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Poshan Anthem

December 6 , 2019 1735 days 1169 0
  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched the "Bharatiya Poshan Anthem" which aims at taking the message of “Making India Malnutrition-free by 2022” to all corners of the country.
  • The anthem was conceptualised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, penned by lyricist Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan.
  • 'Poshan Abhiyan or National Nutrition Mission' was launched in 2018.
  • According to the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18, 34.7 per cent of Indian children aged less than five are stunted.

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