**Executive Summary**
The document outlines the implementation of the ‘Poshan Tracker’ digital application under the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme to enhance nutrition services and real-time data collection. It details the transition from manual record-keeping to digital monitoring across Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), supported by infrastructure initiatives from the Department of Telecommunications. Key action items include providing frontline workers with smartphones, technical support, and a ₹2,000 annual internet allowance.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Mission and Governance**
* Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a centrally sponsored umbrella scheme implemented by States and UTs to combat malnutrition.
* Beneficiaries include children under six, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls in specific regions (Aspirational Districts and the North-East).
* The ‘Poshan Tracker’ serves as an ICT-based governance tool to monitor AWCs, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), and beneficiary indicators.
**Digital Functionality and Offline Access**
* The application facilitates near real-time data collection, replacing physical registers to reduce administrative workloads.
* An offline mode is specifically designed to allow data entry for daily attendance, Hot Cooked Meal (HCM) distribution, and Take Home Ration (THR) without active internet.
* Data entered offline synchronizes once server availability is restored, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery.
**Support Mechanisms for Workers**
* Frontline functionaries are provided with smartphones for digital reporting.
* All AWWs receive ₹2,000 per annum to cover internet connectivity charges.
* Block and District coordinators provide on-ground handholding and technical troubleshooting for AWWs and supervisors.
**Connectivity and Infrastructure**
* The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) utilizes the Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) to bridge the digital divide in rural and remote areas.
* The BharatNet project delivers broadband to Gram Panchayats and villages on demand.
* The Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) prioritizes connectivity for government institutions, specifically including Anganwadi centres, schools, and health centres.
**Impact Analysis**
**Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)**
**Impact**
Frontline workers experience a reduction in manual paperwork and are empowered with digital tools and financial support for internet access.
**Action Required**
Utilize provided smartphones and the Poshan Tracker app (including offline mode) to record daily activities and beneficiary data.
**States and Union Territories**
**Impact**
As the primary implementers of this centrally sponsored scheme, States and UTs are responsible for the execution of mission activities.
**Action Required**
Oversee the on-ground implementation and ensure the effective distribution of resources and coordination support.
**Beneficiaries**
**Impact**
Beneficiaries experience improved service delivery and more accurate tracking of nutrition and health indicators.
**Action Required**
Engage with AWCs to avail themselves of services such as pre-school education, hygiene sessions, and meal distributions.
**Department of Telecommunications (DoT)**
**Impact**
The DoT is responsible for the underlying infrastructure that enables the digital transition of the mission.
**Action Required**
Continue the expansion of high-speed internet and broadband services through projects like BharatNet, prioritizing remote and border regions.
Key Entities Referenced
Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0: An umbrella scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development aimed at strengthening nutrition services and addressing malnutrition through targeted interventions.
Poshan Tracker: An ICT-based governance tool for real-time data collection and monitoring of activities, workers, and beneficiaries at Anganwadi Centres.
Amended BharatNet Program (ABP): An initiative prioritized to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to government institutions, including schools, health centres, and Anganwadi centres.
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN): A Department of Telecommunications initiative focused on bridging the digital divide and ensuring stable internet penetration in rural and remote areas.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
‘Poshan Tracker’ digital application has
facilitated near real time data collection for
Anganwadi Services
Posted On: 27 MAR 2026 12:11PM by PIB Delhi
Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is an umbrella scheme under the Ministry of Women and
Child Development (MoWCD) to strengthen nutrition services and address the challenge of malnutrition
in the country. It is a Centrally Sponsored scheme where the responsibility for implementation of various
activities lies with the States and UTs. This Mission includes beneficiaries: children under 6 years of age,
pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls (age 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and
North-Eastern region) in the country.
The ‘Poshan Tracker’ digital application has been rolled out as an ICT based governance tool for
monitoring and tracking of all activities in the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)
and beneficiaries on defined indicators. It has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi
Services. It has substantially reduced the administrative work by simplifying manual data entry in physical
registers and reducing operational challenges. The frontline functionaries are equipped with smartphones
to enter the data related to services available under the Mission Poshan 2.0. An amount of ₹2000 per
annum is provided to all AWWs across the country as internet connectivity charges.
To support AWWs and address network-related issues such as low or no internet connectivity, the Poshan
Tracker application has been specifically designed to allow data entry in offline mode. Reporting of daily
activities like - opening of AWCs, daily attendance of children, THR and Hot Cooked Meal (HCM)
distribution, activities conducted at AWC (Pre-school education, Personal Hygiene sessions) etc. are
available in offline mode, independent of server availability. This creates ease of living for the
beneficiaries to avail the Anganwadi Services and ease of doing business for AWWs to ensure
uninterrupted service delivery.
Block and District coordinators provide on-ground handholding support to AWWs and supervisors for
effective usage of the Poshan Tracker Application and resolution of technical glitches.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is further ensuring stable broadband/internet connectivity
and addressing disparities in telecom penetration in rural & remote areas and bridging the digital divide
through the Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) in the country. Key initiatives include:
i. The BharatNet project provides broadband to Gram Panchayats (GPs) and villages (on demand).
ii. Various schemes for high-speed internet/broadband and mobile services (including 4G) in remote
areas, such as the North-East, Islands, LWE (Left-Wing Extremism)- affected regions, Aspirational
Districts, and border villages.
iii. Further, under Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) priority has been given to cover Government
institutions including schools, PHCs, Anganwadi centres, Panchayat offices etc.This information was given by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Smt. Savitri
Thakur in Lok Sabha in reply to a question.
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