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News:NITI Aayog has released a report on the performance of States in the implementation of Poshan Abhiyan.

Facts:

Key takeaways from the report:

Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for the overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan
On the other hand,Tamil Nadu tops the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in the programme.

About Poshan Abhiyan:

The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition or POSHAN Abhiyan or National Nutrition Mission was launched in 2018.It is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Aim:To achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children (0-6 years) and Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) in a time-bound manner and ensure attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022
Targets:To reduce stunting, under- nutrition, anaemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.It would strive to achieve reduction in Stunting from 38.4% (NFHS-4) to 25% by 2022.