AP YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus Scheme 2021

AP YSR Sampoorna Poshana and Sampoorna Poshana Plus Scheme 2020 (Pregnant women Nutrition Supplementation, children, Eligibility, How to apply)

A healthy mother can provide appropriate nourishment to an infant. Women, residing in the rural and tribal areas do not have access to such diet. Thus, issues like still born babies and underweight children are rampant in these areas. The Andhra Pradesh government desires to eliminate such problems with the implementation of the YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus Scheme.

AP YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus Scheme Launch details

Key features of the YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus Scheme

Betterment of healthcare –

The implementation of this food security scheme will ensure eradication of such evils, and pave the path for a healthy life.

For pregnant and lactating women –

The first category of beneficiaries are pregnant women and nursing mothers, living in tribal regions.

For tribal children –

New born babies, infants and young children, till the age of 6 years will also come under the beneficiary category of this developmental project.

Dietary allocations –

Special diet package will be provided to the expecting and lactating mothers. The children, who are below the age of three years, will also receive nutritional diet packages. Children that fall in the age bracket of 3 and 6 years will get milk and eggs.

Total number of beneficiaries –

27 lakh children and women will obtain the benefits of this developmental project.

Allocated budget –

The state government will spend Rs. 308 crore for rolling out this project. The monthly expense for meeting mother’s dietary needs is Rs. Rs. 1100, while Rs. 553 will be allocated for a child’s diet each month.

Implementation through Tribal mandals and Anganwadi Centers –

The Chief Minister pointed out that members of Anganwadis (8,320) and tribal mandals (77) will play an important role in the scheme implementation.

Eligibility criteria

Residential requirement –

It is mandatory for the women and children to be legal and permanent residents of the tribal area, located within the borders of Andhra Pradesh.

Financial background –

As highlighted in the draft, this scheme has been developed for tribal women and children, which have poor financial backgrounds.

Criteria for women –

Two categories of women will be considered for obtaining the perks of this project. First, expecting women can register. Secondly, lactating or nursing mothers will also receive the special diet package.

Age criteria for children –

Only those children will get the benefits of this nutritional scheme that have not completed the age of 6 years.

Documents necessary for application

Residential documents –

All applicants need to provide their residential proof documents during registration process.

Identification proof –

Tribal women must product their Aadhar and Voter Cards for identification verification.

Medical reports for women –

The pregnant and lactating women must provide the updated medical check-up reports to the members of the Anganwadi centers.

Age certificate of the children –

The age certificate of the children must be updated till they attain the age of 6 years.

How to apply for the scheme –

Offline application –

The people, living in the tribal areas will not have to worry about the registration process. The state authority has opted for the offline application process.

Responsibility of Anganwadi workers –

The Anganwadi Centres will dispatch members to the tribal areas. The Anganwadi workers need to conduct a survey in these areas.

Gathering pertinent information –.

During the door-to-door survey, Anganwadi members will acquire details of pregnant, lactating women and children.

Digitization of the data –

After the data collection is complete, Anganwadi workers will have to upload the details on the Common Application Software. It will form the bedrock of this developmental project.

Beneficiary selection –

The details of women and children will be crossc hecked via CAS. The health officers will identify the beneficiaries, and direct the Anganwadi workers accordingly.

FAQ

Malnutrition is responsible for the deaths of many children in the villages and tribal areas. If pregnant women fail to receive optimum diet, they may fall sick, jeopardizing the health of mother and the unborn child. Poor families cannot purchase expensive nutritious food items. The state government has finally stepped in with a befitting solution to eliminate their sufferings.

Other links –

• YSR Aasara Scheme in AP
• Maha Foster Care Scheme in Maharashtra
• YSR Aarogyasri Scheme Andhra Pradesh
• YSR Matsyakara Nestham Scheme In AP