New identification scheme for children below 3 likely

Cabinet nod to launch of National Nutrition Mission with a budget of Rs 9,046 crore

The government is to examine possible ways to come up with a personal identification system for children below three years of age.

Maneka Gandhi, minister for women and child development (WCD), told journalists at a briefing on the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) — approved by the Cabinet on 

Friday — that a group which included her charge, the health ministry and the NITI Aayog would look into the matter. 

Her finance and health counterparts, Arun Jaitley and J P Nadda, were present; it was not a pre-thought decision.

“I have been looking for solutions to identify children below three years of age. There are