Rajmata Jijau Mother-Child Health & Nutrition Mission
Maharashtra was the first state in the country to take a decision to tackle malnutrition in ‘Mission – mode’ and with this purpose, Rajmata Jijau Mother – Child Health & Nutrition Mission was established. The first phase of the Health and Nutrition Mission was set up in 2005, and the second phase in November 2011. The aim of the Mission is to reduce child malnutrition in Maharashtra by focusing on the first 1000 days from conception, i.e. the period of -9 to 24 months.
Focus Areas
First 1000 days
Emphasize the unique general significance of the first 1000 days
Think Tank
Acting as a ‘think tank’ and advising the government based on actual evidence to decide the policy.
Our Fight
Integrate / unify different sectors to achieve common goals of reducing malnutrition
Our Leaders
Smt. Adv. Yashomati Thakur
Minister, Women And Child Development
Shri. Bacchu Kadu
Minister Of State, Women And Child Development
Smt. I. A. Kundan, IAS
Principal Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development & Director-General, RJMCHN Mission
Our Team
Sanjeev Jadhav
Director
Dr Raju Jotkar
Senior Advisor Technical
Chhaya Rade
Senior Advisor Urban Nutrition
Ankita Rathor
Program Officer
Digvijay Bendrikar-Shinde
Program Officer
Karan Palaskar
Program Officer
Shashwat Kulkarni
Program Officer
Varun Thampi
Program Officer
Tiksha Sankhe
Program Officer
Vaishnavi Iyer
Program Officer
Bhushan Wadile
Divisional Program Officer
Dhananjay Khandagale
Divisional Program Officer
Hoshang Swamy
Divisional Program Officer
Pooja Wankar
Divisional Program Officer