The 7^th  Poshan Maah, is being observed throughout the country this year in September. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has teamed up with 21 other Ministries to make ‘Poshan Maah 2024’ a success.

In this endeavour, a total of 73.31 lakh activities have been recorded from across 36 States and Union Territories (UTs) and are spread over 763 districts of the country. The Ministry of Education is the top contributor and has recorded 19.97 lakh activities so far. In Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 18.13 lakh activities, Ministry for Rural Development 13.80 lakh, Ministry of Ayush 11.24 lakh activities and in Ministry of Panchayati Raj 10.17 lakh activities have been  recorded so far.

PoshanMaah2024 के दौरान चल रही गतिविधियों ने जनआंदोलन का रूप ले लिया है और देश भर में पोषण जागरूकता लाने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा रही हैं। इसमें विभिन्न मंत्रालयों का भी सकारात्मक सहयोग मिल रहा है। 🤝@mopr_goi | @moayush | @MoRD_GoI | @EduMinOfIndia | @MoHFW_INDIA | @PIBWCD pic.twitter.com/ODucHZ8fGR

— Annapurna Devi (@Annapurna4BJP) September 26, 2024

Launched on 31^st  August, from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’ is a month-long initiative to sensitise and imbibe healthy nutrition habits among Indians, especially pregnant women, lactating mothers, teenagers, children and adolescents.

‘Poshan Maah’ has become one of the most successful movements of the Government. Launched first in 2018, this 7^th  edition of ‘Poshan Maah’ is set to create a record and inculcate healthy lifestyle and nutrition habits into the young population of India.

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