The simple answer is: supervisors and CDPOs use the Poshan Tracker admin dashboard and the Supportive Supervision module to watch every Anganwadi centre in their area in near real time — attendance, growth monitoring, THR distribution, and worker performance — without waiting for paper reports. It turns supervision from occasional inspections into daily, data-driven mentoring. … Read more
The simple answer is: PMMVY (Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana) gives cash directly to pregnant women and lactating mothers — ₹5,000 for the first child and ₹6,000 for a second girl child — and Poshan Tracker helps find eligible mothers, verify them with face recognition, and track every payment digitally. Together, they make sure maternity … Read more
The simple answer is: Poshan Pakhwada 2026 is the 8th edition of India’s fortnight-long nutrition campaign, held from 9 to 23 April 2026, with the theme “Maximizing Brain Development in the First Six Years of Life.” For two weeks, Anganwadi workers, ASHAs, schools, and communities across India organise activities on maternal-child nutrition, early stimulation, and … Read more
The simple answer is: an Anganwadi Management Committee is a small local group — parents, community women, the Anganwadi worker, and local officials — that watches over your village’s Anganwadi centre to make sure children get proper food, preschool learning, and health services. It is the community’s own watchdog and helper for the centre. India … Read more
The simple answer is: FRS (Facial Recognition System) in Poshan Tracker is a face-matching feature that verifies a beneficiary’s identity with a live photo before Take-Home Ration (THR) is handed over. It makes sure the ration reaches the person it was meant for — no duplicates, no impersonation — using the same app Anganwadi workers … Read more
The simple answer is: the WHO Z-Score in the Poshan Calculator is a single number that shows where your child’s growth stands compared to healthy children of the same age and sex worldwide. If the number is between -2 and +2, growth is on track. If it falls below -2, your child may be stunted, … Read more
The simple answer is: Community-Based Events Poshan (CBEs) are village-level celebrations every Anganwadi centre is expected to organise — at least two per month, at ₹250 per event — turning nutrition messages into community action. With simple planning, small events on breastfeeding, complementary feeding, anaemia, and millets can draw whole villages into the fight against … Read more
The simple answer is: yes — across India’s villages, Poshan Abhiyaan success stories show real change: malnourished children recovering to healthy weights, anaemic mothers regaining strength, communities adopting kitchen gardens and better feeding. These field-reported turnarounds from workers, health staff, and families show what sustained nutrition work achieves. Poshan Abhiyaan (the Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme … Read more
The simple answer is: yes — Poshan Tracker Adolescent Girls coverage includes out-of-school girls, with special focus on Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern states. Enrollment happens at the local Anganwadi centre, where the worker registers the girl in the app and links her to supplementary nutrition, IFA supplementation, and health check-ups. Parents, workers, or the girls … Read more
The simple answer is: the Poshan Tracker for Pregnant Women module — covering pregnant women and lactating mothers — helps Anganwadi workers register every pregnancy, track its duration week by week, schedule home visits and check-ups, maintain birth preparedness checklists, and follow up after delivery — all from a single phone. If you are a … Read more