Mission Poshan 2.0 represents the Government's latest effort to holistically combat malnutrition and promote child development, by building on past programs with a converged and strengthened approach

India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

A third-party evaluation and impact assessment of Poshan Abhiyaan was conducted by NITI Aayog in 2020 and it found the relevance of Poshan Abhiyaan to be satisfactory for tackling malnutrition in the country.

In 2021, the World Bank conducted a survey under Poshan Abhiyaan across 11 States including Andhra Pradesh. The States were selected based on high prevalence of stunting among children and anaemia among women. The findings of the survey demonstrated improved nutrition behaviors with respect to the services delivered through the Poshan Abhiyaan. The survey also found that the program's nutrition messages reached more than 80% of women, and that 81% of women practiced exclu...