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Open Poster Making Competition by National Commission For Women
Open Poster Making Competition by National Commission For Women
Health is a major concern worldwide. Women and children form an important pillar of
society and it is crucial to focus on their health and nutrition. The health concerns of
women are numerous and influenced by various factors like gender disparities, early
marriage, domestic violence and sexual abuse, malnutrition, poverty, illiteracy, and
access to quality healthcare.
The Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition and is making
serious efforts to address this issue. The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for
Holistic Nutrition or POSHAN Abhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission is the
Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for
children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Launched on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2018 from
Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, the POSHAN Abhiyaan directs the attention of the country
towards the problem of malnutrition and addresses it in a mission mode. To give
momentum to POSHAN Abhiyan, the ‘National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges’
on 24th July 2018 decided to celebrate the month of September as Rashtriya Poshan
Maah.
Taking into account the celebration of the fourth Rashtriya Poshan Maah (September
2021) under ‘Poshan Abhiyan, the Commission has organized an ‘Open Poster
Making Competition’ through MyGov Portal with an aim to generate awareness,
promote the nutrition status and to explore the creative instinct of the masses.