Suposhan Mission phase 2 launched in Gorakhpur

Suposhan Mission phase 2: what happened?

Nutrition in early childhood decides a child’s health for life. UP’s take-home ration is cooked by women’s self-help groups in local plants. Phase 2 adds supply through NAFED where plants cannot reach.

• The CM launched the second phase of the Suposhan Mission and distributed new take-home ration, along with 226 projects of ₹926 crore in Gorakhpur. [UP CM press note]
• Phase 2 is to benefit about 02 crore children. [UP CM press note]

How does the take-home ration system work?

• It began in 2022 from Prayagraj, launched by the Prime Minister.
• Over 4 thousand women’s self-help groups prepare recipes in THR plants in different blocks for lactating mothers and malnourished children.
• Where THR plants cannot supply, the State has built a supply chain through NAFED; the Women and Child Development Department and NAFED began its second phase.
• The CM stressed that the first thousand days of a child’s life shape its future.

What about pre-school?

• Anganwadi centres give nutritious food to children of 3 to 6 years.
• Over 70 thousand Anganwadi centres run pre-primary and Bal Vatika programmes, in line with the National Education Policy 2020, rolled out in 2022-23.
• Entry age for Basic Shiksha Parishad schools is 6 years.

What can Prelims ask on Suposhan Mission phase 2?

• Suposhan Mission phase 2: launched at Gorakhpur, 14 June 2026.
• UP take-home ration through women SHG plants began in 2022 from Prayagraj.
• Over 70 thousand Anganwadis run Bal Vatika programmes.