Reckitt Benckiser, world's leading consumer Health and Hygiene Company, collaborates with Government of Maharashtra to help nourish mothers and children residing in tribal belt of the state and further improve their sanitation conditions. At a meeting held with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, RB presented a cheque for INR 13 crore towards Village Social Transformation Foundation (VSTF) to address a variety of determinants of malnutrition in children, adolescents and pregnant women in Nandurbar and Amravati districts of Maharashtra.

As per National Family Health Survey, around 38.4% children are stunted in Maharashtra; and about 40% are malnourished. As part of this association, RB aims to transform Nutritional status of children by a steep reduction of 40% in stunting and bring down childhood wasting to less than 5% by 2023.