POSHAN ABHIYAAN

About:

• POSHAN Abhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission is Government of India’s flagship programme under Ministry of Women & Child Development to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
  
  
• The specific areas identified under the MoU for co-operation include:
  • Integration of AYUSH into POSHAN Abhiyaan and
    
    
  • Control of malnutrition through the principles and practices of Ayurveda, Yoga and other Ayush systems.
    
    
  
  
  
• The Anganwadi worker who is providing the Ayurveda nutrition message to the community at ground level may be designated as ‘DHATRI’ - Dedicated Health Activist to Replenish the Innutrition.
  
  
• The two Ministries have also decided to launch the hashtag #Ayush4Anganwadi for generating awareness about the activities on the digital media.