Best Practices from Aspirational Districts

1. Centralised Kitchen for Better Nutrition (District: Nandurbar, Maharashtra) In order to tackle deep rooted problems of malnourishment and Anemia in the tribal dominated Aspirational District Nandurbar, the Tribal Department, under the aegis of District Administration has attempted to address the issue by establishing a Centralised Kitchen to provide hot and nutritious meals to children in residential schools, also known as Ashram Shalas. Operational since April 2019, the program has enabled Nandurbar to perform well on Health indicators pertaining to the reduction of Severe Acute Malnourishment and Moderate Acute Malnourishment in the district.