POSHAN Abhiyaan is a people's movement to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescents, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Learn about its goals, targets, objectives, coverage, features and implementation through this document. POSHAN Abhiyaan is the flagship programme of Government of India was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 8th March 2018 in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. The focus of Abhiyaan is to lay emphasis on nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and children from 0-6 years of age. POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to achieve improvement in key nutrition parameters for both children and women. The Jan Andolan and community mobilisation efforts are an essential component for affective implementation of the POSHAN Abhiyaan . Poshan Abhiyaan is a flagship scheme to improve nutritional outcomes for various groups in India. It aims to create a convergent eco-system to develop and promote practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity.
