Aim of the Poshan Maah 2022
- The key focus in the year 2022 will be on “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha our Shiksha”. This aim will be attained on the grassroot level by gram panchayats as Poshan Panchayats.
- Importance of Rainwater harvesting will also be stressed.
- Women will be educated at Anganwadi centres.
- An activity ‘Amma ki rasoi’ was conducted to give importance to traditional dishes.
- Toy manufacturing workshops will be organised. This is done to promote the use of indegenous toys for teaching children at Anganwadi centres.
- An Activity called poshan vatika was organised focusing on tree plantation.
This National Nutrition Month Healthy boy/girl competition was held on 22nd September 2022. This is also known as Swasth Balak/Balika Spardha. This competition was organised by the Department of Child Development and Nutrition. The main objective of this competition was to raise awareness among people about a healthy lifestyle and good health. It also helps in improving the level of nutrition of Children upto the age of 5 years. Health checkups will also be provided to the children. - Various other activities are organised in 2022 such as T3 camps (test, treat, talk), seminars, Ayush for anaemia, quiz recipe competition, awareness rallies, healthy competition etc.
- To tackle anaemia, the government has included staple food in various schemes and programmes.
- 12.77 lakh activities have been conducted in 2022 during poshan pakhwada, 7,18,149 activities for pregnant women on Ayush for anaemia, 5,03,411 on anaemia prevention and 56,168 webinar activities on anaemia.
Rashtriya Poshan Maah
The Government of India designated the month of September of every year as the POSHAN MAAH or National Nutrition Month. The Poshan Abhiyaan was launched with a broad gauge aim of Holistic Nourishment. Globally, it was first launched in 1973 by the American Dietetic Association to educate people on nutrition. In 1982, India launched the concept of National Nutrition Week for awareness towards nutrition. Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the honourable PM on the International Women’s Day on 8th March 2018 under the Ministry of Women & Child Development. The word ‘Poshan‘ in Rashtriya Poshan Maah implies ‘Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition.
Difference between the ‘Poshan Maah’ and ‘Poshan Abhiyaan‘: POSHAN ABHIYAAN is a Government of India’s ‘National Nutrition Mission’ whereas POSHAN MAAH includes month-long activities under Poshan Abhiyaan. These activities are focused on prenatal care, optimal breastfeeding, girls’ education, hygiene, etc.
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