Status
of Ban on sale of common salt in India
PREVALENCE OF IDD & STATUS OF NIDDCP IN
DIFFERENT STATES/UTs OF
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State Total No of
No of Ban Noti- IDD
No of Dists Dists fication Cell
Dists Surveyed Endemic issued
estb.
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Arunachal
Pradesh 10 10 10 Complete Yes
Haryana 16 8
8
Complete Yes
Himachal
Pradesh 12 10
10
Complete No
Jammu & Kashmir 15
14 14 Complete No
Karnataka 20 17
5 Complete Yes
Kerala 14 14 11 No Ban Yes
Madhya Pradesh 45
16 16 Complete Yes
Mizoram 4 4 4 Complete Yes
Manipur 8 8 8
Complete Yes
Meghalaya 5 2
2
Complete Yes
Nagaland 7 7 7 Complete Yes
Orissa 30 2
2
Complete Yes
Rajasthan 27 3
3
Complete Yes
Tamil Nadu 21 13
13
Complete Yes
Tripura 3 3 3
Complete Yes
Uttar Pradesh 67
34 29 Complete Yes
Andaman & Nico-
bar Islands 2
Survey not done
Complete Yes
Dadar & Nagar
Haveli 1 1 1 Complete Yes
Daman & Diu 1 1 1 Complete Yes
Lakshwadeep 1
survey not done Complete No
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Total no of 480
275 235
districts
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SOURCE: POLICY GUIDELINES ON
NATIONAL IODINE DEFICIENCY
DISORDERS CONTROL PROGRAMME, NUTRITION AND
IDD CELL,DIRECTORATE
GENERAL OF HEALTH
SERVICES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH
AND FAMILY
WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
NEW DELHI, 1997