Various measures taken by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to improve nutritional outcomes and strengthen Anganwadi services

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the ‘Poshan Tracker’ digital application under Mission Poshan 2.0 to monitor nutrition indicators and identify stunting, wasting and under‑weight among children under five. Two lakh Anganwadi Centres in government buildings are being upgraded to Saksham Anganwadis equipped with LED screens, water‑filtration systems, Poshan Vatika, ECCE material and BaLA paintings. Supplementary nutrition – hot cooked meals and take‑home rations – is provided to children (6 months‑6 years), pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls as per Schedule‑II of the National Food Security Act, with extra rations for severely acute malnourished children. A joint protocol for managing child malnutrition has been released, and frontline workers are supplied with smartphones, data recharge, and growth‑monitoring devices for regular beneficiary monitoring.