⇒ Focusing on the aims of POSHAN Abhiyaan, Mission Poshan 2.0 (Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0) was announced in the Budget 2021-2022 as an integrated nutrition support programme.
Aim:
The programme aims to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.
This year, Mission Poshan 2.0 was subdivided into weekly themes for focused and assimilated approach towards improving Holistic Nutrition for the entire month.
» First Week: 1-7 September, 2021
Theme 1: Plantation Activity as “PoshanVatika”
» Second Week: 8-15 September, 2021
Theme 2: “Yoga and AYUSH for Nutrition”
» Third Week: 16-23 September, 2021
Theme 3: Distribution of ‘Regional Nutrition Kit’ to Anganwadi beneficiaries of High Burdened Districts
» Fourth Week: 24-30 September, 2021
Theme 4: Identification of SAM children and distribution of nutritious food
About Poshan Abhiyaan:
Poshan Abhiyaan overall intends to increase nutritional awareness and responsiveness among mothers of young children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, family members including husbands, father, mothers-in-law and community members, health care providers about vital nutrition behaviours.
POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent Girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
It was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.