SEHAT Mission
12/05/2026 12:00 am
What: A national mission by ICAR and ICMR under the One Health framework, integrating food, farming and health.
Why in News: Jointly launched in Delhi by Union Health and Agriculture Ministers.
Key Facts:
• Vision: Healthy Food, Healthy Farms, Healthy India.
• Five priorities: biofortified crops, integrated farming, occupational health, NCD prevention, One Health surveillance.
• Brings together ICAR (Pusa) and ICMR — India's top scientific bodies.
UP Dimension:
• UP has one of India's highest under-5 stunting rates (39.7%, NFHS-5) and the largest absolute burden — a priority state for biofortified-crop and integrated farming interventions.
• ICMR-RMRC Gorakhpur (Regional Medical Research Centre, est. 2018) works on AES/JE and One Health surveillance in eastern UP.