After publishing the report of the National Nutrition Survey conducted in 1962 64 in the then East Pakistan, an urgent need was felt to have a nutrition organization befitting its name in the country in gpoeral and un der the Health Sector in particular to adopt measures and initiate action programmes to solve the major nutrition problems in the country which were identified by that National Nutrition Survey of 1962- 64.

This need could not be materialized under the Health sector of th er Men East Pakistan as the Central Government took the decision to establish this organization under the Central Ministry of Health at Islamabad.

Efforts were made to establish a regional organization of this Central Nutrition Organization in East Pakistan to address The acute nutrition problems identified here. This effort was faced with tremendous opposition from 6c Central authority inspite of the vigorous move and action from the Director of the Nutrition Organization who happened to be an East Pakistani (a Bangladeshi Officer). However this move was ultimately accommodated in the country's next Development plan to be started from 1970 to have this regional organization in East Pakistan.