Srinagar, April 26 -- Many of us are used to our doctors entering information into electronic health records. Increasingly, we expect that these data will help track our health over time, flag risks early, and guide timely action. Digital systems work best not merely because they collect data, but because they help translate information into decisions and improved care.

Since its launch by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2021, the Poshan Tracker app has sought to make nutrition service delivery data more actionable. Its ambition is not simply digitisation, but to bring greater seriousness and consistency to how child growth and nutrition services are recorded and reviewed.

The Poshan Tracker has the potential to translate...