Nagpur: Maharashtra Minister for Women and Child Development Aditi Tatkare on Friday said in the state council that the government is striving to ensure that no child dies due to malnutrition.

In a reply to a half-hour discussion initiated by members Sanjay Khodke and others, she told the state council that the number of malnourished children had decreased from 246 in 2019-20 and further to 97 in 2025-26. The proportion of severely malnourished children was 0.79 per cent in 2024, and it has been reduced to 0.4 per cent in 2025. “An interdepartmental team comprising Women and Child Development, Health, and Tribal Development will be formed to combat malnutrition. Eradicating malnutrition has been given special priority in the Chief Minister’s 100-day programme,” said Minister Tatkare.

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