Table 4.
Total costs of delivering India Plus actions at scale across India
| Action | Cost (US$ million) per year | Share in cost (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Counselling | ||
| Counselling during pregnancy | 49.61 | 0.84 |
| Counselling for breastfeeding | 17.87 | 0.30 |
| Counselling for complementary feeding and hand washing | 219.56 | 3.70 |
| Supplementation | ||
| Complementary food supplements for children 6–36 months of age | 1526.01 | 25.73 |
| Supplementary food rations for pregnant and lactating women | 658.35 | 11.10 |
| Additional food rations for severely malnourished children | 111.04 | 1.87 |
| Micronutrient and deworming | ||
| Iron‐folic acid supplements for pregnant and breastfeeding women | 19.83 | 0.33 |
| IFA supplements and deworming for adolescents | 40.19 | 0.68 |
| Iron supplements for children 6–36 months of age | 40.02 | 0.67 |
| Vitamin A supplementation | 7.57 | 0.13 |
| ORS and therapeutic zinc supplements for treatment of diarrhoea | 70.99 | 1.20 |
| Deworming | 22.41 | 0.38 |
| Health | ||
| Treatment of severe acute malnutrition | 222.98 | 3.76 |
| Insecticide treated nets for pregnant women in malaria‐endemic areas | 24.76 | 0.42 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Cash transfers to women in the first 6 months after delivery | 2899.73 | 48.89 |
| Total | 5930.91 | 100.00 |
Source: Author's estimates