Poshan Tracker
Why in News?
Poshan Tracker is a mobile application under India's Poshan Abhiyaan (Mission Poshan 2.0) that enables real-time monitoring of Anganwadi services and nutrition delivery. It has gained attention recently for achieving full registration of all Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and over 10 crore beneficiaries nationwide.
Key Features
- Real-time tracking of AWCs, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), and beneficiaries on indicators like stunting, wasting, underweight prevalence.
- Daily attendance, ECCE activities, growth measurement, and delivery of Take-Home Ration (THR)/Hot Cooked Meals (not raw rations).
- 360-degree view of AWC activities; auto-generated monthly growth reports replace physical records.
- Available in 24 languages (Hindi, English, regional); smartphones provided to all AWWs.
- Centralized data architecture integrates with other ministries; analytics for last-mile service tracking.
Launch and Coverage
- Launched March 1, 2021, by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) under POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018).
- Covers 12.27 lakh+ AWCs; 10.4 crore+ eligible beneficiaries as of recent data.
- Aligns with Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 for improved child nutrition outcomes.
Impact and Recognition
- Facilitates dynamic identification of malnutrition; praised by UNICEF for easing AWW workload and WHO for data excellence.
- G20 Women Empowerment Conference (2023) highlighted as pioneering tech for nutrition/ECDE monitoring.
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