Outlook Poshan In A New Avatar: A Letter From The Editor
Outlook Poshan 2.0 coincides and celebrates a momentous occasion in our collective fight against malnutrition.
Dear Readers,
It is my pleasure to present to you Outlook Poshan in a new avatar: Outlook Poshan 2.0 . The changes you see both in design and content are not just cosmetic. Rather, Outlook Poshan 2.0 coincides and celebrates a momentous occasion in our collective fight against malnutrition.
When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on February 1 announced Mission Poshan 2.0, it underlined the nation’s resolve to deal with the growing scourge of malnutrition exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The significance of such a concerted mission cannot be missed. The nation’s health depends upon Poshan and this year’s budget has allotted to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, tasked with overseeing Poshan Abhiyan programme, a sum of Rs 24,435 crore. Out of Rs 2