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May 2018
World bank (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
India
signed an agreement with the World Bank on Monday for a $200-million loan for
the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) to achieve its goal of
reducing stunting in children aged 0-6 years from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent
by 2022. The Total Investment &
Insurance Solutions
The
loan will support the first phase of scaling up of interventions in 315
districts across all states and union territories, according to an official
statement.
POSHAN
Abhiyaan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 8 in Jhunjhunu
in Rajasthan. The Total Investment
& Insurance Solutions
A
large component of POSHAN Abhiyaan involves gradual scaling-up of the
interventions supported by the ongoing World Bank-assisted Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement
Project (ISSNIP) to all districts in the country over a three-year period.
With
a focus on improving the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to
pregnant and lactating women and children under three years of age, the project
will include investments in improving the skills and capacities of ICDS staff
and community nutrition workers, and grievance redress and establishing mobile
technology based tools for improved monitoring and management of services for
better outreach to beneficiaries during the critical 1,000 day window for
nutrition impact, the statement said. The
Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
The
project will additionally ensure convergence of all nutrition-related schemes
and provide performance-based incentives to states and community nutrition and
health workers, facilitating a focus on results.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
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