| ICDS (now under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, 2021) | MWCD / 2 October 1975 | Children 0–6, pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls (14–18, in aspirational districts and NE) | 6 services: supplementary nutrition, pre‑school non‑formal education, nutrition and health education, immunisation, health check‑up, referral (with health system) |
| Supplementary nutrition norms (Poshan 2.0) | — | Children 6 months–6 years: ≈ 500 kcal + 12–15 g protein/day; SAM children: ≈ 800 kcal + 20–25 g protein; pregnant/lactating women: ≈ 600 kcal + 18–20 g protein | THR (6 months–3 years, P&L women), hot cooked meal + morning snack (3–6 years); fortified rice; millets |
| POSHAN Abhiyaan (PM's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) | MWCD / 8 March 2018 (Jhunjhunu) | 0–6 years, P&L women, adolescent girls | Targets: reduce stunting by 2%/year, undernutrition 2%/year, anaemia 3%/year, LBW 2%/year; convergence, ICT (POSHAN Tracker), Jan Andolan (Poshan Maah in September, Poshan Pakhwada in March), community‑based events (Godhbharai, Annaprashan) |
| PM POSHAN (formerly National Programme of Mid‑Day Meal in Schools, 1995) | MoE / renamed 2021 | Children in government and aided schools, Balvatika (pre‑primary) to class VIII | Hot cooked meal: primary 450 kcal + 12 g protein; upper primary 700 kcal + 20 g protein; tithi bhojan, school nutrition gardens, fortified rice |
| NFSA 2013 / PDS | Food & Public Distribution | ≈ 75% rural, 50% urban population | 5 kg/person/month (priority households); 35 kg/household (AAY); free under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (extended to 2028); maternity benefit (≥ ₹6,000) and meals for children and P&L women are also NFSA entitlements |
| PMMVY | MWCD / 2017 | Pregnant and lactating women | ₹5,000 (first child); ₹6,000 for second girl |
| Anaemia Mukt Bharat, NDD, vitamin A, WIFS | MoHFW | Life course | Concepts 103–104 |
| NRCs, CMAM | MoHFW / MWCD | SAM children | Concept 106 |
| Fortification | FSSAI (+F logo) | All | Rice (iron, folic acid, B12): universal in PDS, ICDS, PM POSHAN from 2024; salt (iodine; double‑fortified); oil and milk (vitamins A, D); wheat flour |
| Mission Indradhanush, RBSK, MAA | MoHFW | Children | Linked services |