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90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...- India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...
- Women, children in Budget 2024-25: Marginal rise in allocation for WCD MinistryIn the 2024-25 budget, the Women and Child Development Ministry received an allocation of Rs 26,000 crore, marking a 2.52% increase from th...
- Health melas to be organised at Ayushman Bharat wellness centres on 14th of every monthYoga and Zumba sessions, teleconsultation, 'Nikshay Poshan Abhiyan', non-communicable diseases' screening, distribution of medicines and si...
- Indian farmers need to shift from rice to millet cultivation to reduce high water consumption, says Amitabh KantKant noted that the private sector needs to play a key role in making millet the superfood of India. "All Poshan Abhiyan schemes should onl...
- Malnutrition in India: A comprehensive strategy to combat for better futureNot only are important nutrition programmes underfunded, but little funding is also not being used efficiently.
- Maha, Andhra, Gujarat top states in implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme: Niti reportThe report titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times' further said that 12 out of 19 large states...
- Prime Minister Modi asks people to join campaign to fight malnutrition"Besides festivals, September is also dedicated to a big campaign related to nutrition. We celebrate 'Poshan maah' or nutrition month betwe...
- Women and Child Development Ministry allocated Rs 25,172 crore, rise of just 3%The Finance Minister, in her budget speech, also announced that two lakh anganwadis will be upgraded under the Saksham Anganwadis scheme.
- Government prescribes tech diet to solve malnutrition and hunger problemsIndia is using technology and data to solve its acute malnutrition and hunger problems
- Centre planning to launch Poshan Abhiyan to tackle malnutrition among elderly populationMinister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria said in the Lok Sabha that the scheme will focus on procuring local...
- WCD ministry classifies major programmes under 3 umbrella schemes for better implementationAccording to the ministry, the government is merging the supplementary nutrition programme and Poshan Abhiyan to launch Mission POSHAN 2.0.
- Cargill collaborates with UNWFP to launch nutrition program in RajasthanThe program, is in alignment with the government of India's national nutrition strategy and the Prime Minister’s overarching scheme for hol...
- In nutrition month, families with malnourished children to be given cows by Yogi govt“The cows will be given to the families who are willing to keep them and also have available space for them. If the family wishes so, it wi...
- Govt working towards nurturing children through POSHAN Maah campaign: JP NaddaThe Prime Minister's Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN) Abhiyaan is a multi-ministerial convergence mission aimed at add...
- Rs 9,046 crore earmarked for 'Poshan Abhiyan'Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said in Lok Sabha that the government has set up the 'POSHAN Abhiyaan' with a b...
- Stunting declines to 34.7% in 2017-18 from 38.4% in 2015-16As per the NFHS-4 (2015-16) data, stunting of children in the age group of 0-6 years declined to 38.4 per cent in 2015-16 from 48 per cent ...
- 14 lakh 'fake children' registered with anganwadis in Uttar Pradesh: WCD MinistryIn a meeting of the National Nutrition Council on Thursday, the ministry was informed that about 14.57 lakh fake beneficiaries were registe...
- Prime Minister announces hike in incentives of Asha, Anganwadi workersHe said the revised incentive will come into effect from October and it will reflect in their salaries from November onwards, which would b...
- India cannot afford to have generations of stunted children: Maneka GandhiGandhi, while chairing the second meeting of national council on India's nutrition challenges, said the states also need to identify people...
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