Poshan Gyan: Nutrition Information Digital Repository
(Mitesh Solanki)
- A collaborative portal “Poshan Gyan” recently launched by NITI Ayog along with the help from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Ashoka University.
- Poshan Gyan is a National Digital Repository on health and nutrition.
- Those who are engaged with nutrition sector can access information about how to improve nutritional outcomes through Poshan Gyan online platform.
- On Poshan Gyan portal one can get information about complementary feeding, antenatal care, anaemia prevention etc.
- According to recently published Global Hunger Index-2020, India ranked 94th out of 107 countries which clearly explains that India is suffering from hunger issues.
- To tackle nutritional issues, India has started National Nutrition Mission to improve nutritional outcomes in children, lactating mothers and pregnant women.
- The main aim of all above exercise is to attain “Kuposhan Mukt Bharat” by 2022.
