Role of Anganwadi Workers in National Nutrition Mission

            The annual targets set under POSHAN Abhiyaan beginning 2017-18 are as under:

S.No	Objective	Target
1.	Prevent and reduce stunting in children (0-6years)	By 6% @ 2% p.a.
2	Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)	By 6% @ 2% p.a.
3	Reduce the prevalence of anemia among young Children(6-59 months)	By 9% @ 3% p.a.
4	Reduce the prevalence of anemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years.	By 9% @ 3% p.a.
5	Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW).	By 6% @ 2% p.a.

The achievements of 2017-18 get reflected in the surveys prescribed under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

Aanganwadi Workers have been equipped with Smart Phones and Supervisors with Tablets to record the data for ICT-Real Time Monitoring to achieve the targets set under the POSHAN Abhiyaan. These functionaries have also been imparted training to use the above equipment.

            ICT enabled Real Time Monitoring as part of the Common Application Software has presently been implemented across 6 States i.e. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh covering 95,000 Anganwadi centres (AWCs) across 54 districts. As on date, data of more than 84 lakh beneficiaries is captured and monitored as part of the software application. This is a continuing process so as to reach 14 lakh AWCS across the country.

This information was given by Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today(06.04.2018).

            Courtesy:pib.nic.in