Poshan Tracker
The Poshan Tracker application is launched by the Government of India and Ministry of Women and Child Development. The Poshan Tracker helps to keep track of the nutrition value specifically of those who are suffering from Malnutrition. It gives a strengthening approach to build good health among women and children. It was started in March 2021 through the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
Features of Poshan Tracker:
- The Poshan Tracker aligns with other ministries’ programs and systems. It keeps the track of deliveries by Anganwadi workers (AWWs), activities by Anganwadi centre (AWC) and provides management for lactating and pregnant women to improve their nutrition value.
- It keeps a record of all the activities of home deliveries such as hot cooked meals (HCM), take home ration (THR), vaccines for pregnant women and children etc.
- Children under this application are examined on a monthly basis by AWWs.
This app has several health indicators such as underweight prevalence, wasting, stunting etc are measured as per standards of WHO. - It helps to keep records of attendance and have a facility of home visit alerts mostly for duty bearers.
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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