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Rising Vitamin D Deficiency: Action Points for the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi

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  • Arpita Mukherjee

    (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER))

  • Aashish Chaudhry

  • Trishali Khanna

  • Latika Khatwani

  • Pallavi Verma

  • Damayantee Majumdar

Abstract

This policy brief outlines five action points that the MoFPI may undertake to address Vitamin D deficiency through food fortification and to support processing of food to retain Vitamin D. These range from expanding fortification to staples, incentivising research and production, launching targeted pilot programmes through multi-stakeholder partnerships, promoting the production and consumption of fortified foods and supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to produce foods rich in micronutrients through subsidies and capacity building initiatives. By embedding nutrition in food processing, MoFPI can play a transformative role in realising a "Vitamin D Kuposhan Mukt Bharat".

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  • Arpita Mukherjee & Aashish Chaudhry & Trishali Khanna & Latika Khatwani & Pallavi Verma & Damayantee Majumdar, 2025. "Rising Vitamin D Deficiency: Action Points for the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Policy Paper 51, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdc:ppaper:51
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