Poshan Pakhwada (U bnai jong ka jingbam ba tei met tei phat)

     Poshan Pakhwada ka dei ka jingrakhe ba saw taiew ba shibnai kynthih kaba dei halor ka jingtei ia ka met ka phat (nutrition month). Ka dei ka jingrakhe paidbah (Jan Andolan)  jong baroh kawei ka ri haba la plie paidbah da u Prime Minister Narendra Modi ha ka 8 tarik Lber, 2018 kum shibynta jong ka Poshan  Abhiyaan.

    Ki bynta bapher bapher jong kane ka jingrakhe Poshan Pakhwada ba saw taiew ka kynthup ia ka jinghikai halor ki jingbam ba tei met, ki jingbatai halor ka jingpang duna bam (malnutrition) bad ka jingktah jong ka, ka jinglum jingtip halor ki khynnah ba ioh ia ka jingpang duna bam kaba jur (Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)), ka jinghikai halor ki 1000 sngi ba nyngkong (first 1000 days) jong ka por armet, ka jinghikai YOGA ia ki khynnah, ka prokram ai jinghikai halor ki jingthung kiba ai ia ki jingbam ba tei met ha ryngkat ka jingsam ia ki symbai jingthung na ka bynta ban sdang ia ki Poshan Vatika sha ki Anganwadi Centre ne ki shnong ki thaw, ka jingpynlong ia ki Anemia Camp ne Medical Camp ban teh lakam ia ka jingpang duna snam, ka jingpyniakop dro dur shaphang ki jingbam bapher bapher, ka jingiakop shet ne shna jingbam halor ka phang “Ka kamra shet jongnga ka dei ka dispensary jongnga (my kitchen my dispensary)”, ki prokram jinghikai ha ki skul ne college, ka jingpynlong ia ka jingiakop muk mak (debate) ne skit halor ki phang ba iadei bad ka koit ka khiah, ka jingpynlong ia ka Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND), Community Based Events (CBE), Information Education and Communication activities  lyngba ka Mass Media, ka jingai jinghikai halor ka jingpyndonkam ia ki lad ka koit ka khiah lyngba ka tnad AYUSH, ka jingpynlong ia ka dorbar Poshan (Poshan panchayats), Melas, Rally, ka jingleit jngoh iing (home visit), bad kiwei kiwei de ki prokram ha kaba iadei bad ka jingpynphriang ia ka jinghikai bad ka rukom im ban bam ia ki jingbam ba tei met na ka bynta ka koit ka khiah jong ka lawei.

    Ban pynlong ia ka jingrakhe ia ka Poshan Pakhwada kaba shongkun bad kaba jop ki department bad dei ban synrop lang ha kaban rakhe ki kynthup ia ka tnad Horticulture, Veterinary, Social Work, Health & Family Welfare, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Rural Development, Human Resource & Development, Information & Broadcasting, Panchayati Raj, Tribal Affairs, Housing & Urban Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology, Minority Affairs, AYUSH, Sports & Youths Affairs, Social Justice & Empowerment, Agriculture Cooperation bad Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution bad kiwei kiwei ki tnad treikam ka sorkar. Ka thong jong katei ka jingrakhe ka long ban poi shaduh ki kyndong kynshrot jong ka ri baroh kawei.

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Poshan Pakhwada (Nutrition Fortnight) is a fortnight long Jan Andolan or mass movements which is part of Poshan  Abhiyaan launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 8th March 2018. The aim of Poshan Pakhwada is to fight against malnutrition, anaemia, to create behavioural change at individual and community level and to encourage a holistic growth and better health in society.

Poshan Pakhwada celebration focus on nutritional challenges through food forestry, creating awareness about nutrition, sensitising on nutrition plants and distribution of 4 samplings of nutrition rich plants, distribution of seeds for setting up of Poshan Vatika in AWC and community premises, awareness programme on malnutrition its prevalence and consequences, identification of Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children, creating awareness on ‘First 1000 days’ of pregnancy, organising YOGA sessions, holding Anaemia and Medical Camps, conduct seminar or debate on food diversity and nutrition related topics, painting or sketching competitions food diversity, Skit or singing competitions related to balanced diet, home visits, growth monitoring of children , Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND), Community Based Events (CBE), Information Education and Communication activities  through Mass Media, workshops in schools and colleges,  awareness on use of AYUSH principles and practice for eradication of Malnutrition, Recipe contest on the topic ‘My Kitchen My Dispensary’, organizing Poshan Panchayats.

To have a better impact Poshan Pakhwada is organised in convergence with other departments like Horticulture, Veterinary, Social Work, Health & Family Welfare, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Rural Development, Human Resource & Development, Information & Broadcasting, Panchayati Raj, Tribal Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs, Electronics and Information Technology, Minority Affairs, AYUSH, Sports & Youths Affairs, Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and other departments. Poshan Pakhwada aim to reach the celebration to the grassroots level.