Question : Poshan Abhiyaan

whether the Ministry has identified only four districts for implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has noted that instead of selecting only four districts in two States, selecting, at least, one district in each State to implement Poshan Abhiyaan on pilot basis for better understanding the ground realities in each States is more appropriate since Ministry has already conducted survey in 27 districts of the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(d) whether it is true that earlier Ministry proposed to start this on pilot basis in 10 districts and if so, the reasons for reducing it to only four districts?

Answer given by the minister


ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) No Sir. All the districts of States/UTs have been covered in the POSHAN Abhiyaan earlier known as National Nutrition Mission. West Bengal has not yet started implementation of the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

(b) to (d) Does not arise.
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