**Executive Summary**
Mission Poshan 2.0, overseen by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, aims to eradicate child malnutrition through technological integration and frontline worker empowerment. The initiative provides Anganwadi Workers with smartphones, internet stipends, and growth monitoring devices to track health indicators in real-time via the Poshan Tracker app. Key activities include biannual awareness campaigns (Poshan Pakhwada and Poshan Maah) and bimonthly community events to drive behavioral change and improve nutritional outcomes.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Technological Empowerment**
* Utilization of the "Poshan Tracker" digital application for real-time data collection on child nutrition indicators.
* Provision of smartphones to frontline functionaries to facilitate digital monitoring.
* Allocation of ₹2000 per annum to Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) for internet connectivity charges.
* Use of technology for the dynamic identification of stunting, wasting, and underweight prevalence among children.
**Infrastructure and Monitoring**
* Installation of Growth Monitoring Devices (GMDs) at every Anganwadi Centre (AWC) for regular assessment of registered beneficiaries.
* Systematic tracking of AWCs, AWWs, and beneficiaries based on defined performance indicators.
**Community Mobilization and Awareness**
* Execution of "Jan Andolan" sensitization activities, specifically Poshan Pakhwada (March-April) and Poshan Maah (September).
* Organization of bimonthly Community Based Events (CBEs) by AWWs to promote maternal and child nutrition.
* Reporting of over 150 crore Jan Andolan activities since 2018 and 9.8 crore CBEs between 2021 and February 2026.
**Service Delivery and Inter-Ministerial Collaboration**
* Provision of a six-service package: supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, nutrition and health education, immunization, health check-ups, and referral services.
* Coordinated efforts between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
* Integration of Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Days supported by ASHAs, AWWs, and ANMs at the grassroots level.
**Impact Analysis**
**Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)**
**Impact**
AWWs are digitally empowered through the provision of smartphones and financial support for internet access. They transition from manual tracking to real-time digital monitoring, enhancing their efficiency in identifying malnutrition.
**Action Required**
AWWs must utilize the Poshan Tracker app for data entry, use GMDs for regular growth monitoring, and organize bimonthly Community Based Events.
**Children and Maternal Beneficiaries**
**Impact**
Beneficiaries receive more accurate and timely health interventions. The dynamic identification of stunting and wasting allows for targeted nutritional support through the six-service package.
**Action Required**
Beneficiaries need to participate in regular growth monitoring sessions at AWCs and attend community-based nutrition and health education events.
**States and Union Territories (UTs)**
**Impact**
Administrative bodies are responsible for the ground-level implementation of national nutrition targets and the management of large-scale awareness campaigns.
**Action Required**
States and UTs must conduct regular sensitization activities during designated periods (Poshan Pakhwada and Poshan Maah) and ensure the reporting of these activities on national portals.
Key Entities Referenced
Mission Poshan 2.0: An integrated nutrition support program focused on improving child health and nutritional status through a package of six services including supplementary nutrition and pre-school education.
Poshan Tracker: A digital application launched by MoWCD for real-time monitoring of child nutrition indicators and tracking the performance of Anganwadi Centres and workers.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The primary nodal ministry responsible for implementing Mission Poshan 2.0 and empowering frontline functionaries with technology like smartphones and growth monitoring devices.
Poshan Abhiyaan: A flagship initiative launched in 2018 to improve nutritional outcomes via community mobilization activities, Poshan Pakhwada, and Poshan Maah.
National Health Mission: A central health initiative that facilitates the delivery of immunization, health check-ups, and referral services in coordination with Mission Poshan 2.0.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Mission Poshan 2.0 empowers frontline
functionaries by providing them with
smartphones
Provision of Growth Monitoring Devices at each Anganwadi
Centre for regular growth monitoring of registered
beneficiaries
Technology under Poshan Tracker also leveraged for dynamic
identification of stunting, wasting and under-weight
prevalence among children
Posted On: 18 MAR 2026 3:26PM by PIB Delhi
Poshan Tracker digital application was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development
(MoWCD) which collects near real time data of child nutrition indicators under Mission Saksham
Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0). The Poshan tracker data has shown improvement in the
child malnutrition indicators in the country over the years. The progress of these indicators among
children is available on Poshan Tracker Dashboard at: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics
Mission Poshan 2.0 empowers the frontline functionaries by providing them with smartphones. All
Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) are provided with internet connectivity charges at the rate of ₹2000 per
annum. Additionally, there is a provision of Growth Monitoring Devices (GMDs) at each Anganwadi
Centre (AWC) for the regular growth monitoring of registered beneficiaries. Poshan Tracker facilitates
monitoring and tracking of all AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries on defined indicators. Technology under
Poshan Tracker is also leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting, wasting and under-weight
prevalence among children.
One of the major activities undertaken under Mission Poshan 2.0 is Community Mobilization and
Awareness to educate people on nutritional aspects, as adoption of good nutrition habits requires sustained
efforts for behavioural change. States and UTs conduct regular sensitisation activities under Jan Andolans
during Poshan Pakhwada and Poshan Maah celebrated in the months of March-April and September,
respectively. More than 150 crore activities have been reported in the past Jan Andolan campaigns, held
under Poshan Abhiyaan since 2018. Further, bimonthly Community Based Events (CBEs) are also
organized by AWWs for promoting maternal and child nutrition. Around 9.8 crore CBEs have been
reported across the country from 2021 to February 2026.
Adopting a whole of Government approach, both the Ministry of Women and Child Development and
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare undertake targeted interventions to improve the health and
nutritional status of children in the country. Mission Poshan 2.0 delivers a package of six services -
supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, nutrition and health education, immunization,health check-ups and referral services. Three of the six services, viz., immunization, health check-up and
referral services are provided through the National Health Mission & Public Health Infrastructure. Village
Health Sanitation and Nutrition Days further support maternal and child health services and nutrition
awareness, facilitated by coordinated efforts of ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, and ANMs at the grassroots
level.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Savitri
Thakur in Rajya Sabha in reply to a question today.
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