Context: Prime Minister of India has launched a campaign, “POSHAN Maah 2020” to create awareness about the POSHAN Abhiyan through community mobilisation.
Nutritional Goals and Initiatives
Issue of Malnutrition/Undernutrition in India: Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017 has estimated that if the current trend continues, India cannot achieve these targets under NNM by 2022.
Determinants of Malnutrition
Way Forward
Conclusion: Address the multi-dimensional determinants of malnutrition for ensuring holistic nourishment of children and a malnutrition free India by 2030.