Dr Raj Bhandari, Member of National Technical Board on Nutrition,
Women & Child Development Department, Government of India joined the 12-hour #SwasthyaMantra telethon. Dr Bhandari said that the POSHAN Abhiyan is a convergence of multiple sectors and departments with the aim to address the malnutrition crisis on India. Dr Bhandari highlighted that when the young girls go into motherhood they need to have a good Body Mass Index (BMI).