Poshan Abhiyaan Scheme: Year, Month, State, District-wise Details on Growth Monitoring in Children
This dataset provides year, month, state and district wise details of child growth monitoring under the Poshan Abhiyaan, including counts of children measured (0–5 and 0–6 years), stunting, underweight, wasting (SAM/MAM), and overweight/obese cases
Poshan Abhiyaan Scheme: Year, Month, State, District-wise Details on Growth Monitoring in Children
This dataset provides year, month, state and district wise details of child growth monitoring under the Poshan Abhiyaan, including counts of children measured (0–5 and 0–6 years), stunting, underweight, wasting (SAM/MAM), and overweight/obese cases
The calendar year of the monthly child growth monitoring record.
month
String
12
215070
The month name for which the child growth monitoring data is reported.
state
String
36
215070
The name of the state or union territory where the district is located.
district_as_per_source
String
759
215070
The district name as recorded in the original data source, which may differ from official naming.
district_as_per_lgd
String
757
214257
The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD) of India.
district_lgd_code
Float64
760
214257
The unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory.
growth_monitoring_type
String
8
215070
The specific child growth monitoring indicator measured, such as children measured, wasting, stunting, or underweight.
count
Float64
56360
215070
The measured value for the growth monitoring indicator, expressed either as an absolute count or a percentage.
unit
String
2
215070
The unit of measurement for the count, indicating whether the value is an absolute number or a percentage.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or annotations accompanying the data record, if any.
Citation
Ministry of Women and Child Development. (2026). Poshan Abhiyaan Scheme: Year, Month, State, District-wise Details on Growth Monitoring in Children [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21646