One nation One Anganwadi Programme

One nation One Anganwadi Programme

News: More than 57,000 migrant workers have registered for the special ‘one nation one Anganwadi programme’, to avail the benefits of schemes especially for children and mothers which is important for inclusive development and welfare society.

What is One Nation One Anganwadi Programme?
 Under ‘One Nation One Anganwadi Programme’, people even if relocate to another State, they can avail of the benefits given to children under six years and pregnant women and lactating mothers by the government.
 Under the programme each migrant worker who had registered in their original state could go to the nearest Anganwadi in their current place of residence and avail of the schemes and services offered. This can become possible with the coordination of Centre and the State governments using the ‘Poshan Tracker App’ on mobile phones.
 An age-appropriate take home ration is also being designed for children up to six years of age and a proposal has been sent for the same to the finance ministry.

What is the Poshan Tracker App?
 The Poshan Tracker management application provides a 360-degree view of the activities of the Anganwadi Centre (child care centres), service deliveries of Anganwadi Workers and complete beneficiary management for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under six. It also digitizes and automates physical registers used by workers that helps improve the quality of their work.

Advantages of the Programme:
 To provide affordable and accessible healthcare facilities
 Anganwadi workers have the advantage over the physicians living in the same rural area, which gives them insight into the state of health in the locality and assists in identifying the cause of problems and in countering them.
 One-third of the world’s stunted children live in India. This is the highest number in the world. Anganwadis are integral for the success of ICDS programme that caters to the nutrition, health and preeducation needs of children till six years of age as well as the health and nutrition of women and adolescent girls.
 Anganwadi workers are India’s primary tool against the menace of child malnourishment, infant mortality, and lack of child education, community health problems and in curbing preventable diseases.
Source - NewsonAir