According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, more than 15 crore activities were conducted under various themes, across the country during the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah (1st to 30th September,2022).
Key points
- Prior to the 5th Poshan Maah, four Poshan Maahs and 4 Poshan Pakhwadas have been held since the launch of the Abhiyan, with a collective activity count of more than 40 crores. This year, the Gram Panchayats were triggered to be the focal points of all the activities during Poshan Maah.
- This helped mobilize various committees at the ground viz. Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee (VHSNC), School Management Committee (SMC)/ Education Committee, Water & Environmental Conservation Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Social Justice Standing Committee etc.
- Considering Poshan Panchayats as the nucleus of all the activities, the broader themes for Poshan Maah 2022 were Mahila aur Swasthya, Bachcha aur Shiksha, Gender Sensitive Water Management and Traditional Food for Women & Child.
- For the 15th Finance Commission period, POSHAN Abhiyaan along with Anganwadi Services (AWS) and Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) are part of an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme named as Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
- Under Poshan Abhiyan, nutrition-centric Jan Andolans, held twice a year in form of Poshan Maah and Poshan Pakhwada continues to remain one of the key components for bringing desired behaviour changes among masses.
