Awesome results from fighting Malnutrition in Punjab

Last Updated: 11 October 2026

Punjab is 1st in reducing malnutrition among neighboring states as informed by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi in Parliament on 26 Jul 2024^[1]

Between 2022 and 2024 in Punjab^[2]

Stunting among children DROPPED from 22.08% to 17.65%
Wasted rate DIPPED from 9.54% to 3.17%
Underweight children DROPPED from 12.58% to 5.57%

Poshan Tracker^[2:1]

• 'Poshan Tracker' is a mobile-based application to track various nutritional parameters in children aged 0-5 years

Details

• Poshan Tracker app & Internet allowance for workers: section 4 of the Anganwadi revamp article

Anganwadi revamp in Punjab

• 1000 new centers and 9000 new hires Better Food & Digitization

Nikke Kadam, Vadda Vikas: first 1,000 days

Early childhood care, nutrition and learning from conception to age 3, launched at the Punjab Child Development Conclave 2026^[3]
-- Development report cards for parents, tracking physical and developmental milestones
-- Anganwadi workers make monthly home visits and guide parents on age-appropriate, play-based activities
-- Training rolled out block by block, e.g. 208 workers of Guruharsahai block, Ferozepur (30 Sep 2026)^[4]

• Aarambh: early learning for ages 3-6; 27,307 Anganwadi workers trained

Other Government Efforts

• Regular quality checking and effective complaints redressal regarding the supply of food under the SNP (Supplementary Nutrition Programme) scheme^[1:1]
• Use of millets in the SNP at least once a week and the provision of take-home rations at Anganwadi centers^[1:2]
• Sustained engagement with construction workers, casual labourers, migrant families, nomadic communities and disadvantaged groups in Punjab^[2:2]
• All supplies from Markfed (Punjab state Co-Operative supply and marketing federation) subjected to regular sampling and laboratory tests^[1:3]

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