Poshan App

Context:

More than 57,000 migrant workers have registered for the One Nation, One Anganwadi programme.

The programme allows individuals to receive government benefits for children under six years of age, as well as pregnant and lactating women, even if they relocate to another state.
The Poshan Tracker app was utilized for this purpose.

About Poshan Tracker App:

The app provides a view of the activities of the Anganwadi centres (child care centres), service deliveries of Anganwadi workers and complete beneficiary management for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under six.
It also digitises and automates physical registers used by workers that helps improve the quality of their work.
A nodal person has also been appointed for providing technical support and resolving any issue about downloading the new Poshan Tracker application and its functioning in each State.

POSHAN Abhiyaan:

Launched in: 2018
Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the implementation of the scheme being done by States/UTs.
Aim:
- To target the unique 1,000-day window of childbirth and pre- and post- delivery support to mothers to reduce malnutrition.
- To improve nutritional status of children (0-6 years), adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- To reduce anaemia among women and adolescent girls (15-49 years) and young children(6-59 months) and improve birth weight.
- Prevent and reduce Stunting in children (0- 6 years)
- Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)
Pillars of Implementation:
1. Technology (ICDS-Computer application software)
2. Convergence Action Planning
3. Behavioral Change Communication and Capacity Building