• Generates high-quality evidence for tackling important public health nutrition problems such as undernutrition, anaemia, iodine deficiency and various micronutrient deficiencies in vulnerable population groups.
• Conducts implementation research on the ongoing national nutrition programmes, identifies their strengths and weaknesses and recommends course corrections for filling the gaps, if any.
• Develop various intervention models to prevent and control malnutrition in India by conducting community-based trials (effectiveness trials).
• Conducts induction, orientation and re-orientation training programmes for various functionaries who are working in the area of health and nutrition.

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Scientific Staff

1.	Dr. N. Arlappa		Scientist-G & HoD
2.	Dr. I.I. Meshram		Scientist-F
3.	Dr. Manjunatha		Scientist-E
4.	Dr. CK. Dolla		Scientist-E
5.	Dr. P. Raghavendra		Scientist-C
6.	Dr. Ajantha Rudra		Scientist-C
7.	Dr. Anwar Basha		Scientist-C
8.	Dr. Sapavat Shankar		Scientist-B
9.	Dr. C.S. Surya Goud		Scientist-B
10.	Dr. Abdul Jaleel		Scientist-B

Technical Staff

1.	Mr. R. Raghunadh Babu		Technical Officer-C
2.	Mr. P.V. Sunu		Technical Officer-B
3.	Mr. S.P.V. Prasad		Technical Officer-A
4.	Mr. K. Sreerama Krishna		Technical Officer-A
5.	Ms. G. Neeraja		Technical Officer-B
6.	Mr. G.L. Stephen		Senior Technician-III
7.	Mr. D. Narsimhulu		Senior Technician-I
8.	Ms. M. Sai Veena		Technical Officer-B
9.	Ms. K. Lakshmi Tanuja		Technical Assistant
10.	Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Sah		Technical Assistant
11.	Mr. Logesh		Technical Assistant
12.	Mr. Sable Sachin Kishan Rao		Technical Assistant
13.	Mr. Pruthviraj Vithal Zamdre		Technical Assistant
14.	Mrs. K Sailaja		PS
15.	Mr. M. Narsing Rao		Lab Assistant-II
16.	Mr. Azmeera Tirupati		Lab Attendant
17.	Mr. Aditya Kumar		Lab Attendant