Nagpur, Dec 12 (PTI) Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare on Friday said that a "special task team" will be formed to undertake programs aimed at reducing children's deaths due to malnutrition.

She was responding to a discussion in the legislative council on deaths due to malnutrition in Melghat region of eastern Maharashtra.

Uma Khapre, Sanjay Khodke, Chitra Wagh and Pravin Darekar spoke on the issue in the upper house.

Khapre said 65 children below six years of age died in Melghat in the last five months due to malnutrition, and raised concerns over the condition of hospitals in the region.

Minister of State for Public Health Meghna Bordikar said all government departments are working to decrease child mortality.

Tatkare informed that the number of infant d

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