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Poshan Abhiyan: Andhra Pradesh Tops In Overall Implementation
- NITI Aayog has released a report on the performance of States in the implementation of Poshan Abhiyan.
- Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for the overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan.
- Tamil Nadu topped the list of the states in terms of the number of participants in the programme.
- 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.
- The scheme aims at achieving 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.
A New Era For Girls: Taking Stock Of 25 Years Of Progress
- UNICEF along with Plan International and United Nations Women has released a report titled “A New era for girls: Taking stock on 25 years of progress”.
- The report is issued in the context of the Generation Equality campaign and to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
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