Poshan maah 2024 celebration in Nagaland got kick started with the Department of Social Welfare participating in the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign on 31st August 2024. Plant4Mother was earlier launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on World Environment Day, June 5, 2024.
Secretary, Social Welfare, Martha Ritse, led the Plant4Mother plantation drive. Other participants included Olemjungla Aier, Project Director Poshan Abiyaan and Joint Secretary Social Welfare, Bodeno S. Colo, Addl. Secretary, Tosheli Zhimomi, Director Social Welfare, along with Directorate Officers, staff, SPMU Poshan Abhiyaan team, district Social Welfare and Anganwadi Workers.
District Social Welfare and Block officers, and Anganwadi workers participated in the Plant4mother campaign at the district, block and Anganwadi Centers across the State.
Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, Behavioural change, at individual and community level is an important component to achieve the desired goal of Suposhit Bharat. In pursuance of this objective, Rashtriya Poshan Maah is celebrated during the month of September every year.
Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan, Department of Social Welfare, Nagaland, in convergence with the Departments of Health and Family Welfare, Rural Development – NSRLM, School Education, AYUSH, Horticulture, Forest and Climate Change, Agriculture and Local administration will celebrate Poshan maah 2024 during September with the 5 Themes: ‘Anaemia’, ‘Growth Monitoring’, ‘Complementary Feeding’, ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’ and ‘Use of Technology for better Governance’.
Rashtriya Poshan Maah is celebrated during the month of September every year. Since the launch of Poshan Abhiyaan in 2018 by the Prime Minister, 6 Poshan Maahs have been successfully celebrated across the country in convergence with multiple Ministries/Departments across the States/UTs.
The Plant 4 mother campaign's goal is to create a safer environment for future generations by reducing global warming, improving air quality, and balancing the environment. The campaign is based on the idea that the bond between a mother and her child is the most precious in the world.
(DIPR)
