POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to achieve improvement in key nutrition parameters for both children and women. The Jan Andolan and community mobilisation efforts are an essential component for affective implementation of the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
Poshan Abhiyaan, an overarching scheme for holistic nourishment is Government of India’s flagship scheme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the National Nutrition Mission - the Poshan Abhiyaan - placing special emphasis on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, from conception until 2 years of age.
Launched by PM Modi led Government in 2018, the POSHAN Abhiyaan is a flagship initiative aimed at addressing malnutrition and improving nutritional outcomes for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under the age of 6.
Poshan Pakhwada 2026 will be observed from 9 to 23 April 2026 across India. The eighth edition of the fortnight-long campaign aims to strengthen nutritional outcomes through community participation, early childhood care, and awareness on healthy practices. The national launch will be held in New Delhi, marking another step in the wider Poshan Abhiyaan, which has grown into a people’s ...
Child malnutrition remains one of the most persistent challenges confronting India’s development ambitions. Under the government’s flagship Poshan Abhiyaan, efforts are being intensified across the ...
World Bank: Project Signing : Government of India and World Bank Sign Agreement for Additional Financing to India’s National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) to 315 Districts across ...
NEW DELHI, – The Government of India and the World Bank today signed an additional financing of US $200 million to fund the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) and support the ...