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WEB DESK

Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani today informed the Lok Sabha that with an aim to reduce malnutrition in the country an integrated nutrition support program Mission Poshan 2.0 has been started.

Replying to a question in the House, Mrs. Irani said the Mission Poshan 2.0 seeks to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices related to health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.

The Minister added that steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under Poshan Tracker to improve governance.