Why there is no option for iodised and non iodised salt in our country?
Answer In India, majority of districts surveyed (235 out of 275) have been found to be endemic for iodine deficiency. It is technically, administratively, financially and operationally neither feasible nor cost effective to supply two types of salt separately to the iodine deficient and iodine non- deficient districts in the country. From 1962 to 1984, an attempt was made to supply only iodised salt to IDD endemic districts but the results were highly unsatisfactory.
