MoU between Ayush and Women and Child Development Ministries

• 28 Feb 2024

On 26th February, Ministries of Ayush and Women and Child Development signed MoU to combat anaemia among adolescent girls using Ayurveda in five districts.

• Focus on five aspirational districts in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
• Nutritional improvement of 95,000 girls in anaemia-prone areas through Ayurveda interventions.
• Mission Utkarsh aims to achieve 'Anaemia Mukt Bharat' with national average KPIs in aspirational districts.
• Collaboration backed by evidence from ICMR seeks cost-effective solutions to tackle anaemia, contributing to global medical research.