Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Poshana Vanitha Initiative Targets Nutrition and Women’s Livelihoods
Poshana Vanitha is a new programme in Sri Sathya Sai district.
It aims to help families eat healthier food.
It encourages people to use local foods such as millets and native greens.
Women from villages will receive training to become nutrition guides.
These women can also earn money by making and selling healthy food products.
The first phase will reach 10,000 families in 10 mandals.
It will train 100 women as Poshana Vanitas.
Food festivals, cooking demonstrations, and workshops will teach families about nutrition.
District Collector Shyam Prasad inaugurated the Poshana Vanitha initiative at Sai Aaramam in Puttaparthi.
The programme promotes practical dietary guidance, local nutrient-rich foods, and women’s self-employment.
Selected women will become Poshana Vanitas, guiding rural families while processing and selling nutritional food products.
The first phase targets 10,000 families across 10 mandals and plans to train 100 women over a three-year action plan.
Village food festivals, cooking demonstrations, and awareness workshops will support the initiative’s nutrition and livelihood goals.
- Who
- District Collector Shyam Prasad, district officials, and selected local women involved as Poshana Vanitas.
- What
- The Poshana Vanitha initiative was launched to improve family nutrition, dietary diversity, and women’s livelihoods.
- When
- The programme was inaugurated; its action plan will run for three years.
- Where
- Sai Aaramam in Puttaparthi, Sri Sathya Sai district.
- Why
- To promote healthier local diets, strengthen rural food security, and create self-employment opportunities for women.
- Programme
- Poshana Vanitha
- Inaugurated by
- District Collector Shyam Prasad
- Action-plan duration
- Three years
- First-phase coverage
- 10,000 families across 10 mandals
- Women to be trained
- 100 Poshana Vanitas
- Focus areas
- Dietary guidance, local nutrient-rich foods, and women’s self-employment
- Planned activities
- Food festivals, live cooking demonstrations, and awareness workshops