The Women and Child Development Ministry will celebrate the
5th Poshan Pakhwada beginning tomorrow with various activities
nationwide. It aims to raise awareness about the importance of
nutrition and promote healthy eating habits through Jan Andolan
and Jan Bhagidari. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched
Poshan Abhiyaan on the 8th of March 2018, which is instrumental in
ensuring people’s participation and bringing the discourse on
nutrition to the forefront. The theme of this year’s Poshan Pakhwada
is “Nutrition for All: Together towards a Healthy India”. With the
declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, this year the
focus of Poshan Pakhwada will be to popularise Shree Anna – the
mother of all grains, as a valuable asset to address malnutrition.
