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Authors: Super UserThe Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister on March 8, 2018.
The government signed a loan deal worth $200 million (Rs 1,344 crore) with the World Bank on
Monday for the National Nutrition Mission (Poshan Abhiyaan)
The loan would help the government in achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent
by 2022, said a press information bureau press release
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.A large component of Poshan Abhiyaan involves gradual scaling-up of the interventions supported by the ongoing World
Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) to all districts
in the country over a 3-year period
on improving the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of age, the
project will include investments in improving the skills and capacities of ICDS staff and community nutrition workers.It will also institute
mechanisms of community mobilisation, behavior change communication, strengthening systems of citizen engagement, grievance redress and
establishing mobile technology based tools for improved monitoring and management of services for better outreach to beneficiaries during
provide performance based incentives to states and community nutrition and health workers, facilitating a focus on results.
