Significant measures taken by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to improve nutritional outcomes under Mission Poshan 2.0

India, July 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

To address the challenges of malnutrition, Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) have been subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0). It is a Centrally Sponsored mission, where the responsibility for implementation of various activities lies with the States and UTs. The Mission is being implemented in all States and UTs in the country. Rs. 21,960 crores have been allocated under the Mission Poshan 2.0 in Financial Year 2025-26.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has launched 'Poshan Tracker' digital application, an ICT based tool, for monitoring and tracking of all activities related to Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and beneficiaries on defined indicators under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting, wasting, under-weight prevalence among children under 5 years of age. The State wise information on nutrition indicators in the country is available on the Poshan Tracker public dashboard at the given link: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.

As per the Cause of Death Report (2021-23) released by Sample Registration System-Registrar General of India (SRS-RGI), malnutrition is not identified as a direct cause of death in children; however, it can increase morbidity and mortality by reducing resistance to infections.

Under the Mission Poshan 2.0, significant measures have been taken by the MoWCD to improve nutritional outcomes:

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy in a life cycle approach under National Health Mission (NHM). This includes interventions to address nutrition concerns among adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under 5 years, across the country. Details are placed below:

This information was given by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Savitri Thakur in Lok Sabha in reply to a question.

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