulate the entitlements specified under the provisions of the said Act for every pregnant woman and lactating mother till six months after child birth, and every child in the age group of six months to six years (including those suffering from malnutrition) for three hundred days in a year, as per the nutritional standards spe
(1) These rules may be called the Supplementary Nutrition (under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme) Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in theOfficial Gazette.
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a)"Act"means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013);
(b)"Board"means Food and Nutrition Board;
(c)"meal"means the meal as defined in clause (9) of section 2 of the Act;
(d)"food security allowance"means the food security allowance as defined in clause (7) of section 2 of the Act;
(e)"section"means section of the Act;
(f) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
(1) The entitlements referred to in sections 4, 5 and section 6 of the Act shall be provided under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme of Anganwadi Services (Integrated Child Development Services Scheme) of the Central Government to every pregnant woman and lactating mother till six months after child birth, and every child in the age group of six months to six years (including those suffering from malnutrition).
(2) The Supplementary Nutrition under the Anganwadi Services (Integrated Child Development Services) is primarily designed to bridge the gap between the Recommended Dietary Allowance and the Average Daily Intake.
(1) The Anganwadi Services (Integrated Child Development Services) is a self-selecting scheme and the entitlements, as mentioned in clause (a) of section 4, clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 5 and section 6 shall be available to those who enroll themselves and visit the nearest anganwadi centre during its working hours, as notified by the State Government or the Union territory Administration from time to time.
(2) The meal shall be served at the nearest anganwadi centres where the beneficiary is registered or enrolled.
The Supplementary Nutrition under the Anganwadi Services (Integrated Child Development Services) for different categories of beneficiaries shall be as under:-
| S. No. | Categories | Type of meal or food as per the nutritional standards specified in R.6 Nutritional standardsThe nutritional standards shall be the same as provided in Schedule II of the Act and the Nutritional and Feeding norms issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Women and Child Development from time to time. R.7 Preparation of meal and maintenance of its standard and quality (1) The procurement of food items and preparation of meals by the State Governments and the Union territory Administrations shall be in accordance with the guidelines, instructions or orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in conformity with various directions issued by Supreme Court of India, the provisions of Schedule II to the Act and any other law for the time being in force. R.8 Food Security Allowance (1) In case of non-supply of meal to the beneficiaries in anganwadi centre on any day due to non-availability of food grains or any other reason, the State Governments or Union territory Administrations shall pay food security allowance as defined in clause (d) of rule 2 to every beneficiary referred to in rule 3 as per rates specified in rule 11: R.9 Responsibility to monitor and review arrangement for supplementary nutrition The respective State Governments and Union territory Administrations, and the Monitoring and Review Committees at the National, State, District, Block and anganwadi levels, constituted by the Central Government in the Ministry of Women and Child Development from time to time, shall be responsible to monitor and review the status of arrangement for Supplementary Nutrition, convergence with the line departments to ensure water and sanitation facilities, ensure regular functioning of anganwadi centres, ensure regular supply of Supplementary Nutrition at anganwadi centres without disruptions and use of iodised or iron fortified iodised salts, ensure monitoring and supervision visits by officials at different levels as per norms, method of delivery of supplementary food at anganwadi centres, engagement of Self Help Groups, ensure supply and quality of Supplementary Nutrition through them and all other issues relating to the above, R.10 Supplementary Nutrition normsThe Supplementary Nutrition shall be in conformity with the Revised Nutritional and Feeding norms issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Women and Child Development from time to time. R.11 Cost norms for Supplementary NutritionThe cost norms for the Supplementary Nutrition for various categories of beneficiaries shall be as under or as may be revised by the Central Government:
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