Government today said that over 93 lakh children have severe acute malnutrition in the country, as per National Family Health Survey. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste told the Rajya Sabha that there are 966 Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) in 25 states and UTs in the country. He said the total number of children enrolled at the NRCs in the year 2015-16 was around 1.7 lakh. <br/><br/>Mr Kulaste said, under National Health Mission, NRCs have been set up at public health facilities to treat and manage the children with severe acute malnutrition admitted with medical complications. The Minister said, the services and care provided for the in-patient management of severe acute malnutrition children include 24 hour care and monitoring of the child, treatment of medical complications, therapeutic feeding and providing sensory stimulation and emotional care.