Q. Which Union Ministry is set to launch “Nutrition Smart Village” initiative?
Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Notes: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to launch a programme on “Nutrition Smart Village” to strengthen the Poshan Abhiyan. This scheme is a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. This initiative aims to reach out to 75 villages across India through the network of All India Coordinated Research Project on Women in Agriculture (AICRP-WIA). It aims to promote nutritional awareness, education and behavioural change in rural areas, using local recipe to overcome malnutrition and implementing nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
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