The Rashtriya Poshan Maah was organized for the first time in 2018

Chandigarh, 15th September 2021: The Rashtriya Poshan Maah was organized for the first time in 2018, and since then it is being celebrated in every year in the month of September. The main vision has been nurtured by every State and UT in the country to help everyone who is malnourished.The nutrition month has expanded its coverage in the Chandigarh (UT) and its peripheries with the coverage of target beneficiaries as much as for awareness and advocacy part.
The 15th day of PoshanMaah, 2021 has lead to itsestablishment by encouraging rural/urban Community Participation. APoshan themed sports competition was organized at Kaimbwala, wherein the participants were encouraged to talk about their nutrition needs and their importance for public awareness.
Another event was organized in the city wherein the display of recipes for pregnant ladies and lactating mothers. The theme was ‘Ayurposhan at ManimajraPoshan with Yoga in Ramdarbar AWB’. The beneficiaries were given information about the importance of nutrition for infants through breast milk and the foods to improve nutrition.
Around the whole city various lectures were organized by the Anganwadi workers on the Awareness about calcium & iron tablets;Awareness about family planning; Lecture on diet diversity for whole nutrition; Awareness about importance of Yoga during pregnancy; Lecture on AYUSH; Awareness on importance of green vegetables; Lecture on importance of Cleanliness of surrounding area; Lecture on drinking clean and safe water.
The Anganwadi workers also oversaw Demonstrations of ORS usage for nursing mothers,Height and Weight Measurement drive for children, Cleanliness drives of AWCs and youth group meetings.Home Visits are being conducted at all 450 AWCs for eradication of Malnutrition from Chandigarh.