❖ Tamil Nadu government launched the second phase of ‘Uttachathai Uruthi Sei’ programme in Ariyalur.

❖ It is a nutritional intervention programme for malnourished children and their mothers.

❖ Mothers of over 76,700 babies in the age group of zero to six months are identified as malnourished.

❖ They would be covered under Phase II of the programme at a total cost of ₹22 crore.

❖ Phase I of the programme launched in 2022 identified the malnourished children.

❖ After the government’s intervention, 77.3% of them have showed an improvement and progressed to normal levels.