PM launched Maternal Nutrition schemes in Gujarat.

June 22, 2022

Prime Minister launch ‘Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana’ which will focus on improving maternal and child health.
Under the scheme every month, the pregnant and lactating mothers will be given 2 kg of chickpeas, 1 kg of tur dal, and 1 kg of edible oil will be given free of cost from the Anganwadi centers. An estimated 1.36 lakh women will benefit from the scheme.
Rupees 120 crore is dedicated towards‘ Poshan Sudha Yojana’, which will be extended to all the tribal beneficiaries in the state. It offers one nutritious meal a day to pregnant and lactating women.
The schemes aim to intervene during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, which is the period from conception till the time the child turns two.
The objective is to reduce the number of newborns who are underweight at birth as well as to improve infant mortality and maternal mortality rates.