What is in news : Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to celebrate the POSHAN MAAH throughout the month September

Details :

• Celebrated as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• Focused and assimilated approach in order to improve Holistic Nutrition and ensure speedy and intensive outreach
• Entire month has been subdivided into weekly themes
  • 1st to 7th September is – Plantation Activity as “PoshanVatika”.
  • Second week of September is Yoga and AYUSH for Nutrition
  • Third week is “Distribution of ‘Regional Nutrition Kit’ to Anganwadi beneficiaries in High Burden Districts”.
  • Last week of September has been set as “Identification of severe acute malnourished children and distribution of nutritious food”.

About POSHAN Abhiyaan

• Stands for Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition
• Improve nutritional outcomes for pregnant women, lactating mothers, children and adolescent Girls.

POSHAN 2.0

• Announced POSHAN 2.0 programme in Budget 2021-2022
• With the focus on aims of POSHAN Abhiyaan
• Integrated nutrition support programme that seeks to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes.
• Focuses on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity towards disease and malnutrition.