India, March 5 -- NITI Aayog and UNICEF India have signed a Statement of Intent to strengthen nutrition and health outcomes in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks.

The collaboration aims to support strategic interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition in underserved regions by promoting multi-stakeholder engagement and strengthening implementation systems at the block level.

Under the partnership, UNICEF India will provide technical expertise through the IMPAct4Nutrition (I4N) platform and help mobilise CSR support from businesses and public sector enterprises for nutrition-focused initiatives.

The initiative will focus on improving Anganwadi infrastructure, increasing nutrition awareness, boosting the uptake of ICDS...