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Preserving progress on nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in pandemic times [1]

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have been ranked as the top three states among larger states in terms of the overall implementation of the Centre's flagship Poshan Abhiyaan, according to this Niti Aayog report. Sikkim was the best performer among the small states. The report titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times' further said that 12 out of 19 large states had an implementation score of over 70 per cent. While Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu topped among Union Territories (UTs), Punjab and Bihar were the lowest performers among larger states in terms of the overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan, as per the government think tank report. It pointed out that only 17 states and UTs had more than 75 per cent of children 12-23 months of age who were fully immunised, while 11 states and UTs had less than 25 per cent fully immunised children.
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Publication Date: 
01/09/2022
NITI Aayog [3]
Tags:
Nutrition [4], Child Health [5], Maternal Health [6], India [7], Coronavirus [8]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Poshan Abhiyaan Monitoring.pdf
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus