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September,2019.“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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