Poshan Tracker App

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Anganwadi workers struggles to register beneficiaries on Poshan Tracker app due to technical glitches and connectivity issues.

About Poshan Tracker App

• It is a mobile-based application rolled out by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India on 1st March 2021. 
• It was developed by the National eGovernance Division.
• It serves as a specialized digital platform for Anganwadi Centers (AWCs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), and enrolled beneficiaries, aiming to enhance nutrition service delivery and support the government’s fight against malnutrition. 
• The app provides mechanisms for direct data capture, status tracking, and reporting, making it a pivotal tool in the implementation of the Poshan Abhiyaan initiative.
• Access to Poshan Tracker is limited to designated users, including government-authorized staff and registered beneficiaries. 
• It facilitates real-time updates on nutrition indicators covering children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. 
• Anganwadi workers can record individual attendance, distribute supplements, and update health parameters directly from the field. 
• Government authorities receive timely insights into resource usage, stock availability, and beneficiary outreach, allowing for improved decision-making and prompt intervention.

What is the Poshan Abhiyaan Initiative?

• It is a multi-ministerial initiative launched by the Government of India in March 2018.
• The focus of Abhiyaan is to lay emphasis on the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children from 0-6 years of age. 
• The programme, through the use of technology, convergence, and community involvement with a targeted approach, strives to reduce the level of stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight in children, as also focus on adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers, thus holistically addressing malnutrition.

Poshan Abhiyaan Initiative Objectives

• Prevent and reduce stunting in children (0- 6 years).
• Prevent and reduce undernutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years).
• Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among young children (6-59 months).
• Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women and adolescent girls in the age group of 15-49 years.
• Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW).

Source: TH

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