7TH Rashtriya Poshan Maah report

New Delhi: After the launch of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, so far 1.37 crore activities have been reported from 752 districts of 35 States and UTs, according to the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The ministry said on Saturday that Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh are among the top contributing states so far. The 7th ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’ was launched on 31st August 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It focuses on key themes such as anemia, growth monitoring, complementary feeding, and Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, along with technology for better governance. The campaign also emphasized environmental sustainability through the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative, in which plantation is encouraged across all the operational 13.95 lakh Anganwadi centres. In terms of key focus as per the ministry, as of Saturday, over 39 lakh activities have been
conducted on anemia, over 27 lakh activities on growth monitoring, almost 20 lakh activities on complementary feeding, over 18.5 lakh activities on ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’, and 8 lakh activities on environmental sustainability through ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’.