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. 2010 Aug 10;5(8):e12046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012046

Table 2. Cost of each intervention.

Intervention Cost
Supplementation
Shipping, storage, delivery, and wastage for 2 doses of vitamin A per year US$0.07 (Rs. 2.58) per child per year [62]
Administrative and regulatory costs, training, promotional and educational materials, and program monitoring and evaluation US$ 0.08 (3.33Rs) per child per year [63]
Total (areas w/subcenters) US$0.15 (Rs. 5.91) per child per year
Total (areas w/o subcenters) US$0.65 (Rs. 26) per child per year [22]
Fortification
Cost to fortify 1 kg of oil US$0.001 (Rs. 0.045) to US$0.005 (Rs. 0.22) [63], [64]
Administrative and regulatory costs, training, promotional and educational materials, and program monitoring and evaluation (per kg of oil) US$0.002 (Rs. 0.062) [63]
Bottling costs (per l of oil) US$0.09 (Rs. 3.75) [65], [66]
GM fortification
Administrative and regulatory costs, training, promotional and educational materials, and program monitoring and evaluation (per kg of oil) US$0.002 (Rs. 0.062) [63]
Bottling costs (per l of oil) US$0.09 (Rs. 3.75) [65], [66]
One-time regulatory approval cost US$5.6 million (22.7 crore Rs.) [66]