National Iodine deficiency disorder control Programme

The National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) is implemented in order to prevent, control and eliminate these disorders and to provide assistance to the States for Setting up IDD Cell and IDD monitoring laboratories for ensuring quality control of iodated salt and for monitoring urinary iodine excretion. Survey of goitre and health education activities is also conducted through the Programme.

Objectives :

1. Survey to assess the magnitude of the iodine Deficiency Disorders

2. Ensure supply of iodated salt in place in place of common salt

3. Resurvey after every five years to assess the extent of Iodine Deficiency Disorders and the impact of

iodated salt.

4. Laboratory monitoring of iodated salt and urinary iodine excretion.

Activities Conducted:

  • Salt Traders training programmes were done in 14 nos. of endemic districts with FSO in support of UNICEF.
  • State level intersectoral meeting was conducted on 8th April’ 2015.
  • USI programme is going on which is done by MPW’s in 14 nos. of IDD endemic districts for 6 months from June’ 2015 with support of UNICEF.
  • State level meeting was conducted for the SDM&HO & NGO’s members on 29th July’ 2015.
  • Goitre survey was done in three nos. of districts namely:-Cachar, KarimganjHailakandi on Aug to Sept’ 2015. Goalpara is on line.
  • Regular monitoring of salt is doing by IDD cell.
  • Urinary Iodine Excretion(UIE) is going on in IDD laboratory.
  • On occasion of Global IDD prevention day’ 2015 banners are displayed & published of IDD messages through print media.

Fund Flow: The fund flow for NIDCP was through treasury route till 2014-15. Presently the fund is transferred from Govt. of India and through finance deptt. to NHM then to NIDDCP, Director of Health Services from 2015-16.

Financial statement:

Sl. no / Year / Fund received from Central government. / Fund utilized / Fund to be utilized / U.C. Submitted
1 / 2011-12 / 31.50 lakhs. / 3.20 lakhs / -- / U/C submitted
2 / 2012-13 / NIL / 4.12 lakhs / -- / U/C submitted
3 / 2013-14 / 43.14 lakhs / 26.97lakhs / -- / U/C submitted
4 / 2014-15 / 18.67 lakhs / 38.07 lakhs / -- / U/C submitted
5 / 2015-16 / 32.80 lakhs / -- / -- / Fund not yet received from State Health Society.