निम्नलिखित में से कौन-से ‘राष्ट्रीय पोषण मिशन (नेशनल न्यूट्रिशन मिशन)’ के उद्देश्य हैं ?
- 1.गर्भवती महिलाओं तथा स्तनपान कराने वाली माताओं में कुपोषण से संबंधी जागरूकता उत्पन्न करना ।
- 2.छोटे बच्चों, किशोरियों तथा महिलाओं में रक्ताल्पता की घटना को कम करना ।
- 3.बाजरा, मोटा अनाज तथा अपरिष्कृत चावल के उपभोग को बढ़ाना ।
- 4.मुर्गी के अंडों के उपभोग को बढ़ाना ।
नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :
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Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’?
1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.
4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 1, 2 and 3 only · (c) 1, 2 and 4 only · (d) 3 and 4 only
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) केवल 1 और 2
The National Nutrition Mission (later POSHAN Abhiyaan) targets malnutrition among children, pregnant women and lactating mothers, and sets yearly targets to cut stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and low birth weight. It works through convergence of schemes and a people's movement for awareness; promoting particular foods such as millets or eggs was not among its stated objectives.
- ✓ 1. The Mission targets the nutrition of children up to 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers, and involves the public through a Jan Andolan to spread awareness about nutrition.
- ✓ 2. It aims to reduce anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls by 3% a year, alongside stunting, under-nutrition and low birth weight.
- ✗ 3. Promoting millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice was not an objective of the Mission as framed; they concern food-grain policy.
- ✗ 4. Encouraging the consumption of poultry eggs was not a stated objective of the Mission.
- • Since then Since then, under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, the guidelines require millets to be served at Anganwadis at least once a week (PIB, 2023).
Remember · National Nutrition Mission / POSHAN Abhiyaan: cut stunting, under-nutrition and low birth weight by 2% a year and anaemia (children, women, adolescent girls) by 3% a year; convergence plus Jan Andolan.
Sources
- PIB, Cabinet (1 December 2017): Cabinet approves setting up of National Nutrition Mission ↗ “NNM targets to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively. … There are a number of schemes directly/indirectly affecting the nutritional status of children (0-6 years age) and pregnant women and lactating mothers.”
- PIB, Ministry of Women and Child Development: Mission Poshan 2.0 ↗ “as per the Mission Poshan 2.0 guidelines, millets need to be mandatorily supplied at least once a week and suitably integrated in Take Home Ration (not raw ration) and Hot Cooked Meals in a palatable form.”
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