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United News of India
a day ago
- Health
- United News of India
Over 4 Cr women benefit from PM Matru Vandana Yojana; 72 lakh registered under Mission Poshan 2.0
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Over four crore beneficiaries have received maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), while more than 72 lakh pregnant women have registered themselves as beneficiaries under Mission Poshan 2.0. Sharing this information in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question today, the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur said that under National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India has undertaken the number of steps to provide maternal health services including the reduction of prevalence of anaemia and low birth weight babies among the mothers, including tribal mothers, for all States/UTs across the country. The minister further elaborated the schemes which include Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), and Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB). Under the 15th Finance Commission, various components like Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls (14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) have been subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) to address the challenge of malnutrition, she stated in the assembly. Stating that in order to beat the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition by adopting a life cycle approach, the Minister said that under Mission Poshan 2.0, Supplementary Nutrition is one of the six services provided through the platform of Anganwadi Centres and is provided to Children (6 months to 6 years), Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Adolescent Girls (14 to 18 years in Aspirational Districts of States and North Eastern Region) for 300 days in a year. 'Supplementary nutrition containing 600 calories, 18-20 gms. of protein and micronutrients is provided in the form of Take-Home Ration (THR) for a maximum of 300 days in a year to pregnant women and Adolescent girls,' she added. It was also revealed that the WCD Ministry is also conducting capacity building under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi initiative, involving a cascading model of training, wherein Master Trainers (namely, District Officers, Block Coordinators and Supervisors) are trained through Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD), and the master trainers would directly train all Anganwadi Workers in the field. UNI RKM
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Face recognition, e-KYC completed for 75% of 'Take Home Ration' beneficiaries
New Delhi, Over three-fourths of eligible beneficiaries registered for the government's Take Home Ration scheme have completed facial recognition and e-KYC verification, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Friday. Face recognition, e-KYC completed for 75% of 'Take Home Ration' beneficiaries As of August 5, face capturing and e-KYC of 3.69 crore beneficiaries which is 75.12 per cent of the 4.91 crore registered under the scheme have been completed, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur informed the Lok Sabha. The verification drive is part of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, a centrally sponsored programme that subsumes Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls to tackle malnutrition through a life cycle approach. Supplementary nutrition is provided to children aged six months to six years, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls, in line with revised norms introduced in January 2023 that focus on diet diversity, quality protein, healthy fats and micronutrients. The Face Recognition System module, developed under the Poshan Tracker application, was piloted in August 2024 and rolled out nationwide on an optional basis in December 2024. Since July 1 this year, it has been used for mandatory monthly verification of beneficiaries to ensure last-mile delivery of rations. For children under six, where Bal Aadhaar lacks biometric data, the FRS is carried out for a parent or guardian. The ministry said the system works in both online and offline modes to accommodate areas with poor connectivity and is compatible with low-end smartphones. Regular training, field visits and meetings with state officials are being conducted to resolve technical issues. According to the ministry, stringent data protection measures are in place, including encryption of all verification requests, no permanent storage of images on devices, role-based access for authorised personnel, and encrypted internal databases to prevent misuse of sensitive information. Thakur said the mission remains open to all eligible beneficiaries without entry barriers, with the aim of breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
News18
2 days ago
- Health
- News18
Face recognition, e-KYC completed for 75% of Take Home Ration beneficiaries
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Over three-fourths of eligible beneficiaries registered for the government's Take Home Ration (THR) scheme have completed facial recognition and e-KYC verification, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Friday. As of August 5, face capturing and e-KYC of 3.69 crore beneficiaries which is 75.12 per cent of the 4.91 crore registered under the scheme have been completed, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur informed the Lok Sabha. The verification drive is part of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, a centrally sponsored programme that subsumes Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls to tackle malnutrition through a life cycle approach. Supplementary nutrition is provided to children aged six months to six years, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls, in line with revised norms introduced in January 2023 that focus on diet diversity, quality protein, healthy fats and micronutrients. The Face Recognition System (FRS) module, developed under the Poshan Tracker application, was piloted in August 2024 and rolled out nationwide on an optional basis in December 2024. Since July 1 this year, it has been used for mandatory monthly verification of beneficiaries to ensure last-mile delivery of rations. For children under six, where Bal Aadhaar lacks biometric data, the FRS is carried out for a parent or guardian. According to the ministry, stringent data protection measures are in place, including encryption of all verification requests, no permanent storage of images on devices, role-based access for authorised personnel, and encrypted internal databases to prevent misuse of sensitive information. Thakur said the mission remains open to all eligible beneficiaries without entry barriers, with the aim of breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. PTI UZM NB NB view comments First Published: August 08, 2025, 21:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
2 days ago
- Health
- India Today
Bihar tops in child malnutrition. Will it matter this poll season?
As Bihar gears up for its Assembly elections, it's time for the public debate to move beyond caste equations and freebies, especially as the state continues to record some of the worst health and nutrition indicators in the country, especially for children and to the fifth National Family Health Survey (2019-2021), Bihar has the highest share of underweight children in India. About 41 per cent of Bihar's children are underweight, 43 per cent are stunted (low height for age), and nearly 23 per cent are wasting (low weight for height). Gujarat has the second-highest number of malnourished children, at 39.7 per In a Lok Sabha response on July 25, Savitri Thakur, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, provided district-level data from Bihar's Anganwadi centres, which reveals that Supaul is the worst district in these parameters, with over 30 per cent of children underweight. This was followed by Jamui (26.8 per cent) and Jehanabad (26.2 per cent). Sekhpura has the best figures in the state, with only 13.4 per cent of children going to Anganwadi ranks the second highest nationally in anaemia, with 63.1 per cent of women aged 15-49 suffering from the affliction. Haryana tops the chart with 65.5 per cent. Nagaland is one of the best-performing states, with 22.3 per cent of women suffering from there are central schemes like Poshan Abhiyan and Anaemia Mukt Bharat, gaps in execution remain, as these programmes depend heavily on local-level these indicators, malnutrition and anaemia have found limited space in the political narrative as parties focus on alliance, freebies and caste dynamics - health and nutrition remain conspicuously absent from political speeches and manifestos.- EndsTune InMust Watch
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
75 per cent of Anganwadi beneficiaries registered for ‘Take Home Ration' successfully face captured: Minister
NEW DELHI: The Centre has completed face capturing for 75.12% of eligible beneficiaries registered for 'Take Home Ration' at Anganwadi centres, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has made the face recognition system for take-home ration distribution and child attendance monitoring at Anganwadi centres mandatory from 1 July. The Face Recognition System (FRS) module was initially implemented as a pilot in August 2024. Since then, duty holders in the states and Union Territories have allegedly been trained to perform facial recognition and verify beneficiaries with the Aadhaar database, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, said in a written reply. This onboarding process is performed once in the lifetime of the beneficiary on Poshan Tracker. She said the FRS module has been developed as part of the Poshan Tracker application. To verify a beneficiary through Aadhaar identification, eKYC is performed along with capturing the live image of the beneficiary. 'As on 5 August 2025, face capturing and e-KYC of 3.69 crore beneficiaries out of the 4.91 crore eligible beneficiaries registered for Take Home Ration (THR), which is almost 75.12%, have already been completed,' she said. On data protection of beneficiaries, she said the data of the beneficiary, which is collected, is subject to all existing data protection protocols, which mandate purpose limitation, informed consent, and access restrictions. 'All requests and responses related to Face Verification are encrypted during transit, ensuring data is protected from interception or tampering. No images or data are stored permanently on the device. As a precautionary measure, all cached or temporary data is wiped automatically when the Anganwadi worker logs out of the application,' she said.
