POSHAN Maah 2023: How Nutrition Month Was Kickstarted In Different Parts Of India

Rashtriya POSHAN Maah (Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition), also known as the National Nutrition Mission, is celebrated in the month of September every year since 2018, with the aim to reduce undernutrition levels among children below six years of age, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.

The workers and children at the Anganwadi centres in West Bengal's Kameng district took a pledge to ensure the well-being of mothers and children by focusing on adding nutrients to the diet.

‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah' was organised at the Golaghat district of Assam. The event witnessed the presence of Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department Shri Mukesh Chandra Sahu, Director Shri Bibash Chandra Modi, Golaghat District Commissioner and other dignitaries.

Women of Gujarat convey the message of breastfeeding, food, and nutrition for the well-being of a mother and child through various designs of Henna.

The inaugural programme of POSHAN Maah at the Anganwadi centre of Taisuru village in the Sanku Tehsil of Kargil District, Ladakh, started with the presence of the Child Development Project Officer, who educated women at on breastfeeding and complementary feeding.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, inaugurated the Nutrition month with Annaprashan and Godbharai ceremony, and distributed the Anganwadi resource kit at 100 centres.

The Women and Child Development Department of Gujarat is spreading the message 'nutrition for good health' through the social media platform, WhatsApp.

The Ministry of Rural Development shared images of the celebration of POSHAN Maah by various Self Help Groups (SHGs). Along with food and nutrition, the members of SHG laid emphasis on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).