Context: Prime Minister noted that the month of September will be observed as Poshan Maah - Nutrition month. 

• He said that nation and nutrition are very closely interrelated. 
• He recalled the maxim - "Yatha Annam Tatha Mannam," which means that mental and intellectual development is directly related to the quality of our food intake. 
• The entire month of September is celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. 

Purpose 

• The purpose of celebrating the Poshan month is to take the message of nutrition to every nook and corner of the country(especially grass root level) and to focus on complimentary food, treatment, and prevention from infections in children.

Poshan ke Paanch sutra
This event also intends to spread awareness on Poshan ke Paanch Sutra(5 critical components of POSHAN) they are;

• First 1000 days of the child
• Anaemia
• Diarrhoea
• Hand Wash & Sanitation
• Poshtik Ahaar(Wholesome meals with diet diversity)

About POSHAN Abhiyan 

• Also called as the National Nutrition Mission, it is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Poshan implies ‘Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition’.
• Launch: It was launched by the Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan.
• Implemented By: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Targets to achieve

• To reduce stunting, underweight, and low birth weight, each by 2% per year; and anaemia among young children, adolescents and women each by 3% per year until 2022.
• The minimum target to reduce stunting is 2% every year, but the mission will strive to bring it down from 38.4% in 2016 to 25% by 2022.

Pillars of the mission are

• Inter-sectoral convergence for better service delivery.
• Use of technology (ICT) for real-time growth monitoring and tracking of women and children.
• Intensified health and nutrition services for the first 1000 days.
• Jan Andolan.