Central for median; upper three for + 1 SD, + 2SD and + 3SD; and lower three for - 1SD, -2SD and - 3SD. Growth cha in India o India has adopted the new WHO child growth standards (2006) in February 2009, for monitoring the young child growth and development within the National Rural Health Mission and the ICDS. o The growth cha shows three zones : - i) Normal zone of weight for age. ii) Zone of undernutrition (between - 2SD and - 3SD). iii) Severely underweight (below - 3 SD) o A joint "Mother and child protection Card" has been developed which contains space for growth cha along with many other parameters for recording. Note : - Following explanations are related to old growth chas.">