Ladakh successfully hosts Poshan Mela

Laptops, smartphones and performance incentives distributed amongst supervisors, AWWs and AWHs

Leh, Sept. 22: In sync with the nationwide observation of Poshan Maah during the month of September, the Department of Social and Tribal Welfare, UT Ladakh organised the Ladakh Poshan Mela under the theme Sahi Poshan, Ladakh Roshan.

The month of September has been marked as POSHAN Maah to address the issue of malnutrition under the Government of India’s Flagship Program POSHAN Abhiyan. The th...

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Poshan Mela celebrated in Chuchot Yokma to promote nutrition during Rashtriya Poshan Maah

Leh, Sept 16, 2023:  In observance of Rashtriya Poshan Maah, a poshan mela was organised by Anganwadi workers from Chuchot, Stok, and Matho at Chushot.

Among the distinguished guests were Councilor Chuchot; Director of Social and Tribal Welfare for UT Ladakh; District Programme Officer, Leh; Sarpanches from Chuchot and Stok, CDPO Leh, the Headmaster of M/S, teachers, health staff, parents, and students.

Poshan Mela served as a platform to showcase a diverse array of traditional foods, ...

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Weeklong workshop on Poshan tracker app for field functionaries commenced in Leh

Leh, September 7:  A week-long workshop on the Poshan Tracker Application commenced today, running from September 7 to September 14 in Leh organised by the Directorate of Social &Tribal Welfare, UT Ladakh in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.

The initiative aims to empower field functionaries with advanced tools to enhance the nutritional well-being of the local community. State Coordinator, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, Ankush Sharma emphasi...

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Advisor Ladakh emphasises convergence initiatives to address malnutrition in children and women

Leh, December 2:  Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula chaired a meeting with Administrative Secretaries of all Departments for planning convergence initiatives to address malnutrition in children, pregnant women and lactating mothers under POSHAN Abhiyan.

At the outset, Secretary, Social and Tribal Welfare Department, UT Ladakh, Padma Angmo gave a presentation on the Poshan Abhiyaan and detailed out the aspects that require convergence with other Departments at the grassroot level like the Depar...

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Centre approves continuation of Mid-Day meal; Renamed as PM POSHAN

KARGIL, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the national scheme of PM POSHAN in Schools for the five-year period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the financial outlay of ₹ 54061.73 crores from the Central Government and ₹ 31733.17 crore from State Governments & UT administrations, announced a press release by Ministry of Education.

Central Government will also bear the additional cost of abo...

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