‘Healthy women, strong families’: Poshan Maah 2025 concludes in Dehradun
“A healthy mother gives birth to a strong generation; when every household’s plate is balanced, the nation becomes stronger,” she said.
Over four crore beneficiaries have received maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), while more than 72 lakh pregnant women have registered themselves as beneficiaries under Mission Poshan 2.0, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur said that under National Health Mission (NHM), the Centre has undertaken the number of steps to provide maternal health services including the reduction of prevalence of anaemia and low birth weight babies among the mothers, including tribal mothers, for all States/UTs across the country.
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The minister further elaborated on the schemes, which include Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), and Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB).
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Under the 15th Finance Commission, various components like Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan, and Scheme for Adolescent girls (14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) have been subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) to address the challenge of malnutrition, she said.
Stating that to beat the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition by adopting a life cycle approach, the Minister said that under Mission Poshan 2.0, Supplementary Nutrition is one of the six services provided through the platform of Anganwadi Centres and is provided to Children (6 months to 6 years), Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Adolescent Girls (14 to 18 years in Aspirational Districts of States and North Eastern Region) for 300 days in a year.
“Supplementary nutrition containing 600 calories, 18-20 gms of protein and micronutrients is provided in the form of Take-Home Ration (THR) for a maximum of 300 days in a year to pregnant women and Adolescent girls,” she added.
The WCD Ministry is also conducting capacity building under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi initiative, involving a cascading model of training, wherein Master Trainers (namely, District Officers, Block Coordinators, and Supervisors) are trained through the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD), and the master trainers would directly train all Anganwadi Workers in the field, the minister stated.
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