PM Poshan Scheme : Features, Benefits, Eligibility Check Complete Details

PM Poshan Scheme – The Government of India’s Pradhan Mantri Poshan Scheme, also known as the National Nutrition Mission or Poshan Abhiyan, is a program designed to reduce malnutrition and associated problems among mothers and children. In this article you get every necessary information regarding this scheme such as benefits, overview, required documents, eligibility criteria, objective and how to apply.

PM Poshan Scheme

The Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education & Literacy is the principal sponsor of PM POSHAN. Under this scheme, students enrolled in government and government-aided schools would get one hot meal. All eligible children are covered by the scheme, which is administered nationwide without regard to socioeconomic status or gender.

The aim of the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan is to address two issues that are of utmost importance to the majority of children in India hunger and education. To this end, eligible children in government and government-aided schools are being encouraged to improve their nutritional status and the program also helps disadvantaged children attend school more frequently and focus on academics.

Overview Of PM Poshan Scheme

Name of the scheme	PM Poshan Scheme
Launched by	Government of India
Beneficiaries	Pregnant Women
Objective	To address two of the pressing problems for the majority of children in India through hunger and education
Official website	pmposhan.education.gov.in

Objective Of PM Poshan Scheme

The main objective of the scheme is to address the nutritional needs of expecting and nursing mothers and to reduce the rates of stunting, under nutrition, anemia and low birth weight in young children.

Benefits of PM Poshan Scheme

Nutrition norm per child per day:

• Primary: Calorie-450, Protein-12 gms
• Upper Primary: Calorie-700. Protein-20 gms

Food norms per child per day:

• Primary: Food grains-100 gms, Pulses-20 gms, Vegetables-50 gms, Oil & fat-5 gms, Salt & condiments-As per need.
• Upper Primary: Food grains-150 gms, Pulses-30 gms, Vegetables-75 gms, Oil & fat-7.5 gms, Salt & condiments-As per need.

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant needs to be an Indian citizen.
• The applicant must be enrolled in a government run or government-aided school in a Primary or Upper Primary class (Classes 1st through 8th).

Required Documents

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Offline Application process of PM Poshan Scheme

• The scheme does not have an application process. Every student enrolled in government-aided and government run schools are equally eligible for PM POSHAN.

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