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India signs $ 200 million letter of credit with World Bank for national nutrition campaign

India signs $ 200 million letters of credit with World Bank for national nutrition campaign India signs $ 200 million letters of credit with World Bank for national nutrition campaign The goal of this step is to reduce the level of malnutrition in children up to six years from the current 38.4 percent to 25 percent by 2022. In the first phase of the loan, the campaign will be expedited in 315 districts of all states and union territories. India signed a $ 200 million letter of credit with the World Bank for a national nutrition campaign on 08 May 2018. This amount will help in reducing the dwarfness in the age group of 0-6 years by reducing the 38.4 percent to 25 percent by 2022. What is the National Nutrition Mission (Potion Abhiyan) and how will the loan help it? The National Nutrition Mission is also called Potion Campaign. The main element of the nutrition campaign is to strengthen the World Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and implement the Better Nu