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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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