Poshan Abhiyan started on March 8, 2018, in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. This plan is made to improve the nutrition of children (0-6 years), teenage girls, pregnant women and mothers who are feeding their babies. The aim is to help them eat better and stay healthy. This is done by using new technology, teamwork and involving the public. The 7th Poshan Pakhwada will be held from 8th April to 23rd 2025.
Poshan Abhiyan, also called the National Nutrition Mission, is a government plan to fight malnutrition. Instead of starting new programs, it joins many old ones and makes them work together. It brings all departments under one mission to help reduce health problems in children and women. These problems include weak growth, lack of nutrition, anaemia and low weight at birth.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is leading this programme. In the beginning, it was started in 315 districts, then slowly reached all the districts in the country.
The main goal of Poshan Abhiyan is to make children and women healthier by reducing malnutrition, anaemia and low birth weight.
Goal | Who It Helps |
Reduce stunting | Children (0-6 years) |
Reduce undernutrition | Children (0-6 years) |
Low anaemia | Children, women and teenage girls |
Decrease low birth weight | Newborn babies |
The main tool is the ICDS-CAS App. Anganwadi workers use it to:
This is another plan under the same mission to improve Anganwadi Centres. It aims to provide:
The 7th Poshan Pakhwada will happen from April 8 to April 23, 2025. It will focus on:
These early days shape a child’s full life. During this time:
The Poshan Tracker App was launched on March 1, 2021. It helps:
Now, all Anganwadi Centres are registered, and people can also register themselves.
Started in October 2023, the CMAM protocol helps Anganwadi Workers:
The goal is to make every Anganwadi a Nutrition Care Centre.
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