One nation One Anganwadi Program

• Poshan app will allow migrant workers to access nurseries at their respective locations by using the Poshan Tracker App on mobile phones.

Poshan Tracker App :

• Launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) 
• Management application provides a 360-degree view of the activities of the Anganwadi Centre.
• The app facilitates efficient service delivery by digitizing and automating the tasks performed by Anganwadi Workers.
• To support their work, smartphones procured through Government e-Market (GeM) have been provided to the workers.
• A designated individual has been appointed in each state to offer technical support and resolve any issues related to downloading and using the new Poshan Tracker application.

Achievements of the App:

• Since the launch of the Poshan Abhiyan in 2018, a total of 10 crore 6 lakh beneficiaries have been registered on App.
• There has been a significant decline over the years in the numbers of girls dropping out in the age group of 11-14 years.
• In the Northeast and in aspirational districts, as many as 22.40 lakh adolescent girls have been identified, who will be covered under this new scheme which now falls under the ambit of the Poshan 2.0.
• An age-appropriate take-home ration is being designed for children up to six years of age.

POSHAN Abhiyan:

• POSHAN Abhiyaan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) launched by P.M. on 8^th March 2018 in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
• Objectives:
• Prevent and reduce Stunting in children (0- 6 years)
• Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)
• Reduce the prevalence of anemia among young Children (6-59 months)
• Reduce the prevalence of anemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years
• Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW).

What is Anganwadi:

• Anganwadi Services (Now renamed as Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by States/UTs.
• It provides a package of six services, namely, (i) Supplementary Nutrition; (ii) Pre-school Non-formal Education; (iii) Nutrition & Health Education; (iv) Immunization; (v) Health Check-up; and (vi) Referral Services.
• It provides services to all eligible beneficiaries, namely, children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers. 
  • Three of the services viz. Immunization, Health Check-up and Referral Services are related to health and are provided through NRHM & Public Health Infrastructure.

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Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements regarding schemes of Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD):

1. All major schemes of the ministry have been classified under 3 umbrella schemes viz. Mission Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti.
2. Mission Shakti provides Child Protection Services and Child Welfare Services.
3. Mission Vatsalya will run in convergence with the other Mission/ Umbrella Schemes of Ministry of Women & Child Development.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans. a)

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