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BMI CAG CDC DHA DLHS DM EBBs EGS FCI GOI HRD ICMR IDA IDD IFPRI IQ MDGT MDMP MDMS MDMs NCHS NFHS NFI NGOs NIN NLM Body Mass Index Comptroller and Auditor General Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Docosahexanoic Acid District Level Household Survey District Magistrate Educationally Backward Blocks Education Guarantee Scheme Food Corporation of India Government of India Human Resource Development Indian Council of Medical Research Iron Deficiency Anemia Iodine Deficiency Disorder International Food Policy Research Institute Intelligent Quotient Millennium Development Goals Target Mid Day Meal Program Mid Day Meal Scheme Mid Day Meals National Centre for Health Statistics National Family Health Survey National Foundation of India Non-Governmental Organizations National Institute of Nutrition National Literary Mission