A Study of Nutritional Status of Children Attending Anganwadi Centres of a District in Central India

The mothers and children are the major consumers of health services. They comprise approximately two-thirds of the population in the developing countries. In India, women in the childbearing age (15 44+ years) and children less than 15 years of age together they constitute nearly 60% of the total population.2 According to India’s national policy, “the nation’s children are a supremely important asset. Their nurture and solicitude are our responsibility.2