Center launches 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada in April 2025

The government of India has launched the nationwide  7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada on 8th April 2025. The duration of the 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada is from 8th April to 22nd April 2025.

The 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada was formally launched by the Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur at a function in New Delhi. 

Poshan Pakhwada is part of the Poshan Abhiyaan programme of the central government, which focuses on raising public awareness and promoting community participation in addressing malnutrition amongst pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls, and children under the age of six years..

Nodal implementing Ministry for Poshan Pakhwada

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal body for implementing the Poshan Pakhwada. 

The 15-day campaign is being supported by the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Jal Shakti, and Ministry of Panchayati Raj and participating State/Union Territories governments.

Themes of the 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada 

The themes of the 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada are; 

• Focus on the First 1000 Days of Life, 
• Increase awareness about the Beneficiary/Citizen Module of Poshan Tracker, 
• Management of Malnutrition through CMAM (community-based management of acute malnutrition), and
• Healthy Lifestyle to Address Obesity in Children.

Aim of the 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada 

The aim of the 7th Poshan Pakhwada is as follows ;

• bring together various stakeholders to improve nutrition outcomes at the grassroots level;
• Home visits, community outreach programs, identification drives, and camps at the village, block, and district levels will be organised.
• Educating the community about holistic nutrition and promoting exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
• popularising the beneficiary/citizen module of the Poshan Tracker as a tool for community empowerment and involvement.

About Poshan Abhiyaan 

It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8th March, 2018 in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. 

Objectives of Poshan Abhiyan 

• Prevent and reduce stunting in 0-6 years children,
• Prevent and reduce under-nutrition in 0-6 years children,
• Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among 6-59 months children,
• Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women and adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years,
• Reduce low birth weight.