Poshan Abhiyan (पोषण अभियान): A Comprehensive Initiative For Better Nutrition In India
On the 8th of March, 2018, the PM of India launched the Poshan Abhiyan (पोषण अभियान) or National Nutrition Mission in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. This comprehensive program is expected to address the nutritional challenges that face our country with a specific focus on the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and children between the ages of 0-6 years. Through technology-driven interventions, convergence among various ministries and community participation; Poshan Abhiyan aims to reduce stunting, severe acute malnutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight in underprivileged children and women’s nutrition.
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