The POSHAN Abhiyaan

The POSHAN Abhiyaan directs the attention of the country towards the problem of malnutrition and aims to address it in a mission-mode. Poshan Abhiyaan has set goals to reduce under-nutrition in children and create a mass movement for good nutrition in the country. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has planned a series of activities throughout the month with four weekly themes. The fourth theme is ‘Identification of SAM (Severely Acute Malnourished) in children and distribution of n