{"id":360799,"date":"2026-04-15T14:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360799"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:11:08","slug":"poshan-abhiyaan-and-poshan-tracker-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/poshan-abhiyaan-and-poshan-tracker-application\/","title":{"rendered":"POSHAN Abhiyaan and Poshan Tracker Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News: <\/b>The Poshan Tracker Application is monitoring over 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres and nearly nine crore beneficiaries under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.<\/p>\n<h2>About POSHAN Abhiyaan and Poshan Tracker Application<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001KXTF.jpg?resize=400%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Poshan 2.0\" width=\"400\" height=\"421\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>POSHAN Abhiyaan<\/strong> is<\/span><b> a flagship, multi-ministerial mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to improve nutritional outcomes across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Launch Year: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched on <\/span><b>March 8, 2018.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It <strong>aims<\/strong> to <strong>improve human capital<\/strong> and support the <strong>achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Women and Child Development<strong> (MoWCD)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Type:<\/strong> It is a <strong>Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Focus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The mission focuses on the<\/span><b> convergence of schemes, the use of digital technology, and active community participation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It brings <strong>together more than 26 ministries<\/strong> and departments under a unified framework.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It recognizes that<\/span><b> improving nutrition requires coordinated efforts across health, sanitation, education, water, and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>About Mission Poshan 2.0:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was introduced in the <strong>Union Budget 2021\u201322<\/strong> to integrate various nutrition schemes.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It combined <\/span><b>Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, and POSHAN Abhiyaan into a single framework.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission focuses on <strong>reducing stunting, wasting, anaemia, and undernutrition.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Core Components of the Mission<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nutrition Support for children, pregnant women &amp;lactating mothers and adolescent girls: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplementary nutrition is provided to children aged 6 months to 6 years, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Early Childhood Care and Education (3-6 years) and early stimulation for (0-3 years): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Childhood Care and Education is provided to children below six years of age. The approach emphasizes play-based and activity-based learning for overall development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Anganwadi Infrastructure, including upgradation of centres into Saksham Anganwadi:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The upgraded centres include modern facilities such as smart learning tools, LED screens, and clean drinking water. Nutri-gardens are also developed to support nutrition education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Poshan Tracker Application<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/F9SZri2bEAQB8Rg.jpg?resize=308%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Poshan Tracker\" width=\"308\" height=\"308\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: MyGov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018Poshan Tracker\u2019 is a <\/span><b>mobile-based application<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under <strong>Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched in<\/span><b>\u00a02021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <strong>monitor the progress of Mission Poshan 2.0 <\/strong>on a near-real-time basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>How it works: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>Aadhaar-based identification and the Facial Recognition System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure transparency and reduce leakages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Features:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being utilised to dynamically identify <\/span><b>cases of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children, and also enabling last-mile monitoring of nutrition service delivery.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>available in 24 languages,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including Hindi and English.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>digitises and automates the physical registers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used by Anganwadi Workers, which helps improve their quality of work<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides<\/span><b> digital content such as videos, audio messages, and activity guides.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also<\/span><b> includes a home visit scheduler <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to guide Anganwadi workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system <\/span><b>enables data-driven decision-making <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and timely interventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Poshan Tracker Application is monitoring over 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres and nearly nine crore beneficiaries under the POSHAN Abhiyaan. About POSHAN Abhiyaan and Poshan Tracker Application POSHAN Abhiyaan is a flagship, multi-ministerial mission to improve nutritional outcomes across the country. Launch Year: It was launched on March 8, 2018. 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