Rashtriya Poshan Maah

Context: 

The Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrating the 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah throughout September 2023.

About Poshan Maah:

  • Rashtriya Poshan Maah will be celebrated in collaboration with all stakeholders from the 1st to the 30th of September.
  • The Focal point of Poshan Maah 2023: To cultivate widespread awareness concerning critical human life stages: pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. 
  • Theme: “Suposhit Bharat, Sakshar Bharat, Sashakt Bharat” (Nutrition-rich India, Educated India, Empowered India).

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 (Integrated Child Development Services-Computer application software)
    2. Convergence Action Planning
    3. Behavioral Change Communication and Capacity Building

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