Lok Sabha Question No. 4720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Malnutrition Treatment Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOKSABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4720

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2018

## MALNUTRITION TREATMENT CENTRES

## 4720.   SHRIMATI P. K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up Malnutrition Treatment Centres across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  centres  functioning in the country, State/UT-wise including in tribal areas of Kerala; and
- (c) whether any targets have been set to eradicate malnutrition and hunger from the country including tribal regions of Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) Government  has  set  up  Malnutrition  Treatment  Centres  across  the  country  known  as 'Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs)' which are facility based set-ups to treat SAM children with medical complications.
- (b) There  are  a  total  of  1151  NRCs  established  in  the  country.  State/UT  wise  details  are annexed (Annexure I). In State of Kerala 3 NRCs (one with 12 beds, one with 8 beds and one with 6 beds) are functional in the tribal areas of Attapadi block of Palalkad district.
- (c) Recently,  POSHAN Mission has been launched  by  the  Government  for  improving  the nutritional  indicators  of  children  and  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  in  the country, including the tribal regions of Kerala, in a time bound manner during the next three years, beginning 2017-18.  The targets fixed in this regard are as under:
- i. Prevent and reduce stunting in children (0-6 years) by 2% p,a,.
- ii. Prevent and reduce underweight prevalence in children (0-6 years) by 2%.p.a.
- iii. Reduce  the prevalence of anaemia among  young  children (6-59 months) by 3% p.a.
- iv. Reduce anaemia among adolescent girls and women (15-49 years) by 3% p.a.
- v. Reduce low birth weight by 2% p.a.

Besides,  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  ensures  food  security  in  human  life  cycle approach.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO RAJYA SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4720 FOR 23.03.2018

| State wise Status of NRCs: 2016-17   | State wise Status of NRCs: 2016-17   | State wise Status of NRCs: 2016-17   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                              | State/UTs                            | NRCs established                     |
| 1                                    | Bihar                                | 38                                   |
| 2                                    | Chhattisgarh                         | 74                                   |
| 3                                    | Himachal Pradesh                     | 5                                    |
| 4                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                       | 4                                    |
| 5                                    | Jharkhand                            | 87                                   |
| 6                                    | Madhya Pradesh                       | 315                                  |
| 7                                    | Odisha                               | 54                                   |
| 8                                    | Rajasthan                            | 147                                  |
| 9                                    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 74                                   |
| 10                                   | Uttarakhand                          | 2                                    |
| 11                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 1                                    |
| 12                                   | Assam                                | 19                                   |
| 13                                   | Manipur                              | --                                   |
| 14                                   | Meghalaya                            | 5                                    |
| 15                                   | Tripura                              | --                                   |
| 16                                   | Andhra Pradesh                       | 18                                   |
| 17                                   | Telengana                            | 12                                   |
| 18                                   | Gujarat                              | 139                                  |
| 19                                   | Haryana                              | 11                                   |
| 20                                   | Karnataka                            | 32                                   |
| 21                                   | Kerala                               | 26                                   |
| 22                                   | Maharashtra                          | 35                                   |
| 23                                   | Tamil Nadu                           | 2                                    |
| 24                                   | West Bengal                          | 41                                   |
| 25                                   | Chandigarh                           | 1                                    |
| 26                                   | D&H                                  | 1                                    |
| 27                                   | Delhi                                | 8                                    |
|                                      | India                                | 1,151                                |

## ANNEXURE-I