Rashtriya Poshan Maah to be Launched in Meghalaya on September 2

A Correspondent

SHILLONG: The Rashtriya Poshan Maah will be launched on September 2 by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma at Tura and by Minister of Social Welfare, Kyrmen Shylla at Shillong.

Similarly all districts will have their respective launching of the celebration on the same day.

Poshan Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) is India’s flagship programme, launched by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in March 2018 to improve nutritional status of children up to 6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers to achieve specific targets for reduction in low birth weight babies, stunting growth, undernutrition and prevalence of anemia over next three years.

This programme incorporates inclusive participation of public representatives of local bodies, government departments of the state, social organizations and the public and private sector at large.

Under Poshan Abhiyan states need to achieve convergence through close coordination between the department of Social welfare; health and family welfare; drinking water and sanitation; rural development; panchayati raj; education; food and other concerned departments.

To give momentum to Poshan Abhiyan, ‘National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges’ decided to celebrate the month of September as Rashtriya Poshan Maah.

During this month activities related to nutrition awareness will be carried out by all the States and Union Territories up to the grass root level.

The slogan for this year’s celebration is “Har Ghar Poshan Vyavahar” “Every Household a Celebration of Nutrition Behaviour”. This slogan calls for citizens of Meghalaya to be a part of this peoples movement.

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