Banda district, of the easternmost in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, is proving an inspiration with its community-led model of tackling malnourishment among children. Out of 173,000 children who participated in ‘bal poshan satr’ (BPS) drive, so far 11,985 children in the red (severely malnourished) and yellow (at risk of malnutrition) category have benefited under the ‘Banda Suposhan Karyakram’.