Maternal Nutrition Boost with Mission Poshan 2.0

Strong Progress in Maternal Health Schemes

Maternal Nutrition Boost with Mission Poshan 2.0: As of July 2025, over 72.22 lakh pregnant women are registered under Mission Poshan 2.0, while the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has reached 4.05 crore beneficiaries since January 1, 2017. These schemes aim to reduce maternal malnutrition, enhance healthcare access, and provide direct nutrition support.

Static GK fact: PMMVY provides ₹5,000 in direct benefit transfer to eligible pregnant and lactating women for the first living child.

Initiatives Under the National Health Mission

The National Health Mission (NHM) ensures integrated maternal health support through:

• SUMAN for free, respectful maternal and newborn care.
• Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) for free deliveries, medicines, and diet.
• PMSMA for specialist antenatal check-ups.
• Extended PMSMA for high-risk pregnancy tracking with financial incentives.
• ASHA-led postnatal care to detect danger signs.
• VHSND for integrated health, sanitation, and nutrition services.

Static GK fact: NHM was launched in 2005 to strengthen public health systems in rural and urban areas.

Anemia Reduction Measures

Schemes like Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) Supplementation, deworming, and Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) target anaemia among women and children. AMB adopts six coordinated interventions to lower anaemia prevalence.

Static GK fact: WHO defines anaemia in pregnant women as haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Mission Poshan 2.0 Nutrition Framework

Mission Poshan 2.0 combines Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyaan, and adolescent girl schemes into a life cycle approach. Beneficiaries receive:

• 600 calories, 18–20 g protein, and micronutrients daily as Take-Home Ration (THR) for 300 days annually.
• Coverage for children (6 months–6 years), pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls.

Static GK fact: Anganwadi services were introduced in 1975 under ICDS.

Technology-Driven Transparency

The Poshan Tracker App, launched on March 1, 2021, supports real-time beneficiary monitoring in 24 languages. From July 1, 2025, Facial Recognition System (FRS) ensures THR is provided only to registered women. The Beneficiary Module allows access to service records, nutrition videos, and SMS alerts.

Static GK fact: Facial recognition in public welfare schemes is part of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure initiatives.

Training and Grievance Redressal

Under the Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi initiative, 41,402 Master Trainers and 5,81,326 Anganwadi Workers have been trained. Toll-Free Helpline 14408 offers multilingual grievance redressal under Mission Poshan 2.0 and PMMVY.

Focus on Tribal Nutrition

Under the PM JANMAN Mission, 2,500 Anganwadi Centres are approved in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) areas to strengthen nutrition access.

Static GK fact: India has 75 PVTGs identified across 18 states and UTs.

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