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Hans India
13 hours ago
- Health
- Hans India
Poshan Tracker, direct benefit transfers transforming women, child welfare: PMO
New Delhi: Initiatives like Poshan Tracker, and direct benefit transfers have transformed welfare for women and children in the country, the Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday. In a post shared on social media platform X, the PMO said that these initiatives are leading to real-time, impactful change across the country. The PMO said this while sharing a media article on how the government has leveraged technology to transform women and child welfare. The article by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi talks about 'initiatives like Poshan Tracker, a dedicated grievance redressal module and direct benefit transfers driving real-time, impactful change across the country', the PMO said on X. 'Technology is catalysing a transformative shift in women and child welfare -- from nutrition and education to justice, dignity, and true empowerment,' said Devi on X. In the article, Devi shared that to ensure that 'benefits reach the last mile swiftly, transparently, and efficiently', the Ministry of Women and Child Development roped in technology in its programmes. The benefits include improved 'access to nutrition, education, legal safeguards, and essential entitlements'. A key example is the Ministry's Poshan Tracker initiative -- 'driving the national vision of a Swasth Bharat, Suposhit Bharat'. Under the initiative, the Anganwadi centres serve as digitally empowered community hubs bridging the urban-rural divide. Recognised with the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration (2025), it also provides digital training modules to Anganwadi workers for early childhood education. "Poshan Tracker is transforming nutrition monitoring with real-time dashboards, geo-tagged Anganwadi Centres & face recognition for Take Home Ration distribution -- ensuring transparency and efficiency across India," Devi wrote on X. Further, under the Saksham Anganwadi initiative, 14 lakh Anganwadi centres across the nation have been integrated with the Poshan Tracker. 'Over 10.14 crore beneficiaries, including pregnant women, lactating mothers, children under six, and adolescent girls, are now registered on Poshan Tracker,' ensuring last-mile delivery, Devi said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
CS highlights THR plan at global meet
Lucknow: Chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh attended a high-level meeting organised by the World Food Programme in Rome recently where he showcased Uttar Pradesh's Take Home Ration (THR) scheme. The discussions, where the CS also highlighted UP's plans and innovations on food security to the global community, revolved around global nutrition security, sustainable agricultural development, strengthening food supply chains and social empowerment. Singh engaged in an in-depth conversation with WFP's executive director Cindy McCain. It was discussed that a centre of excellence to promote research and capacity building in nutrition, food processing, distribution systems and social inclusion would be established in UP. In a session at the World Food Programme headquarters, the CS detailed the Take Home Ration programme, which provides nutritional security to approximately 70 lakh people. In a special session organised by 'Friends of Nutrition', UP's Take Home Ration model was presented as a "successful and exemplary example" of food security.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
OTP, face recognition must for take-home ration
Lucknow: The state govt will integrate the face recognition system (FRS) into the Poshan Tracker to check corruption and ensure that nutritious food provided to pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescents and children aged 6 months to 6 years reaches the targeted beneficiaries. Poshan Tracker is a mobile application-based nutrition monitoring system. This tool has been developed to identify the prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight among children and track the last-mile delivery of nutrition services. A deadline of July 1, 2025, has been set to ensure 100% FRS coverage for the Take Home Ration (THR) scheme for which an awareness and registration campaign will be launched across the state soon. An official said FRS operates as a dual-authentication mechanism, combining facial recognition with one-time password (OTP) verification. Photographs of beneficiaries are matched with Aadhaar-linked e-KYC data, and OTPs are sent to their registered mobile numbers, which are then verified at anganwadi centres. This helps prevent fraud and ensures that rations reach the intended recipients. The pilot project was launched in 2024 in Kanpur Nagar's Bidhanu and Sarsaul. As of June 13, 2025, e-KYC for 1.18 crore eligible beneficiaries is underway, with Kanpur Nagar leading at 45.34% progress. Districts like Badaun and Bahraich, which have shown slow progress, are being given focused attention. Among the key directions issued to make this project a success are instructions to release funds for THR only to FRS-registered beneficiaries. FRS will be mandatory for new beneficiaries from Aug 1 and district magistrates have been instructed to hold registration camps at the block and panchayat levels, monitor progress daily, and raise awareness. Chief development officers have been mandated to carry out regular reviews to ensure timely implementation of the scheme.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
World Bank chief Ajay Banga meets UP CM Yogi Adityanath during day-long Lucknow visit
World Bank President Ajay Banga met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in the state's capital on Friday. The World Bank chief is on day-long visit to Lucknow to attend a host of meetings and events. LUCKNOW: World Bank President Ajay Banga met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in the state's capital on Friday. The World Bank Chief is on day-long visit to Lucknow to attend a host of meetings and events. Under the vision of CM Yogi Adityanath , the state is moving rapidly towards achieving the target of becoming a USD 1 trillion economy, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement announcing the visit of the World Bank chief. Operation Sindoor 'Did not want to...': Pak def min gives absurd excuse for army's failure to withstand Op Sindoor Blackouts, sirens & Pak's failed attacks: 10 things that happened in the last 36 hrs '1971 war was not remotely as terrifying': Residents of border areas shell-shocked "By becoming synonymous with enterprise, advancement, progress and excellent law and order, Uttar Pradesh has cemented its identity as the 'growth engine of the country'," the statement said. The interests of global institutions have been increasing and they are wanting to become a partner in this journey, the statement added. During his one-day visit, Ajay Banga is scheduled to visit Lucknow and neighbouring Barabanki district and participate in various meetings, interactions and programmes. He will visit the Take Home Ration (THR) plant at Chinhat Block. Later, he is scheduled to visit a beekeeping center in Rajauli, Barabanki and interact with women beekeepers. Later in the evening, he will participate in a reserve program before leaving for Delhi. On Thursday, the World Bank President Ajay Banga met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. According to sources, infrastructure and agriculture were among the key topics on the agenda during their discussion. Separately, World Bank in a report recenty asserted that the extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people in India above this line. This in a way is an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poverty reduction claims. Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty. According to the Poverty & Equity Brief report of World Bank released recently, rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4 percent to 2.8 percent, and urban from 10.7 percent to 1.1 percent, narrowing the rural-urban gap from 7.7 to 1.7 percentage points--a 16 percent annual decline.
India Gazette
09-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
World Bank chief Ajay Banga meets UP CM Yogi Adityanath during day-long Lucknow visit
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 9 (ANI): World Bank President Ajay Banga met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in the state's capital on Friday. The World Bank Chief is on day-long visit to Lucknow to attend a host of meetings and events. Under the vision of CM Yogi Adityanath, the state is moving rapidly towards achieving the target of becoming a USD 1 trillion economy, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement announcing the visit of the World Bank chief. 'By becoming synonymous with enterprise, advancement, progress and excellent law and order, Uttar Pradesh has cemented its identity as the 'growth engine of the country',' the statement said. The interests of global institutions have been increasing and they are wanting to become a partner in this journey, the statement added. During his one-day visit, Ajay Banga is scheduled to visit Lucknow and neighbouring Barabanki district and participate in various meetings, interactions and programmes. He will visit the Take Home Ration (THR) plant at Chinhat Block. Later, he is scheduled to visit a beekeeping center in Rajauli, Barabanki and interact with women beekeepers. Later in the evening, he will participate in a reserve program before leaving for Delhi. On Thursday, the World Bank President Ajay Banga met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. According to sources, infrastructure and agriculture were among the key topics on the agenda during their discussion. Separately, World Bank in a report recenty asserted that the extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people in India above this line. This in a way is an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poverty reduction claims. Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty. According to the Poverty & Equity Brief report of World Bank released recently, rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4 percent to 2.8 percent, and urban from 10.7 percent to 1.1 percent, narrowing the rural-urban gap from 7.7 to 1.7 percentage points--a 16 percent annual decline. (ANI)
