Under India's PM POSHAN (formerly Mid-Day Meal) scheme, which component has been RECENTLY added to address 'hidden hunger' (micronutrient deficiency) in school children?
- A Fortified food items with iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 ✓
- B Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFS) tablets
- C Free protein powder sachets
- D Monthly zinc supplementation
Correct answer: A. Fortified food items with iron, folic acid and vitamin B12
Explanation
PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman) has incorporated food fortification — providing meals with fortified staples (rice/wheat fortified with iron, folic acid, vitamin B12) — to address micronutrient deficiencies in school children. WIFS is a separate Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) intervention for adolescents, not a PM POSHAN addition. Zinc supplementation is used therapeutically in diarrhoea management.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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