One is about use of
software Pegasus to snoop on unsuspecting citizen for unspecified / assumed
anti-national behaviors
Other is :
Over
9 Lakh Children Suffer Severely Acute Malnutrition, States Centre; 3.98 Lakh
From UP / Republic world
Extract :
Ø Over 9,27,606 children are Severely Acute Malnourished
in India as of 30 November 2020, revealed Union Mister for Women
and Child development Smriti Irani on Thursday, in a written reply to Rajya
Sabha.
Ø Irani further revealed that of the 9 lakh+
children, 3,98,359 are from the State of Uttar Pradesh. In reply to AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Irani stated that under the Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS), supplementary nutrition is provided to these children.
Ø To counter malnourishment among children in the age group of 0-6 years, Irani stated
that the POSHAN
Abhiyaan was launched on 8th March, 2018. Under the newly launched Mission Poshan 2.0, Irani stated that pregnant women and
lactating mothers were focused upon to provide nutritional content.
Ø As per the data, while Rs 5312.79 crores have been released to
states/UTs from 2017-18 to 2020-21, only Rs. 2985.56 crores ( 56 % ) , have been utilised up to 31 March, 2021.
Dalit
Children more likely to be stunted, shows study /
TOI / 30 July
Extract :
Ø That India has the highest number
of stunted children in the world ( 40.6 million
children, as per NFHS data ) representing one-third of the global total of stunted children
under the age of five, is well known
Ø Now, a data narrative
published by Ashoka University’s Centre for Economic Data and Analysis shows
that stunting is much more likely
among Dalit children in areas where caste-based un-touchability is higher, such as
the BIMARU states ( Bihar-Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh )
Ø In their paper titled “ The Missing Piece of the Puzzle:
Caste Discrimination and Stunting “, authors Ashwini Deshpande and
Rajesh Ramchandran found that rates of stunting are far lower among upper caste
Hindus as compared to SC/STs, OBCs, UC Muslims
Ø The stunting incidence
was 26 % for children of upper caste Hindus as compared to 31 % of children in
SSA
Ø In comparison, 40 %
children belonging to SC / ST communities suffered from stunting, 36 % from OBC
communities and 35 % from the upper caste Muslim community
My Take :
Ø British ruled over India
for 150 years. Under leadership of Mahatmaji, it took us ( the public ), 20
years of fight to win our freedom
Ø Imagine, the only technologies used
were “ Non-Violence / Satyagraha /
Non-cooperation “
Ø Next year, under our own
– and democratically elected – rulers, we will celebrate 75th year of our
Independence
Ø But , we are not anywhere
near to win our “ Liberation “ from malnutrition ( - euphemism for starvation ) – despite
slogans like, “ Garibi Hatao / No child
will go to bed hungry “ etc
Ø In my opinion , this ( failure ) is a
matter of SHAME , far bigger than Pegasus !
Ø All the more so, because , those very same
MOBILE APP TECHNOLOGIES which power Pegasus , can be employed to liberate us
from malnutrition ( and, within 2 years – not 20 years )
Ø Following is the history of my efforts to
persuade our Policy Makers to use MOBILE technology to win this WAR against
malnutrition :
Ø Two
Indias ………………………………………………………………………[ 26 April 2011 ]
Extract :
# 435 million Indians [ 36 % of 1210 million population ] are below
poverty line, unable to spend
clothing / shelter
# For this “ Second “ India comprising the remaining 36%, it is starvation
from birth until death ! To
sense !
Ø Agriculture
in China ………………………………………………………..[ 02 June 2011 ]
Extract :
# And , unlike India ,China does not have 1.6 Million children ( under 5
) dying each
year due to
( Indian Government likes to call it , “ Malnutrition “ )
Does any political party of India have the courage to include “
Elimination of Starvation
“ in it’s
forthcoming National Election in 2014 ?
Ø Starving
/ Dying can be saved ……………………………………………[ 19 Jan 2012 ]
Extract :
We don’t have to become Jains in order to save the starving millions. Just
don’t waste food
Ø Hunger
is not an Issue ! ……………………………………………………….[ 20 Feb 2012 ]
Extract :
# But hunger is not an issue for any political party during the current
State
Elections.
How about promising “ hunger quotas “ according to age – groups ?
Model
Code of Conduct does not cover this !
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Ø Saving
1.2 million Kids ………………………………………………[ 29 June 2016 ]
Extract :
# That leaves 20 million who do not go to school , hopelessly
malnourished
How can we ensure that they get
some nutritious food everyday ?
If there is a will , there is a
way - the following way :
( A ) …. FOOD
( B )….. PACKING
( C )…… MANUFACTURERS
( D )…… DELIVERY POINTS
( E ) ……TECHNOLOGY
* Each NEUTRA-KID bar wrapper will have a bar-code ( till such time
inserting RFID sensors
* Bar code will carry all normal instructions + Delivery Destination (
Post Office )
* Each NEUTRA-KID bar will pass thru a Bar Code Reader on the
Assembly Line , before
dispatch
* Info collected thru this reader will get transmitted to the Central
Server of
concerned Ministries
* After taking his / her weight and entering in a online Database ,
hosted
on the Central Server of
each targeted child will get registered at the nearest Post Office
* Each registered child will be issued a blue tooth enabled Smart
phone, duly
pre-installed with a
Banish Malnutrition in India ) , in which Child's data / Aadhar No
* Every day , the concerned child ( and parent ) will visit the post
office to collect the NEUTRA-KID
* Before handing over bar, child will be weighed on a weighing machine
and the weight entered in
The weight record graph will appear on the screen of the PC located at
the Post Office ( Blue
Tooth )
* This record will also get transmitted ( of course , automatically ) to
the COMMUNITY HEALTH
registered " ( this will be compulsory in order to be eligible for this
Scheme )
* Every time , a child is taken for his/her monthly HEALTH CHECK UP (
also compulsory in order to
, concerned doctor will examine the child and enter
his findings in BANMALI
Doctor will be required to enter medicines prescribed as also, increase
/ decrease in the QUOTA of
next month
· All of these data will get relayed to the Central Servers of the concerned
Ministries
·
Ø A
Mobile App named " BANMALI "………………………………… [ 15 Sept 2016 ]
Extract :
# All over the country , there must be SEVERAL CRORE children covered
under ICDS scheme
# It would benefit all the States - and the Centre - to consider my
suggestion for a
children thru implementation of Mobile App " BANMALI "
Ø BANMALI
is the TOTAL SOLUTION …………………………………..[ 14 Nov 2016 ]
Extract :
# Union minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi wants to
put an end to children
to consume calories rich in nutrition, and her ministry wants to
have sachets containing 600-1000 calories of nutrition for children
# You will notice that my proposal tightly integrates ALL the concerned
Agencies through internet enabled hardware and a SINGLE /
COMMON software database , which not only prevents any
" Benefit Leakages " but broadcasts actual " Achievements " ( Weight gain
/ Reduced Mortality ), instantaneously , / automatically / transparently
Ø Can
Akshay Patra Banish Malnutrition ? …………………….[ 05 June 2017 ]
Extract :
# The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO focussing on providing mid-day
meals to children, is
in talks
recipes and products that can supplement its offerings under the
government’s flagship scheme.
# For instance, with PepsiCo India, the NGO is looking to co-create
an OATMEAL-BASED NUTRITIOUS
meals.
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Thank
You Madam Maneka Gandhiji …………………………….[ 21 Dec 2018 ]
Extract :
# For what ?
For accepting my suggestions ( all
sent as E Mails to Cabinet Ministers )
# How ?
By launching “ Poshan Abhiyan “
at the hands of Shri Modiji on 08 March 2018
# What is it ?
It is a nutrition
scheme that aims to reduce malnutrition among children and mothers
# How does it work ?
Through ICDS – CAS
Dashboard
To facilitate the functioning of this dashboard, over 200,000 smartphones
have been procured by the
levels in children.
· THESE PHONES COME UPLOADED WITH AN APPLICATION THAT
FACILITATES REAL-TIME DATA
AND IS EXPECTED TO COME IN HANDY IN DRAWING A NUTRITION
PROFILE OF THE COUNTRY,
Ø BANMALI
arrives : Named as Poshan Tracker …………………[ 17 Apr 2021 ]
Extract :
# Last month, the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the
Ministry of electronics and IT
called POSHAN TRACKER, to daily monitor the activities of more than
1.1 million Anganwadi workers
# These workers – spread across the country- are responsible for making sure
that
pregnant women, infant
meals, rations, vaccine doses and medication
# They are also responsible for ensuring early intervention in case of
disabilities or
flagging other
# Close to 1 million Anganwadi workers have downloaded the Android App on
their smartphones and are
# The
project was launched in JANUARY ( 2021 ), and
it went live in MARCH
# Since then, 10 LAKH workers have been registered and more than 3
CRORE end beneficiaries have been registered
# EACH DAY, data about vaccines and children’s
height, weight, MALNUTRITION along with details of
whether infrastructure such as toilets are present, is being uploaded
# Anganwadi workers have to download the APP, which can even e integrated by
States for their own programs
in
this area
# The
DASHBOARD shows,
# Real
time data of the attendance of workers
# Number
of vaccines
# Hot
cooked meals
# Take-Home
Rations that are provided
It
can be broken down state and district wise
# Every day, a VIDEO-CONFERENCE is held to address any issue faced by these
workers or
authorities while
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Poshan Tracker Update: Find Out Why You Are
Unable To Login To The App [ 30 March 2021 ]
POSHAN Tracker
Helping make India malnutrition free