Poshan Tracker App

• More than 57,000 migrant workers have registered for the special one nation one Anganwadi programme by using the Poshan Tracker App on mobile phones.

POSHAN TRACKER APP:

• The Poshan Tracker App provides a comprehensive view of activities at Anganwadi Centers, service deliveries by Anganwadi Workers, and beneficiary management for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under six years old.
• It digitizes and automates the physical registers used by workers, improving the quality of their work and streamlining processes.
• Anganwadi workers are provided smartphones through Government e-Market (GeM) to enhance their efficiency in service delivery.
• Each state has appointed a nodal person to provide technical support and resolve issues related to downloading and using the Poshan Tracker application.
• Migrant workers who have registered in their original state can visit the nearest Anganwadi center in their current place of residence and avail the schemes and services offered.
• The Poshan Tracker App was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).

POSHAN ABHIYAAN:

• Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 8th March 2018.
• It aims to improve nutritional outcomes comprehensively and bring the issue of nutrition to the forefront.
• The focus of the Abhiyaan is on the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children aged 0-6 years.
• The program uses technology, convergence, and community involvement to target specific issues such as stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight in children.
• The Abhiyaan strives to reduce the prevalence of these issues through a holistic approach.