The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th Sept 2022 as part of the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
The Central Theme of Poshan Maah 2022 is “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”.
POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to improve nutritional outcomes for children under 6 years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
It was launched by Prime Minister on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018.
POSHAN stands for “Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition Abhiyaan”.
The government has also launched Mission Poshan 2.0 as a support initiative to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.