Poshan Tracker app info
The purpose of POSHAN Tracker ICDS-data management application is to provide a 360-degree view of the activities of Anganwadi Centre (AWC), service deliveries of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and complete beneficiary management for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children. The developed system will enable real-time monitoring and tracking of all AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries.
POSHAN Tracker is a multi-ministerial convergence mission with the vision to ensure attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022. Information Communication Technology enabled Real Time Monitoring (ICT-RTM) is one of the key objectives in this initiative. As part of this initiative, the government has developed a mobile based application –‘Poshan Tracker’ and a web-based ‘Dashboard System’ for monitoring, supervision and overall user management. Each Anganwadi Worker (AWW) and Supervisor will be equipped with a phone and a tablet, respectively. In order to securely access data, AWWs and Supervisors will need a username and a secure password.
Similarly, for dashboards, helpdesk personnel, CDPOs, DPOs, State/ UT and National Anganwadi Services teams will need a username and password to securely access health and nutrition indicators.
Millions of women and children in India still suffer from poor health and under-nutrition, despite substantial improvement over decades of public health programmes. The Anganwadi centres under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) provide a range of health and nutrition services to pregnant women, children
