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Cabinet approves Rs 9,000-cr National Nutrition Mission: Arun Jaitley

The NNM will strive to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia, and low-birth weight babies

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced on Friday. 

The Cabinet has approved the setting up of the NNM with a three-year budget of Rs 9,046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18, the Press Information Bureau informed. 

As an apex body, the NNM will monitor, supervise, fix targets, and guide the nutrition-related interventions across ministries. 

#Cabinet approves setting up of National Nutrition Mission pic.twitter.com/XxOsmu8Xeh

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Further, the NNM will strive to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition,