NITI Aayog released the 4th progress report on the POSHAN Abhiyan, titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times'.
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NITI Aayog released the 4th progress report on the POSHAN Abhiyan, titled 'Preserving Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan in Pandemic Times'. The report highlighted that 12 out of 19 large states had an implementation score of over 70 percent. 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. Sikkim was the best performer among the small states. 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. Only 17 states and UTs had more than 75 percent of children 12-23 months of age who were fully immunised, while 11 states and UTs had less than 25 percent fully immunised children. The report stressed the need of accelerating the use of funds released for Poshan Abhiyaan and ensuring an adequate number of health facilities and supplies.
NITI Aayog Formed- 1 January 2015
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