Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyaan serves as a powerful catalyst for change, inspiring communities to embrace sustainable practices and innovative approaches in their fight against malnutrition

**Executive Summary** The Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyaan, launched on December 26, 2024, aims to accelerate progress towards a malnutrition-free Bharat. It nominates top-performing Gram Panchayats (up to 10% in each State/UT) based on Poshan Tracker Application data. Qualified Gram Panchayats can receive an incentive grant of Rs. 1 lakh to utilize to further the initiative's goals. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Eligibility for Nomination:** * Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) must be functional for at least 21 days per month during the last quarter. * A minimum of 50 registered beneficiaries per Gram Panchayat across all categories (Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers, and children aged 0–6 years) is required. * At least 80% of AWCs should have drinking water facilities. * At least 70% of AWCs should have toilet facilities. * At least 90% growth measurement efficiency across all AWCs in the Gram Panchayat is needed. * **Incentive Utilization (Rs. 1 lakh per GP for top 1000 qualified GPs):** * 25% for Anganwadi Workers & Helpers. * 25% for community mobilization & increasing beneficiary enrollment in AWCs. * 50% for nutrition-related activities at the AWCs, including development of Poshan Vatikas and value addition to SNP, etc. * **Assessment Framework (outcome-oriented and data-driven):** * Reduction in Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), severe stunting, and severe underweight among children. * Improved nutritional status of pregnant women and lactating mothers. * Increased regularity in supplementary nutrition coverage for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children aged 6 months to 6 years. * Improved infrastructure availability, including functional toilets, drinking water, and electricity in Anganwadi Centres. * Enhanced efficiency of measurement for height and weight of the Anganwadi beneficiaries. * Gram Panchayats demonstrating sustained improvements across above indicators qualified for the incentive awards. * **Focus Areas:** * Improving nutritional outcomes through practices such as the use of millets in Hot Cooked Meals (HCM) & Take Home Ration (THR). * Development of Poshan Vatikas/nutri-gardens in AWCs. * Diet diversity and use of local food. * **Dissemination of Best Practices:** * Best practices emerging from the Anganwadi Centres are regularly documented and disseminated for wider adoption. **Impact Analysis** **Gram Panchayats** * **Impact:** Opportunity to receive incentive awards by improving performance on key nutritional indicators and infrastructure development at AWCs. * **Action Required:** Improve AWC functionality, beneficiary registration, infrastructure, growth measurement efficiency, and nutritional outcomes to meet the eligibility criteria for nomination and incentive awards. **Anganwadi Workers & Helpers** * **Impact:** Potential to benefit from a portion of the incentive money allocated to Gram Panchayats. * **Action Required:** Improve performance in areas such as beneficiary outreach, data collection, and service delivery to support the Gram Panchayat's efforts in meeting the program's objectives. **Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers, and Children (0-6 years)** * **Impact:** Improved access to supplementary nutrition, better nutritional status, and a healthier environment through improved AWC infrastructure. * **Action Required:** Engage with AWCs to receive available services, including supplementary nutrition, health check-ups, and growth monitoring. **States and Union Territories** * **Impact:** Responsible for nominating top performing Gram Panchayats. * **Action Required:** Utilize Poshan Tracker Application data to nominate top-performing Gram Panchayats, subject to the 10% ceiling.

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