Role of large PSC’s in USI promotion TNSC – A Study

Spread over 5600 acres
3 Lakh ton (.3 million) capacity
Employment: 
Direct 650
Indirect 1850 

Salt works located at 

• Valinokkam 
  

• Ramanathapuram District, 
  

• Tamil Nadu, 
  

• INDIA

TNSC’s VISION AND MISSION

“To be a trend setter in manufacture and
distribution of Fortified salts”
“To make Quality Fortified Salts available  to every household “BELOW THE POVERTY 
LINE” (BPL) through the PUBLIC 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS) Network 
covering all States of India

Why Fortification?

According to DGHS Ministry of Health and Family Welfare out of 312 districts surveyed 254 districts are IDD endemic where the prevalence is more than 10%   About 200 million people are at risk of IDD
IDD affects the people of all ages both sexes and different socio-economic status More than 50% of our population are affected by IDA in India Loss of National energy, productivity and growth Annual mental impairment due to IDA is 6.6 million Annual maternal death by severe anemia is 30,000

Direct consumption by the beneficiaries through Midday Noon meal Schemes
No chances of diversion or non-use
Lowest cost per person targeted *
Exceptional monitoring ease
Distribution through PDS/Ration shops/

Why Fortification – cost factors

IODISED SALT

Cost per tonne is between Rs. 2500-3000
Cost per gram 0.25 paise..@ 2 gms/child it will be 0.5 paise

DFS

Cost per tonne is between Rs.5000-5500
Cost per grams 0.50 paise ..@ 2 gms/child
it will be 1 paise per meal

PREVALENCE OF MILD TO SEVERE ANAEMIA AMONG VARIOUS AGE GROUPS IN SOUTHERN STATES

I Lactating women -- 68.40% 

II Pregnant women -- 68.20%

III Adolescent girls -- 61.37%

IV Pre School Children -- 58.40%

Sources from: DGHS and ICCIDD

BENEFICIARIES

About 12 million people are benefited through PDS in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra About 10 million school going children are benefited through noon meal scheme With MI’s DFS formula about 1.1 million school children are benefited in the seven identified Districts of Tamil Nadu 

TNSC’S DOUBLE FORTIFIED SALT

Introduced DFS in 1998 with NIN Technology using Refined Free Flow Salt. Distributed DFS for the benefit of one million school going children in Tamil Nadu.MI’s DFS Technology will facilitate TNSC to produce DFS even with dry unrefined iodized crystal salt. DFS will benefit more than 3.6 million school going children in Tamilnadu immediately.
DFS envisages the scope to reach more than 20 million poor rural population including children in the entire southern states of India.

STRATEGIES FOR USI IN COLLABORATION WITH SMALL SCALE SALT SECTOR

TNSC has tied up with the following Salt Workers Societies in Tamil Nadu for the promotion of Iodized Salt
1.Arumuganeri 600 Tonnes/month 
2.Vedaranyam 400 Tonnes/month
3.Marakanam 150 Tonnes/month
Currently around 1000 Tonnes of Iodized Salt per month is being distributed from the Societies to the PDS 

PROMOTION OF IODIZED SALT SALES BY TIEING UP WITH REFINERIES

TNSC is distributing RFFIDS to the Southern States at an affordable cost through PDS at the rate of 3000 tonnes per month

TNSC’s FUTURE PLANS

To augment Iodized Salt production from 60,000 tonnes to 1 lakh tonnes (.1 million)
To increase the consumption level of Iodized Salt by 2007 in
State Beneficiaries Qty in Tonnes
in million
Tamil Nadu : 7.00 30,000
Karnataka  : 5.00 25,000
Andhra Pradesh : 3.00 20000
Other States : 5.00 25000

To expand its distribution of Iodised Salt & DFS to other States namely Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chatisgarh etc. 

TNSC'S ACHIEVEMENTS

First introduced Iron Fortified Salt (IFS) in the country during 1991 Six million school going children are benefited through Noon Meal Program by using iodized salt Quality Iodized Crystal Salt distributed at Rs. 2.50/kg through PDS for rural population in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Created awareness on the concept of Iodized Salt through “Human Chain and Mass Rally” by the school going children with UNICEF support Conducted sensitization campaign to all PDS Salesmen to create awareness on Iodized Salt among the BPL people with UNICEF support.
Increased the distribution level of Iodized Salt by TEN FOLDS through PDS from 4200 MT (during 2000) to 42,829 MT (during 2005).