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Pradeep Kumar

11/09/21 12:05 PM IST

POSHAN Maah

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Union WCD Minister tograce ‘POSHAN Maah’ Celebrations at Manipur on 11th and 12th September, 2021.

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  • Union WCD Minister To Distribute Medicinal Plants To Anganwadi Workers/Helpers & Nutri-Kits To Beneficiaries Of Anganwadi Centres Including Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers & Adolescent Girls.
  • Union WCD MinisterTo Also Undertake Plantation Of Medicinal Plants And Fruit Bearing Trees & Launch An Anaemia Camp.
POSHAN Abhiyaanis
  • POSHAN Abhiyaanis Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent Girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2018.
  • POSHAN Abhiyaan is a Jan Andolan or “People’s Movement” byincorporating inclusive participation of public representatives of local bodies, government departments of the States/UTs, social organizations and the public and private sector at large.
  • In order to ensure community mobilization and bolster people’s participation, every year, the month of September is celebrated as POSHAN Maah across the country.
Source: PIB

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