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Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 is an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme. Evaluate the following statements:
Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 is an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme. Evaluate the following statements:
I. POSHAN 2.0 is implemented for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 under the 15th Finance Commission cycle and subsumes the earlier Anganwadi Services, POSHAN Abhiyan, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, and National Creche Scheme.
II. The supplementary nutrition component of POSHAN 2.0 covers children in the age group of 0–6 years, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and adolescent girls in the age group of 14–18 years in Aspirational Districts and the North-Eastern Region.
III. POSHAN 2.0 focuses exclusively on calorie-based nutrition norms, targeting reduction in stunting and underweight prevalence among children under three years of age.
IV. The Poshan Tracker, a centralised ICT-based data system, has been deployed to monitor the nutritional status of beneficiaries in real time and is linked with the RCH Portal of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the above statements are correct?
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