NNMB: Purpose & headquarter
Q. National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau that has been shut down by the Union Health Ministry is headquartered at -- Published on 24 Nov 15a. Chennai
b. Kolkata
c. Pune
d. Hyderabad
ANSWER: Hyderabad
- The main aim of NNMB is to generate data on the nutritional status of socially vulnerable groups.
- The data gathered by the NNMB informed the policy intervention to address under-nutrition.
- The NNMB activity was envisaged, as a collaborative exercise between the Indian Council of Medical Research and the respective State governments. The Bureau was therefore, put under the administrative control of the State Nutrition Officer.
