Double fortified salt pitched as low-cost tool against anaemia

Anaemia, driven largely by iron deficiency, affects over half of Indian women and almost three-fourths of children, contributing to maternal deaths, impaired development and economic losses. An opinion piece argues that double fortified salt, enriched with both iodine and iron, offers a scalable answer, costing an estimated ₹14 to ₹20 per person a year, among the most affordable population-level nutrition interventions.