POSHAN Abhiyaan (PM's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) aims to reduce stunting by how many percentage points per year among children under 6 years?

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

Explanation

POSHAN Abhiyaan (launched March 2018) aims to reduce stunting and undernutrition by 2% per year, wasting by 2% per year, and anemia in children and women by 3% per year. The programme targets children (0–6 years), pregnant and lactating mothers, and adolescent girls, integrating multiple ministries and real-time monitoring through the POSHAN Tracker app.

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

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