“POSHAN ABHIYAAN” WAS LAUNCHED BY
HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER SH NARENDRA MODI JI
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh.
“POSHAN Abhiyaan” was launched
by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi ji at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan
on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018. The main
objectives of this Abhiyaan are to attain proper nutritional status among
children from 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating
mothers in a timely manner; reduce stunting, under nutrition, and anaemia among
young children, women, and adolescent girls; and lowering low birth weight by
at least 2% per annum. “POSHAN Abhiyaan” is not a programme but a
Jan Andolan, and to promote this , the month of September is being celebrated
as Rashtriya POSHAN Maah across the country. On the 1st Day of POSHAN Maah
, 1st September 2019 , UT Chandigarh has enthusiastically carried
out Prabhat Pheris in Palsora, Dhanas and Mauli Colony
with primary focus on migratory population and peripheral areas of the
city to generate awareness about Nutrition and Health. To ensure
Har Ghar Poshan Vyavyhar , Slogans/messages and quotes were used during Prabhat
Pheris. To boost the morale of the field functionaries , Sh B.L.
Sharma , Secretary Social Welfare and Ms Navjot Kaur, Director Social
Welfare, Chandigarh Administration visited Anganwadi Center of
Palsora to celebrate Community based Annaprashan Diwas with aim to
promote Complementary Feeding. At the event, Secretary Social
Welfare himself fed “home made poshtik cerelac” to small kids who just
completed 6 months . Parents of the kids were very happy and encouraged. During
the event, Secretary, Social Welfare explained the importance of
Nutritious and Healthy Food during first 1000 days of the Child and
encouraged all the participants to adopt healthy way of life. He also briefed
the participant about the importance of breast feeding and complementary
feeding. This year, the main focus during POSHAN Maah will be
on the themes of “First 1000 days of Child, Anaemia, Diarrhoea, Hand Washing
& Sanitation and Poshtik Aahar . Special emphasis will be to promote
exclusively breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Antenatal and Postnatal Care,
Dietary Diversity of Mothers & Children, Anaemia Prevention, Sanitation and
Hygiene, Diarrhoea Management to combat the challenge of malnutrition in
convergence with all the line departments.
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