Poshan Abhiyan 2.0

  • March 1, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Poshan Abhiyan 2.0

Subject: Welfare scheme

Context: Poshan Abhiyan 2.0 was announced in budget 2021-22 as a next step to ongoing Poshan abhiyan to eliminate malnutrition.

Concept:

  • The Poshan 2.0 Scheme is to be an umbrella scheme covering the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyaan, Schemefor Adolescent Girls and National Creche Scheme.
  • It is an intensified strategy to improve nutritional outcomes will prioritize 112 aspirational districts with focus on: Heath, wellness & immunity of children and pregnant women to eradicate malnutrition.
  • It will merge Supplementary Nutrition Programme and the Poshan Abhiyan.
  • Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 will cover the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, national nutrition mission or POSHAN Abhiyaan, scheme for adolescent girls, national crèche scheme.
  • The budget has allocated Rs. 20,105 crores for ‘Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0’ covering the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme.

About Poshan Abhiyan

  • It is a flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
  • Launched in 2018 it aims at making it a people’s movement (Jan Andolan) around malnutrition and intended to significantly reduce malnutrition in the next three years.
Poshan Abhiyan 2.0 Welfare Schemes