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WFP India Country Brief, October 2018

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World Food Day celebrated under WFP Country Office leadership with an excellent participation from various stakeholders.

Following the severe floods in Kerala, WFP participated in the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted jointly by the UN and the Government of Kerala, the report presented to the state government.

WFP India’s operations are fully funded for the next six months; thanks to the strong partnership with the Government of India.

Operational Updates

  • The WFP India Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), approved in principle by the Government, is posted for presentation at WFP’s November 2018 Executive Board.

  • In collaboration with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
    Food and Public Distribution(MoCA,F&PD), WFP is supporting the development of a draft sector scheme on rice fortification through the Public Distribution System.
    WFP is providing technical support for rice fortification in select districts of Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

  • The WFP-supported Central Project Management Unit contributed to the planning awareness and Information Education & Communication (IEC) campaign for the (MoCA,F&PD) for improved uptake of subsidized grains by the beneficiaries. It will help empower beneficiaries, support Fair Price Shop operators in delivering services, and strengthen governance, thereby contributing to food security.

  • WFP published report in Data Analytics for 5 states and detailed scope of work for implementing data-analytics based management information system for the Targeted Public Distribution system (TPDS). The publication was disseminated to all participating states in 2-day National Conference organized by MoCA,F&PD in October’18. Data analysis for entire State of Telangana was completed and presented in National conference, based on the results WFP would be further analysing data for additional 12 states.

  • At national level, the analysis for a Food Security Atlas of India is progressing well in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

  • In October, 50 Kg Micronutrient Powder (MNP) and 135.025 tons fortified rice was distributed to the children of 6-14 years of age in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.

  • MoU of WFP in collaboration with the Government of Odisha for the distribution of fortified rice in PDS in Deogarh district is being finalized.

  • WFP initiated preparatory work for a transparency portal in partnerships with Ericsson. A request for proposals for hiring vendors is shared with the state government.
    Preparations for setting the baseline are currently ongoing.

  • The Food Security Atlas developed as a part of institutionalization within the state government of Odisha is yet to be released pending availability of the key officials.

  • In Kerala, the pilot project on fortification of take home rations (THR) to improve micronutrient malnutrition is being scaled up by the Government of Kerala (GoK) under the supportive supervision of WFP. For the state-wide scale up, hiring of vendors is on-going. Training for creating a pool of master-trainers for cascade trainings has been conducted in the first week of October 2018.

  • With resumption in the production and distribution of fortified THR in Kerala after the floods, 11.3 tons of fortified THR has been produced in October 2018. The end-line evaluation will resume from December 2018. About 1.4 million IEC flyers printed and under distribution by GoK,
    WFP is well acknowledged in the flyers with its logo.

  • The Government is considering introduction of fortified rice through Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Kannur district which is one of the districts under NNM.

  • As part of WFP’s partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP), WFP is continuing support to TPDS end-to-end computerization. The grievance redressal system is reviewed and recommendations for improvement provided.

  • WFP in collaboration with Department of Basic Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) is implementing a project on mid-day meal fortification in Varanasi district. Baseline evaluation for the project has been completed, and vendors are on-board. WFP will start production and distribution of fortified rice and wheat flour as per the allocation orders received from the Govt. from Nov-18. Necessary quality assurances and protocols are in place.

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