About the Book: Child, Adolescent and Woman Nutrition in India: Public Policies,
Programmes and Progress
In the last decade, addressing the persistent problem of maternal, infant, young
child and adolescent malnutrition in India has gained significant attention.
With the well-established serious implications of malnutrition on mortality and
morbidity; mental health and cognitive development; activity and productivity
and overall economic development, today there is an unprecedented political
commitment to improving the grave woman and child nutrition scenario in the
country. POSHAN ABHIYAAN (Nutrition Mission) was launched in a Mission mode by
the Honourable Prime Minister of India on March 8, 2018, followed by measures
for an effective implementation of an