Tamil Nadu: Sale of iron-fortified salt at fair price shops

Tamil Nadu: To reduce anemia cases, steps have been taken to sell packets of double-fortified salt containing iron and iodine in fair price shops under the public distribution scheme.

Accordingly, coordinated consultative meetings are being held to implement the scheme. Several instructions are being issued to senior officials from the Public Welfare Department, Food Security Department, Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation, Tamil Nadu Consumer Goods Corporation, Public Health Department, National Welfare Board, and the Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

Regarding this, Food Security Department officials stated: 52% of the population in Tamil Nadu is at risk of anemia due to iron deficiency. The government is taking several steps to prevent this. As part of this initiative, there are plans to sell packets of double-enriched salt through fair price shops.

This is a coordinated effort. These will be manufactured by the Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation and sold through the Nugaro Trading Corporation.

There are approximately 37,000 fair price shops across the state. Planning and discussions are currently underway to introduce double concentrated salt there.

He said that regular study meetings will be held on this issue. Based on these findings, the plan will be implemented soon.