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Key Points

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Campaign theme: "Our Anganwadi, Our Responsibility".

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Key goals: increase food variety, ensure sufficient protein, provide hot meals, improve sanitation, and support early childhood development.

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More than 14 million Anganwadi centres serve over 75 million children, 11 million pregnant and lactating women, and 1.6 million adolescent girls.

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Digital tools help workers track meals and health data, improving service quality.

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Community groups, self‑help societies, and local governments are urged to join the nutrition movement.

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Summary

The campaign emphasizes fresh hot cooked meals at local Anganwadi (community nutrition) centres, take‑home food packs, and improved health for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.

Officials highlighted the use of smartphones by Anganwadi workers for real‑time data entry and digital monitoring, aiming to upgrade 200,000 centres into stronger, well‑equipped facilities.

The Prime Minister's Mother Care Scheme, now ten years old, has transferred over 21,000 crore Indian rupees to more than 46 million mothers, supporting nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life.

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New Words to Learn

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dietary diversity
eating many different kinds of foods
protein
nutrients that help the body grow and repair
Anganwadi
a local centre that provides food, health checks, and early education for children and mothers
lactating
producing milk to feed a baby
sanitation
cleanliness and safe waste disposal to keep people healthy
early childhood development
the physical and mental growth of children from birth to age five
digital monitoring
using electronic devices to watch and record information
Prime Minister's Mother Care Scheme
a government program that gives money to pregnant and new mothers for health and nutrition
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