Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0, DNH & DD
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child, Education & Learning
Level: Central | State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Details:
**Target Beneficiaries: -** 
1.	Children under 6 years of age
2.	Pregnant Women 
3.	Lactating Mothers (up to 6 months postpartum) 
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  **	Types of Malnutrition: -** 
 
•	Wasting Low weight for height 
•	Stunting: Low height for age 
•	Underweight Low weight for age 
•	Overweight/Obesity. Excess fat due to diet/lifestyle 
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**	Major Causes of Malnutrition: -** 
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•	Maternal Malnutrition (Underage/Underweight/Low birth weight baby) 
•	Inappropriate birth spacing (Multiple pregnancies) 
•	Lack of diet diversity, diet lacks adequate nutrition 
•	Gap between two meals, meal frequency among children and have only 2-3 meals per day 
•	Lack in complementary feeding as per age criteria 
•	Mother go to work at factory/farm, exclusive breast feeding is compromised 
•	Lack of hygiene practice 
•	Inappropriate method of cooking and eating habit 
 
**	Awareness and Education: -**
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•	Poshan ke 5 Sutra :- Crucial for brain development and long-term health. 
•	First 1000 golden days
•	Nutrition rich diet
•	Anemia management
•	Diarrhoea prevention
•	Sanitation
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**1.	Anganwadi Centres (AWCs): -**  
 
•	Total 300 AWCs in DNH, 50 in Daman &amp; 29 in Diu. 
•	Timing 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM 
•	3-6 years of age children come to AWCs  
•	Early learning through play-based curriculum. 
•	Hygiene practices like handwashing, bathing, brushing teeth, and wearing clean clothes.  
•	Apart from meals provided at the Anganwadi Centre, the child should be fed 3 to 4 nutritious meals at home every day.  
•	Supplementary Nutrition: Take-Home Ration (THR): For children &lt;3 years and pregnant/lactating mothers.  
•	Healthy Environment: Provide a safe, loving, and stimulating atmosphere that supports the child’s physical growth and mental development.  
•	Educate mothers and caregivers on food, hygiene, breastfeeding. 
•	Immunization: Support ASHA and ANM in ensuring child vaccination. 
•	Growth Monitoring: Monthly tracking of height and weight. 
•	Health Check-ups and Referrals of each child under Anganwadi Health Programme. 
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**2.	Pregnant Women: -** 
 
•	Registration at AWCs/Health Centre. 
•	MCP Card: Follow schedule and monitor progress. 
•	ANCS: At least 3 with BP, blood, urine checks/ Anaemia. 
•	IFA tablets, immunizations (Tetanus), weight gain tracking. 
•	Rest, avoid heavy work, maintain hygiene. 
•	Use of Iodised salt. 
•	Weight gain during pregnancy Weight should increase by at least 10-12 kg during Pregnancy. In last 6 months of pregnancy increase by at least 1 kg per month. 
•	Timely Immunization of Tetanus Toxoid and deworming 
•	Diet: Variety of nutritious food, such as locally available fresh green leafy vegetables (Methi, palak, Vada Bhaji, Moringa leaves, Cucumber, Bitter gourd, bottle gourd etc.) fruits (Banana, Guava, Papaya, Mango, Chickoo, Jack fruit, Amla, Lemon etc.). milk and milk products, pulses, cereals, millets etc. Household that are non-vegetarian to consume source of high-quality protein, Vitamin A and Vitamin D. To consume at least 4 meals a day
•	Promotion of institutional delivery. 
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**	Activity: -** 
•	Recipe demo using locally available resources at Anganwadi Centre. 
•	Nutri-garden promotion at Anganwadi Centres/House Hold as per availability of space.
•	Community-based events like God Bharai and Suposhan Diwas.
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**3.	Lactating Mothers: -** 
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•	Early breastfeeding (first within two hours of birth)/ Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. 
•	Complementary Feeding post 6 months. 
•	Start with soft, well- cooked and mashed foods like Semi-solid khichdi, Dal, Millets Rab. 
•	Mashed green and yellow orange vegetables fruits 
•	Maintain hygiene, continue breastfeeding 
•	Growth monitoring of child every month at Anganwadi centre/ Immunization as per MCP Card 
•	In case of any health-related issues to Child communicate to nearest Health centre/Anganwadi worker 
•	Maintain hygiene at home 
•	Encourage hand washing before cooking meals, before feeding child Washing vegetables and fruits before consumption. 
•	Take home ration (THR) given to mother and child should be consumed by beneficiary only. 
 
**	Activity:** 
•	Complementary food preparation and feeding demo
•	Annaprashan Divas celebration;  Suposhan Divas; Poshan Mein sudhar
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Benefits:
Under the scheme, Pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children in the age group of 0 to 3 years receive Take Home Ration (THR) in the form of ready-to-eat nutritious ladoos on a monthly basis. Additionally, children aged 3 to 6 years are provided with hot cooked meals at the Anganwadi Centres.


Eligibility Criteria:
1.	Children under 6 years of age
2.	Pregnant Women 
3.	Lactating Mothers (up to 6 months postpartum)