Since 2018, Poshan Maah (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) and Poshan Pakhwada have been held nationwide, enhancing nutrition outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. These events aim to raise awareness about nutrition and healthy eating. Poshan Maah 2024 particularly emphasized key areasrelated to nutrition, with 97.69 lakh activities dedicated to promoting healthy eating practices, improving dietary diversity, and educating communities about locally available nutritious foods.
It is a centrally sponsored scheme that provides financial support to pregnant women and lactating mothers. It aims to compensate for wage loss and encourage proper nutrition and rest during pregnancy.
Launched on 2nd October, 1975 this umbrella scheme includes Anganwadi Services and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls to provide supplementary nutrition to beneficiaries. The scheme ensures that children, pregnantwomen, and lactating mothers receive adequate nutrition through supplementary feeding programs.
Formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, this program aims to enhance the nutritional status of school children, thereby supporting their physical and cognitive development. The Hon’ble Prime Minister has approved the continuation of the national PM POSHAN scheme in schools for a five-year period, from 2021-22 to 2025-26.The financial allocation for this initiative includes ₹54,061.73 crores from the Central Government and ₹31,733.17 crores from State Governments and UT administrations. Additionally, the Central Government will cover an extra cost of approximately ₹45,000 crores for food grains. As a result, the total budget for the scheme will amount to ₹130,794.90 crores.
