Shimla, Jan. 22 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while chairing a meeting of the Health Department here on Wednesday, said that the state government would formulate Himachal Pradesh's first-ever Nutrition Policy to ensure comprehensive and long-term benefits for the people.
He stated that the government was already implementing several nutrition and food security programmes, including the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and the Public Distribution System (PDS).
The Chief Minister emphasised that, in view of these initiatives, nutritional profiling was of critical importance.
He said this would help create awareness among citizens about essential nutrients, caloric values and...