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New Delhi : September month is celebrated as Rashtriya Poshan Maah each year under POSHAN Abhiyaan (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment), which was launched in 2018. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has undertaken several activities during Poshan Maah that started on September 1, 2020. Poshan Maah aims to create mobilization across the country for improving Nutrition indicators.
Department of Youth Affair’s Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghathan (NYKS) has been celebrating National Nutrition Month (Rashtriya Poshan Maah) across the country for the past two years in the month of September. Message of ‘Har Ghar Poshan Tyohar’ would be taken forward.
As a part of observance of Rashtriya Poshan Maah, District Nehru Yuva Kendras motivated the National Youth Volunteers (NYVs), Members of Youth Clubs, COVID volunteers, Ganga Doots, and other NYVs to sensitise the villagers on the issues of malnutrition, importance of breastfeeding, promotion of Kitchen gardens in collaboration with District Administration, Anganwadi, and ASHA Workers for effective implementation of the scheme.
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju said, “NYKS is one of the largest youth organisations in the world. The youth volunteers are continuously engaged in nation building activities like education, health and sanitation, environment, awareness on social issues, women empowerment, civic education among others. In the month of September, we are celebrating Poshan Maah to take forward the message of Har Ghar Poshan Tyohar. This aims to bring about the much needed awareness especially in villages about the need for a healthy and nutritious diet for lifelong well being.”
A total 1,04,421 activities have been taken up so far during Poshan Maah in which 51,02,912 youth and villagers took part. A total of 1,125 Webinars were organised with the support of different resource persons to guide the people on the topics such as prevention of malnutrition, especially severely acute malnourished children during and after pandemic with Nutrition experts, best practices and success stories, etc.
The youth and villagers were sensitised on the core issues of Poshan (Nutrition). Banners and publicity material including digital were displayed/ shared in 74,213 villages highlighting core issues of Poshan (Nutrition), according to a PIB release. Maintaining social distancing, 1,862 meetings with eminent citizens were organised in which 36,274 youth played key role. Altogether 25,164 Pledge taking ceremonies were organised in which 6,54,320 youth took pledge for Poshan. Messages on Poshan Maah through social media platforms were disseminated through which 38 lakh youth and villagers benefited.
A total of 29,057 Rallies, Run, Pad Yatra, Cycle Yatra, Cultural Programmes, Nukkad Nataks, Short Film Shows, Exhibitions, Competitions (Quiz, Painting, Poster Making, Essay and Slogan Writing, Wall Writing, Declamation, etc.) have also been organised.
District Nehru Yuva Kendras ensured that while undertaking the Poshan Maah activities, the youth wear face mask, wash their hands-on regular intervals, take due care for personnel hygiene and maintenance of social distancing as well as follow properly the advisories and Guidelines issued by Government and District Administration. Further, as per local notifications, permissions for conducting activities may be sought from District Administration.