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Rs10bn allocated to end child stunting

Published April 27, 2018 Updated April 27, 2018 03:38pm

Giving a budget speech in National Assembly, the minister said that amount for the program could be increased if needed any time. He stated that 30% of Pakistani children were stunted due to malnutrition and inadequate food, adding that there was no more tolerable.

He reiterated that the government would provide through supplementary grants any amount that was needed to end child stunting.

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