Poshan Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission), launched in 2018, aims to reduce stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight. The target for stunting reduction per year is:

• A 1% per year
• B 3% per year
• C 2% per year ✓
• D 5% per year

Explanation

Poshan Abhiyaan targets: reduce stunting by 2% per year, undernutrition (underweight) by 2% per year, anaemia in children/women/adolescent girls by 3% per year, and low birth weight by 2% per year. It uses a multi-ministerial convergence approach integrating ICDS, NHM, PDS, and Swachh Bharat. Technology (ICDS-CAS app, Poshan Tracker) is used for real-time monitoring.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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