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State of Jharkhand - Section

Section 33 in Jharkhand Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017

33. Nutrition and Diet Scale.

(1)The following nutrition and diet scale shall be followed by the Child Care Institutions, namely:
(i)the children shall be provided four meals in a day including breakfast;
(ii)the menu shall be prepared with the help of a nutritional expert or doctor to ensure balanced diet and variety in taste as per the minimum nutritional standard and diet scale;
(iii)every Child Care Institution shall strictly adhere to the minimum nutritional standard and diet scale suggested as specified below:
S.No. Name of the articles of diet Scale per head per day
1 Rice/Wheat/Ragi/Jowar 600 gms, (700 gms for16-18 yrs age) of whichatleast 100 gms to be either Wheat or Ragi or Jowar or Rice.
2 Dal/ Rajma/ Chana 120 gms.
3 Edible Oil 25 gms.
4 Onion 25 gms.
5 Salt 25 gms.
6 Turmeric 05 gms.
7 Coriander Seed Powder 05 gms.
8 Ginger 05 gms.
9 Garlic 05 gms.
10 Tamarind/ Mango powder 05 gms.
11 Milk (at breakfast) 150 ml.
12 Dry Chillies 05 gms.
13 Vegetables Leafy Non V leafy 100 gms. 130gms.
14 Curd or Butter Milk 100 gms/ml.
15 Chicken once a week or Eggs 4 days 115 gms.
16 Jaggery& Ground Nut Seeds or Paneer(vegetarian only) 60 gms each (100 gms for paneer) Once in a week.
17 Sugar 40 gms.
18 Tea/Coffee 5gm.
19 Sooji/Poha 150 gms.
20 Ragi 150 gms.
  Following items for 50 Children per day
21 Pepper 25 gms.
22 Jeera Seeds 25 gms.
23 Black Gram dal 50 gms.
24 Mustard Seeds 50 gms.
25 Ajwain Seeds 50 gms.
  On Chicken Day for 10 Kg. of Chicken
26 Garam Masala 10 gms.
27 Kopra 150 gms.
28 KhasKhas 150 gms.
29 Groundnut Oil 500 gms.
  For Sick Children
30 Bread 500 gms.
31 Milk 500 ml.
32 Khichadi 300 gms.
  Other Items
33 LP Gas for Cooking only  
(2)Children may be provided special meals on holidays, festivals, sports and cultural day and celebration of national festival.
(3)Infants and sick children shall be provided special diet according to the advice of the doctor on their dietary requirement.
(4)The requirement of each child shall also be taken into account including need for iron and folic acid supplements.
(5)The menu for the day shall be prepared in consultation with the Children's Committee and shall be displayed in the dining hall.
(6)Variation in diet may be as per seasonal and regional variations, a suggested diet variation is given below:-
(i)varieties of dal e g., Toor (Arhar), Moong (Green Gram) and Chana (Bengal Gram) may be given alternatively;
(ii)on non-vegetarian days, vegetarian children shall be issued with either 60 gms of jaggery and 60 gms of groundnut seeds per head in the shape of laddus or any other sweet dish or 100 gms paneer;
(iii)leafy vegetables such as Fenugreek (Methi), Spinach (Palak), Sarson (Mustard leaves) GonguraThotakura or any other saag etc., may also be issued once in a week. If a kitchen garden is attached to any institution, leafy vegetables, should be grown and issued and the Superintendent should try to issue variety of vegetables and see that the same vegetable is not repeated for at least a period of one week;
(iv)seasonal fruits shall be provided in a non-repetitive manner in sufficient quantities;
(v)the Person-in-charge may make temporary alterations in the scale of diet in individual cases when considered necessary by him, or on the advice of the doctor of the institution subject to the condition that the scale laid down is not exceeded.
(7)Meal Timing and Menu:
(i)Breakfast V 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.
(a)upma or chapattis made of Wheat or Ragi or any other dish;
(b)chutneys from Gongura or fresh curry leave or fresh coriander or Coconut and Putnadal etc., dal or vegetable may be issued as a dish;
(c)milk;
(d)any seasonal fruit in sufficient quantity.
(ii)Lunch at 12.30 to 1.30 P.M. and Dinner V 7.00 P.M. V 8.00 P.M
(a)rice or Chapattis or combination of both;
(b)vegetable curry;
(c)sambar or dal;
(d)butter Milk or curd.
(8)Others:
(i)depending on the season, the Person-in-charge shall have the discretion to alter the time for distribution of food;
(ii)on the advice of the institution's doctor or at the discretion of the Person-incharge, every sick child who is prevented from taking regular food, on account of his ill-health, may be issued with medical diet as per the scale for sick children;
(iii)extra diet for nourishment like milk, eggs, sugar and fruits shall be issued to the children on the advice of the institution doctor in addition to the regular diet, to gain weight or for other health reasons and for the purpose of calculation of the daily ration, the sick children shall be excluded from the day's strength;
(iv)special lunch or dinner may be provided to the children at the Child Care Institution at the rate fixed by the Person-in-charge of the Child Care Institution, from time to time on national festivals and festival occasions, including:
(a)Republic Day (26th January);
(b)Independence Day (15th August);
(c)Mahatma Gandhi's Birth day (2nd October);
(d)Children's Day (14th November);
(e)National festivals;
(f)Local festivals ;
(g)Annual Day of the Child Care Institution.