PM launches 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' and 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah from Dhar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar' Abhiyaan and the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on 17 September 2025, with over 10 lakh health camps planned till 2 October.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar' (SNSP) Abhiyaan along with the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on 17 September 2025. More than 10 lakh health camps are to be held in government health facilities across the country from 17 September to 2 October, described as the largest-ever health outreach for women and children. The Prime Minister urged women to get screened for diseases including cancer, anaemia, TB and sickle cell. He also handed over the one-croreth sickle cell screening card in Madhya Pradesh. The national sickle cell mission was launched in 2023 from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, and more than five crore people have been screened under it.
Key facts
- Launched
- 17 September 2025, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)
- Campaign
- Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan + 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
- Scale
- Over 10 lakh health camps, 17 Sep – 2 Oct 2025
- Screening focus
- Cancer, anaemia, TB, sickle cell
- Sickle cell milestone
- 1 croreth screening card handed over in MP
- Sickle cell mission
- Launched 2023 from Shahdol; 5 crore+ screened
Practice MCQs 4 questions
From which district did PM Modi launch the 'Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan' on 17 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Dhar
PM Modi launched the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan along with the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
Which edition of the Rashtriya Poshan Maah was launched along with the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan in September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 8th
The 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah was launched along with the SNSP Abhiyaan in Dhar on 17 September 2025.
The national mission against sickle cell anaemia, under which the one-croreth screening card was handed over in Madhya Pradesh in September 2025, was launched in 2023 from which place?
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Correct answer: A — Shahdol
The mission was launched in 2023 from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, where the first sickle cell screening card was issued.
Consider the following statements about the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: 1. More than 10 lakh health camps were planned in government health facilities from 17 September to 2 October 2025. 2. The Prime Minister urged women to get screened for diseases including cancer, anaemia, TB and sickle cell. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: over 10 lakh health camps were planned for 17 September–2 October 2025, and the PM appealed to women to get screened for cancer, anaemia, TB and sickle cell.