{"id":828,"date":"2025-08-27T07:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:21:39","slug":"national-iodine-deficiency-disease-control-programme-niddcp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/national-iodine-deficiency-disease-control-programme-niddcp\/","title":{"rendered":"National Iodine Deficiency Disease Control Programme (NIDDCP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"828\" class=\"elementor elementor-828\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section\">\n<h2>National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\nThe National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme is implemented in the State from 1991 and the State IDD Cell started functions at O\/o DPH&#038;PM since 1.7.1994.\n<\/br><\/br>\nA notification under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act has been issued banning the sale of non-iodised salt for edible purposes, and the Government has directed the sale of iodised salt through fair price shops under the Public Distribution System across all districts of Tamil Nadu.<\/br><\/br>\n<h3>Objectives<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n \t<li>To promote consumption of iodised salt through various activities<\/li>\n \t<li>To assess the magnitude of the Iodine deficiency disorders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Activities<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<ul>\n \t<li>\tEstimation of the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders through surveys.<\/li>\n \t<li>\tIEC activities focusing on dietary supplementation of iodised salt.<\/li>\n \t<li>\tSpot testing of the Salt samples from retailers.<\/li>\n\n<li>\t\tSpot testing of the kitchen salt samples<\/li>\n<li>\t\tTesting of Non-Statutory salt samples in Food Analysis Laboratories.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tRegular State and District level review of the programme.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tCelebration of Global IDD prevention day throughout Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol><\/br>\n\n    <p style=\"text-align:center;\"> A total of 22,83,526 salt samples were tested by using Salt Testing Kits by ASHA &#038; HI.<\/p> \n<img decoding=\"async\" style='width:100%;height:auto;' src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture11.jpg\"\/>\n<\/br><\/br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style='width:100%;height:auto;' src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture2.jpg\"\/>\n<\/br><\/br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style='width:100%;height:auto;' src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture3.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) The National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme is implemented in the State from 1991 and the State IDD Cell started functions at O\/o DPH&#038;PM since 1.7.1994. 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