Poshan Tracker App : Overview

• A mobile-based digital platform launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on 1 March 2021.
• Developed by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
• Designed to monitor the functioning of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS).
• Serves as a management, monitoring, and supervision tool to strengthen nutrition service delivery.

Purpose and Objectives

• Provide a 360-degree view of Anganwadi operations and beneficiary services.
• Enable real-time data capture for children (0–6 years), pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
• Improve delivery of services such as supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, health check-ups, and home visits.
• Enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan.

Key Features

• Direct entry of beneficiary details, attendance, and nutrition supply distribution by Anganwadi Workers.
• Real-time updates on nutrition indicators and service coverage.
• Digital recordkeeping of anthropometric measurements (height, weight, MUAC).
• Dashboards for supervisors and administrators for monitoring and decision-making.
• Restricted access for authorised users to ensure data integrity and privacy.

Linkage With Poshan Abhiyaan

• Acts as the technology backbone of the Poshan Abhiyaan.
• Supports the mission’s targets to reduce:
  • Stunting
  • Undernutrition
  • Anaemia
  • Low birth weight
• Enables convergence among ministries by providing standardised data for programme planning.

Significance

• Strengthens the entire ICDS ecosystem through digital governance.
• Helps track service delivery gaps and improve coverage of vulnerable groups.
• Allows timely administrative action based on evidence-based insights.
• Facilitates a shift from manual systems to efficient digital monitoring.