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Poshan The Programs under the Mission

Child day care centres Clean India, build toilets, better hygiene
Nutrition and Sustenance Anganwadi Services Swachh-Bharat Mission

Maternity Benefit Targeted distribution of food grains and pulses
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - PMMVY Public Distribution System - PDS

Nutrition, health and sanitation support for 11-14 Minimum employment guarantee in rural India
year old girls Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Scheme for Adolescent Girls - SAG Guarantee Scheme - MGNREGS
National Nutrition Mission Maternal and neonatal care for poor mothers Clean drinking water and better hygiene for all
Drinking Water & Sanitation
Janani Suraksha Yojana - JSY

Reduce infant and maternal mortality, reduce
Target 100 million The National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) diseases, provide care for anemic women
National Health Mission - NHM
people is a flagship programme of the Government of India,
which wraps nine different programs together to tackle
malnutrition holistically.
First 1000 days For it to work, several different ministries of the Goal of National Nutrition Mission
government have to ensure that their programs,
of a child’s life ranging from sanitation to the health of mothers,
guaranteed income or even the distribution of (NNM)
subsidised food grains, is coordinated and targeted at
Rs 90 billion the most needy. The goals of the program is to improve the nutritional status of children from 0-6 years,

Total budgeted spend for three years The thrust of the POSHAN Abhiyan is to reduce adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers by 2021.

undernutrition among infants, mothers and teenagers, The programme strives to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anemia and low birth
with the greatest emphasis laid on the first 1000 days weight babies.
of the birth of a child.
Once the targets for each plan are set, the various programs will interface with each other
through monitoring. They also collaborate in setting alerts and responsive and timely action
by the state administration in line with the goals set by the central government.

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