The Ministry of Women and Child Development announced the launch of Poshan Maah 2025 on September 17th, 2025, at the Bishop John Richardson Hospital Conference Hall in Car Nicobar. The launch event, which was introduced by the CDPO, highlighted the vision of ensuring the 8th Rashtriya PoshanMaah and Swasth Naari, Sashakt Parivar. Anganwadi Workers and Helpers showcased the importance of nutrition through a short skit on balanced diets, with support from partner departments like Health and Education to spread awareness about maternal and child health. The highlight of the event was the community pledge taken by mothers and frontline workers to work together to eliminate malnutrition. A pledge was also taken at Diglipur project, North and Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar islands.
This information was released by PIB Delhi on September 20th, 2025, at 4:16 PM. Release ID: 2168927.
Key Entities Referenced
Rashtriya Poshan Maah: A nutrition awareness program, the 8th iteration of which is being highlighted in the document.
Anganwadi Workers and Helpers: Frontline workers who are showcasing nutrition importance.
Car Nicobar: Location where the nutrition showcase event occurred.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The ministry responsible for the Anganwadi program and initiatives related to women and child development.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Anganwadi Workers and Helpers showcase
importance of nutrition in Car Nicobar as part of
8thRashtriya Poshan Maah
Posted On: 20 SEP 2025 4:16PM by PIB Delhi
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The Poshan Maah 2025 was formally launched on 17 September 2025 at Bishop John Richardson
Hospital Conference Hall at Car Nicobar. The programme began with the welcome address by the
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CDPO, highlighting the vision of ensuring 8 Rashtriya PoshanMaah and Swasth Naari, Sashakt
Parivar.
Anganwadi Workers and Helpers showcased the importance of nutrition through a short skit on balanced
diets. Partner departments, including Health and Education, joined hands in spreading awareness about
maternal and child health. The highlight of the event was the community pledge taken by mothers and
frontline workers to work collectively for eliminating malnutrition.
The launch event created a strong sense of commitment at the grassroots, setting the momentum for the
activities scheduled throughout the month.
Men streaming pledge was also taken at Diglipur project, North and Middle Andaman district ,
Andaman and Nicobar islands.****
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(Release ID: 2168927)