{"id":72913,"date":"2025-09-16T16:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=72913"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:34:38","slug":"awareness-on-womens-and-childrens-health-through-national-nutrition-month-women-and-child-development-minister-aditi-tatkare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=72913","title":{"rendered":"Awareness on Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health through \u2018National Nutrition Month\u2019 \u2013 Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Eighth \u2018National Nutrition Month\u2019 to be inaugurated on September 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mumbai, Sept 2025 :<\/strong> To improve the health and nutritional status of women and children and to spread awareness, the \u2018Nutrition Month\u2019 campaign has been conducted since 2018. This year, the 8th National Nutrition Month will be celebrated across all Anganwadis in the state from September 17 to October 16. The campaign will be inaugurated by Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare on September 17 at 1.00 pm at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 8th \u2018National Nutrition Month,\u2019 the central government has identified six major themes: <em>Reducing Obesity, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) \/ Nutrition and Education Together, Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (IYCF), Male Participation, Vocal for Local and Self-Reliance, Convergent Action and Digitization.<\/em> The booklet <em>\u201cFirst Golden 1000 Days of a Child\u201d<\/em> will be released, and appointment letters will be handed over to newly recruited Anganwadi workers and helpers by Minister Aditi Tatkare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To successfully implement the program, the Nutrition Campaign will be executed through convergence and coordination with departments of Public Health, Education, Water Supply and Sanitation, Rural Development, Urban Development, Tribal Development, and others. It will cover a total of 1,10,629 centers under 553 Child Development Projects in rural, tribal, and urban areas. Under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, 25,82,330 children aged 6 months to 3 years, 24,74,417 children aged 3 to 6 years, 4,32,234 pregnant women, and 4,23,756 lactating mothers are benefiting from the scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maharashtra has consistently ranked among the top three states in the country for its remarkable performance under the Nutrition Campaign over the past seven years. Notably, in 2024, the state secured the first position nationwide. This year as well, the state aims to ensure wide citizen participation through various awareness initiatives, webinars, television programs, and the <em>Jan Andolan Dashboard<\/em>, reaffirming its commitment to building a <em>Nutritional Maharashtra and a Well-Nourished India<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth \u2018National Nutrition Month\u2019 to be inaugurated on September 17 Mumbai, Sept 2025 : To improve the health and nutritional status of women and children and to spread awareness, the \u2018Nutrition Month\u2019 campaign has been conducted since 2018. 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