Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Malnutrition and Nutrition Deficiency among Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh,Aujla, GANESH SINGH, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, ALOK SANJAR, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017

## MALNUTRITION AND NUTRITION DEFICIENCY AMONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 4276: SHRI GURJEET SINGHAUJLA:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that problem of malnutrition and nutrition deficiency/under-nutrition  is  still  prevalent  among  women/girls  and  children  in  the  country, particularly in tribal, rural and backward/hilly areas, as pointed out by in latest Global Hunger Index and other surveys/reports made in this regard, if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State/ UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the schemes implemented by the Government along with works undertaken under National Nutrition Mission (NNM) for eradication of malnutrition and nutrition deficiency in the country along with the funds allocated/ released and utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, Scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  said  schemes  has  made  any  impact  in  eradication  of  malnutrition  and  nutrition deficiency in the country, if so, the details thereof, scheme and State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the  monitoring  mechanism  in  place  by  the  Government  to  check  funds  utilization  by  the States/UTs under said schemes to improve health and nutrition level of malnourished women and children; and
- (e) the further measures taken by the Government to make the country free from malnutrition and nutrition deficiency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a): In the Global Hunger Index, 2016, India has been ranked 97 th among the 118 countries surveyed. The  Global  Hunger  Index,  2016  does  not  provide disaggregated data on prevalence of malnutrition in Rural, tribal and backward areas. However, as per the recent report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4 conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 201516,  35.7%  children  under  5  years  of  age  are  underweight,  38.4%  are  stunted  and  58.4%  are anaemic. Further, 22.9% women (15-49 years of age) have chronic energy deficiency (BMI less than 18.5) and 53% are anaemic.In the Rural areas among children under five years, 38.3% are underweight, 41.2% are stunted and 59.4% are anaemic. Also, as per NFHS-4, 26.7% women (1549 years) have chronic energy deficiency and 54.2% are anaemic. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I, II& III.

Malnutrition is complex, multi-dimensional and inter-generational in nature. The causes inter  alia are  inadequate  access  to  food,  health  services,  safe  drinking  water,  sanitation  and environmental  conditions, educational  levels, income  and  socio-cultural factors like early marriage, etc. The situation is further compounded by ignorance about nutritional needs of infants and young children and repeated infections.

- (b): This Ministry is implementing Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as  direct  targeted  interventions  to  address  the  problem  of  malnutrition  in  the  country.The statement of funds allocated/released utilized and achievements made under each scheme during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure- IV, V and VI.

During the XII Five Year Plan, National Nutrition Mission had two components i.e. IEC campaign against malnutrition and Multi-sectoral Nutrition Programme.  IEC campaign against malnutrition,  a  national  level  media  campaign  programme,  was  completed during 2014-15 and the  Multi-sectoral  Nutrition  Programme  could  not  be  implemented.The  budgetary  allocations made and funds utilized under the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) during 2013-14 to 2015-16 are as below:

| Financial Year   |   Budget Allocation (Rs in crore) |   Fund utilized (Rs in crore) |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2013-14          |                            300    |                        123.01 |
| 2014-15          |                            300    |                         20    |
| 2015-16          |                            205.79 |                          0    |

- (c): The latest data from NFHS-4 (2015-16) shows a reduction in the levels of undernutrition among women  and  children  in  the  country.  The  data  shows  35.7%children  under  5  years  of  age  as underweight and 38.4% are stunted indicating a reductionfrom the previous NFHS - 3 conducted in 2005-06, which reported 42.5% children under 5years of age as underweight and 48% stunted.
- (d): Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  of  the  umbrella  ICDS,  the  5-tier  monitoring  and  review mechanism is in place at different levels (National/State/District/ Block/Anganwadi) by involving public  representatives  for  monitoring  the  status  of  Anganwadi  Centres.  Performance  of  the schemes  is  reviewed  on  a  quarterly/annual  basis  to  identify  gaps  and  for  taking  corrective measures. The monitoring and supervision mechanism set up under the umbrella ICDS is used for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls and the Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojanaas well.
- (e): Pan-India Implementation of the Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojanahas been approved recently with the aim of improving health seeking behavior and nutrition among the Pregnant Women & Lactating  Mothers  to  reduce  the  effects  of  under-nutrition,  stunting,  wasting  and  other  related problems.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4276 to be answered on 11.08.2017

## Prevalence of Underweight, Stunting and Anaemia among Children under 5 years as per NFHS-3 and NFHS-4

|      |                     | Underweight      | Underweight      | Stunting         | Stunting         | Anaemia          | Anaemia          |
|------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No | States              | NFHS-3 (2005-06) | NFHS-4 (2015-16) | NFHS-3 (2005-06) | NFHS-4 (2015-16) | NFHS-3 (2005-06) | NFHS-4 (2015-16) |
| 1    | A&NIslands          | -                | 21.6             | -                | 23.3             |                  | 49               |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh      | 32.5             | 31.9             | 42.7             | 31.4             | 70.8             | 58.6             |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh   | 32.5             | 19.5             | 43.3             | 29.4             | 56.9             | 50.7             |
| 4    | Assam               | 36.4             | 29.8             | 46.5             | 36.4             | 69.6             | 35.7             |
| 5    | Bihar               | 55.9             | 43.9             | 55.6             | 48.3             | 78               | 63.5             |
| 6    | Chandigarh          | -                | 24.5             | -                | 28.7             |                  | 73.1             |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh        | 47.1             | 37.7             | 52.9             | 37.6             | 71.2             | 41.6             |
| 8    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                | 38.9             | -                | 41.7             |                  | 84.6             |
| 9    | Daman &Diu          | -                | 26.7             | -                | 23.4             |                  | 73.8             |
| 10   | Delhi               | 26.1             | 27.0             | 42.2             | 32.3             | 57               | 62.6             |
| 11   | Goa                 | 25.0             | 23.8             | 25.6             | 20.1             | 38.2             | 48.3             |
| 12   | Gujarat             | 44.6             | 39.3             | 51.7             | 38.5             | 69.7             | 62.6             |
| 13   | Haryana             | 39.6             | 29.4             | 45.7             | 34.0             | 72.3             | 71.7             |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh    | 36.5             | 21.2             | 38.6             | 26.3             | 54.4             | 53.7             |
| 15   | J&K                 | 25.6             | 16.6             | 35.0             | 27.4             | 58.5             | 43.3             |
| 16   | Jharkhand           | 56.5             | 47.8             | 49.8             | 45.3             | 70.3             | 69.9             |
| 17   | Karnataka           | 37.6             | 35.2             | 43.7             | 36.2             | 70.3             | 60.9             |
| 18   | Kerala              | 22.9             | 16.1             | 24.5             | 19.7             | 44.5             | 35.6             |
| 19   | Lakshadweep         | -                | 23.4             | -                | 27.0             |                  | 51.9             |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh      | 60.0             | 42.8             | 50.0             | 42.0             | 74               | 68.9             |
| 21   | Maharashtra         | 37.0             | 36.0             | 46.3             | 34.4             | 63.4             | 53.8             |
| 22   | Manipur             | 22.2             | 13.8             | 35.6             | 28.9             | 41.1             | 23.9             |
| 23   | Meghalaya           | 48.8             | 29.0             | 55.1             | 43.8             | 63.8             | 48               |
| 24   | Mizoram             | 19.9             | 11.9             | 39.8             | 28.0             | 43.8             | 17.7             |
| 25   | Nagaland            | 25.2             | 16.8             | 38.8             | 28.6             |                  | 21.6             |
| 26   | Orissa              | 40.7             | 34.4             | 45.0             | 34.1             | 65               | 44.6             |
| 27   | Puducherry          | -                | 22.0             | -                | 23.7             |                  | 44.9             |
| 28   | Punjab              | 24.9             | 21.6             | 36.7             | 25.7             | 66.4             | 56.6             |
| 29   | Rajasthan           | 39.9             | 36.7             | 43.7             | 39.1             | 69.6             | 60.3             |
| 30   | Sikkim              | 19.7             | 14.2             | 38.3             | 29.6             | 58.1             | 55.1             |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu          | 29.8             | 23.8             | 30.9             | 27.1             | 64.2             | 50.7             |
| 32   | Telangana           | -                | 28.5             | -                | 28.1             |                  | 60.7             |
| 33   | Tripura             | 39.6             | 24.1             | 35.7             | 24.3             | 62.9             | 48.3             |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh       | 42.4             | -                | 56.8             | -                | 73.9             | 63.2             |
| 35   | Uttarakhand         | 38.0             | 26.6             | 44.4             | 33.5             | 60.7             | 59.8             |
| 36   | West Bengal         | 38.7             | 31.5             | 44.6             | 32.5             | 61               | 54.2             |
|      | INDIA               | 42.5             | 35.7             | 48.0             | 38.4             | 69.4             | 58.4             |

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4276 to be answered on 11.08.2017

## Prevalence of Underweight and Anaemia among Women (age 15-49 Years)

| State               | Underweight (BMI <18.5)   | Underweight (BMI <18.5)   | Anaemia          | Anaemia          |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| State               | NFHS-3 (2005-06)          | NFHS-4 (2015-16)          | NFHS-3 (2005-06) | NFHS-4 (2015-16) |
| Andaman &Nicobar    |                           | 13.1                      |                  | 65.7             |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 33.5                      | 17.6                      | 62.9             | 60               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 16.4                      | 8.5                       | 50.5             | 40.3             |
| Assam               | 36.5                      | 25.7                      | 69.3             | 46               |
| Bihar               | 45                        | 30.4                      | 67.4             | 60.3             |
| Chandigarh          | -                         | 13.3                      |                  | 75.9             |
| Chhattisgarh        | 43.4                      | 26.7                      | 57.5             | 47               |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                         | 28.5                      | -                | 79.5             |
| Daman &Diu          | -                         | 12.9                      | -                | 58.9             |
| Delhi               | 14.8                      | 12.8                      | 44.3             | 52.5             |
| Goa                 | 27.9                      | 14.7                      | 38               | 31.3             |
| Gujarat             | 36.3                      | 27.2                      | 55.3             | 54.9             |
| Haryana             | 31.4                      | 15.8                      | 56.1             | 62.7             |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 29.9                      | 16.2                      | 43               | 53.4             |
| J&K                 | 24.6                      | 12.1                      | 52               | 40.3             |
| Jharkhand           | 42.9                      | 31.5                      | 69.5             | 65.2             |
| Karnataka           | 35.4                      | 20.7                      | 51.2             | 44.8             |
| Kerala              | 18                        | 9.7                       | 32.8             | 34.2             |
| Lakshadweep         | -                         | 12.5                      | -                | 45.7             |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 41.7                      | 28.3                      | 55.9             | 52.5             |
| Maharashtra         | 36.2                      | 23.5                      | 48.4             | 48               |
| Manipur             | 14.8                      | 8.8                       | 35.7             | 26.4             |
| Meghalaya           | 14.6                      | 12.1                      | 46.2             | 56.2             |
| Mizoram             | 14.4                      | 8.3                       | 38.1             | 22.5             |
| Nagaland            | 17.4                      | 12.2                      | -                | 23.9             |
| Orissa              | 41.4                      | 26.4                      | 61.2             | 51               |
| Puducherry          | -                         | 11.3                      |                  | 52.4             |
| Punjab              | 18.9                      | 11.7                      | 38               | 53.5             |
| Rajasthan           | 36.7                      | 27                        | 53.1             | 46.8             |
| Sikkim              | 11.2                      | 6.4                       | 59.5             | 34.9             |
| Tamil Nadu          | 28.4                      | 14.6                      | 53.2             | 55.1             |
| Telangana           | -                         | 23.1                      | -                | 56.7             |
| Tripura             | 36.9                      | 18.9                      | 65.1             | 54.5             |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 36                        | 25.3                      | 49.9             | 52.4             |
| Uttarakhand         | 30                        | 18.4                      | 54.7             | 45.2             |
| West Bengal         | 39.1                      | 21.3                      | 63.2             | 62.5             |
| India               | 35.5                      | 22.9                      | 55.3             | 53               |

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4276 to be answered on 11.08.2017

Prevalence of underweight, stunting and anaemia in children under five years and Women (15-49 years) in the Rural areas as per NFHS-3 & 4

|       |                     | Children (6-59 months)   | Children (6-59 months)   | Children (6-59 months)   | Children (6-59 months)   | Children (6-59 months)   | Children (6-59 months)   | Women (15-49 years)   | Women (15-49 years)   | Women (15-49 years)   | Women (15-49 years)   |
|-------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No | State               | Underweight              | Underweight              | Stunting                 | Stunting                 | Anaemia                  | Anaemia                  | Underweight           | Underweight           | Anaemia               | Anaemia               |
| S. No | State               | NFHS- 3                  | NFHS- 4                  | NFHS- 3                  | NFHS- 4                  | NFHS- 3                  | NFHS- 4                  | NFHS- 3               | NFHS- 4               | NFHS- 3               | NFHS- 4               |
| 1     | A &NIslands         | --                       | 25.6                     | --                       | 27.7                     | --                       | 50.0                     | --                    | 15.5                  | --                    | 65.9                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 33.0                     | 33.1                     | 41.1                     | 32.5                     | 83.1                     | 60.8                     | 37.5                  | 20.3                  | 64.6                  | 61.1                  |
| 3     | Assam               | 36.7                     | 30.8                     | 42.1                     | 38.0                     | 77.8                     | 36.5                     | 39.5                  | 27.0                  | 70.2                  | 46.3                  |
| 4     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 34.9                     | 20.9                     | 37.9                     | 30.7                     | 66.3                     | 51.0                     | 14.3                  | 8.5                   | 49.7                  | 40.3                  |
| 5     | Bihar               | 56.3                     | 44.6                     | 51.3                     | 49.3                     | 89.0                     | 64.0                     | 45.9                  | 31.8                  | 67.6                  | 60.5                  |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh        | 50.1                     | 39.6                     | 55.1                     | 39.2                     | 82.1                     | 41.2                     | 45.7                  | 29.6                  | 59.8                  | 48.2                  |
| 7     | Chandigarh          | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                    | --                    | --                    | --                    |
| 8     | Dadar &Nagar Haveli | --                       | 47.4                     | --                       | 46.1                     | --                       | 87.7                     | --                    | 38.9                  | --                    | 86.6                  |
| 9     | Daman &Diu          | --                       | 25.4                     | --                       | 27.1                     | --                       | 76.6                     | --                    | 13.0                  | --                    | 56.3                  |
| 10    | Delhi               | --                       | 1.3                      | --                       | 25.1                     | --                       | --                       | --                    | 14.4                  | 44.2                  | 78.0                  |
| 11    | Goa                 | 28.9                     | 21.2                     | 29.3                     | 23.2                     | 49.2                     | 41.2                     | 26.1                  | 22.2                  | 36.8                  | 32.0                  |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 44.4                     | 44.2                     | 52.7                     | 42.9                     | 83.6                     | 64.6                     | 41.9                  | 34.3                  | 58.7                  | 57.5                  |
| 13    | Haryana             | 38.7                     | 29.9                     | 45.7                     | 34.3                     | 83.3                     | 72.9                     | 32.5                  | 18.2                  | 56.4                  | 63.9                  |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 31.3                     | 21.6                     | 34.7                     | 26.7                     | 63.3                     | 53.3                     | 25.8                  | 16.7                  | 43.9                  | 53.4                  |
| 15    | J&K                 | 26.4                     | 16.5                     | 33.9                     | 28.8                     | 67.5                     | 44.1                     | 26.1                  | 14.1                  | 53.1                  | 39.1                  |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 58.0                     | 49.8                     | 49.6                     | 48.0                     | 80.5                     | 71.5                     | 47.8                  | 35.4                  | 73.3                  | 67.3                  |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 41.1                     | 37.7                     | 47.0                     | 38.5                     | 72.0                     | 63.4                     | 41.5                  | 24.3                  | 53.5                  | 46.2                  |
| 18    | Kerala              | 26.4                     | 16.7                     | 26.0                     | 19.5                     | 44.6                     | 35.7                     | 19.4                  | 10.2                  | 32.3                  | 32.4                  |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | --                       | 35.5                     | --                       | 25.5                     | --                       | 67.4                     | --                    | 17.4                  | --                    | 62.1                  |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 62.7                     | 45.0                     | 47.8                     | 43.6                     | 75.7                     | 69.9                     | 45.4                  | 31.8                  | 59.6                  | 53.8                  |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 41.6                     | 40.0                     | 46.9                     | 38.4                     | 66.8                     | 54.0                     | 45.6                  | 30.0                  | 50.6                  | 47.8                  |
| 22    | Manipur             | 23.3                     | 14.2                     | 30.0                     | 31.4                     | 41.0                     | 23.3                     | 15.6                  | 9.0                   | 34.3                  | 26.4                  |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 50.3                     | 29.9                     | 47.7                     | 45.0                     | 65.7                     | 48.9                     | 13.8                  | 12.3                  | 48.7                  | 59.6                  |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 24.1                     | 15.7                     | 42.2                     | 33.8                     | 51.4                     | 22.3                     | 18.2                  | 9.6                   | 48.3                  | 27.3                  |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 26.6                     | 18.0                     | 36.5                     | 30.9                     | NA                       | 23.1                     | 18.0                  | 11.8                  | --                    | 25.5                  |
| 26    | Orissa              | 42.3                     | 35.8                     | 45.1                     | 35.3                     | 66.6                     | 45.7                     | 44.1                  | 28.7                  | 62.3                  | 51.8                  |
| 27    | Puducherry          | --                       | 18.7                     | --                       | 21.1                     | --                       | 48.5                     | --                    | 13.2                  | --                    | 54.8                  |
| 28    | Punjab              | 26.8                     | 21.1                     | 35.4                     | 24.5                     | 66.5                     | 57.2                     | 19.9                  | 13.5                  | 37.4                  | 54.4                  |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 42.5                     | 38.4                     | 42.8                     | 40.8                     | 71.4                     | 61.6                     | 39.1                  | 29.9                  | 55.2                  | 49.0                  |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 19.4                     | 15.4                     | 32.4                     | 32.9                     | 58.1                     | 52.7                     | 11.6                  | 5.8                   | 61.9                  | 35.1                  |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 32.1                     | 25.7                     | 31.9                     | 28.6                     | 63.4                     | 52.5                     | 33.7                  | 18.5                  | 54.2                  | 56.8                  |
| 32    | Telangana           | --                       | 33.1                     | --                       | 33.3                     | --                       | 67.5                     | --                    | 29.0                  | --                    | 58.1                  |
| 33    | Tripura             | 40.8                     | 25.0                     | 34.5                     | 26.8                     | 62.1                     | 49.2                     | 38.8                  | 20.1                  | 64.1                  | 54.1                  |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 44.1                     | 41.0                     | 53.6                     | 48.5                     | 74.5                     | 62.7                     | 38.9                  | 28.1                  | 50.3                  |                       |
|       |                     |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                       |                       |                       | 52.4                  |
| 35    | Uttrakhand          | 42.1                     | 27.1                     | 44.9                     | 34.0                     | 63.0                     | 59.1                     | 34.0                  | 20.0                  | 56.9                  | 46.2                  |
| 36    | West Bengal India   | 42.2 45.6                | 33.6 38.3                | 44.6 47.2                | 34.0 41.2                | 63.8 71.5                | 53.7 59.4                | 46.2 40.6             | 24.6 26.7             | 64.8 57.4             | 64.4 54.2             |

CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT  INDICATING STATE-WISE POSITION  OF  FUNDS  RELEASED    UNDER  ICDS  SCHEME [ICDS(GENERAL),CONSTRUCTION OF AWC BUILDINGS,  SNP AND TRAINING] DURING THREE YEARS  AND CURRENT YEAR

|        |                   | Rupees in lakhs   | Rupees in lakhs                               | Rupees in lakhs   | Rupees in lakhs                               | Rupees in lakhs   | Rupees in lakhs                                 | Rupees in lakhs                  |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        |                   | 2014-15           | 2014-15                                       | 2015-16           | 2015-16                                       | 2016-17           | 2016-17                                         | 2017-18                          |
| S. No. | STATE             | Funds released    | Exp. Reported by States including state share | Funds released    | Exp. Reported by States including state share | Funds released    | Exp. Reported by States including state share * | Funds released (upto 14.07.2017) |
| 1      | 2                 | 3                 | 4                                             | 4                 | 6                                             | 5                 | 8                                               | 6                                |
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 99446.78          | 135715.16                                     | 68818.48          | 98148.45                                      | 56387.46          | 60837.44**                                      | 29988.94                         |
| 2      | BIHAR             | 116266.84         | 174287.15                                     | 102372.56         | 144090.04                                     | 98099.36          | 95433.75**                                      | 51420.18                         |
| 3      | CHHATTISGARH      | 51703.52          | 76484.69                                      | 51151.54          | 64376.96                                      | 41939.90          | 55354.42                                        | 21168.20                         |
| 4      | GOA               | 2617.25           | 2569.60                                       | 1228.04           | 2715.22                                       | 1067.70           | 2130.53                                         | 707.96                           |
| 5      | GUJARAT           | 48886.15          | 83162.09                                      | 64185.05          | 98608.32                                      | 69417.36          | 95360.17                                        | 25312.34                         |
| 6      | HARYANA           | 31158.68          | 35837.16                                      | 16081.19          | 26580.94                                      | 20871.79          | 12598.52**                                      | 13894.02                         |
| 7      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 17184.09          | 12233.27                                      | 19507.32          | 21044.30                                      | 23696.07          | 22901                                           | 10965.34                         |
| 8      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 26031.19          | 22464.07                                      | 27362.65          | 35271.02                                      | 26732.11          | 17953.58                                        | 17185.27                         |
| 9      | JHARKHAND         | 46904.30          | 68793.23                                      | 46217.72          | 57446.15                                      | 48163.54          | 50645.74**                                      | 21853.04                         |
| 10     | KARNATAKA         | 82856.77          | 148331.32                                     | 96394.53          | 154998.70                                     | 53686.59          | 137883.81                                       | 35752.76                         |
| 11     | KERALA            | 24726.35          | 45494.41                                      | 28554.27          | 58765.87                                      | 34357.05          | 39785.59                                        | 13064.30                         |
| 12     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 122544.60         | 166253.17                                     | 108673.52         | 196464.40                                     | 110506.46         | 120915.88**                                     | 47693.25                         |
| 13     | MAHARASHTRA       | 90781.88          | 147621.41                                     | 104166.66         | 107134.98                                     | 105660.17         | 24165.65**                                      | 45483.32                         |
| 14     | ODISHA            | 87511.73          | 116532.61                                     | 65643.69          | 106505.11                                     | 72497.49          | 104780.31                                       | 44100.57                         |
| 15     | PUNJAB            | 25893.06          | 32922.38                                      | 13689.39          | 14497.21                                      | 16982.50          | 11755.82**                                      | 10490.64                         |
| 16     | RAJASTHAN         | 73992.88          | 88413.35                                      | 49851.78          | 103243.25                                     | 62397.70          | 59343.5**                                       | 27287.34                         |
| 17     | TAMIL NADU        | 67902.29          | 102925.00                                     | 63744.93          | 78363.14                                      | 47085.82          | 97141.01                                        | 26767.98                         |
| 18     | UTTARAKHAND       | 20165.67          | 28295.85                                      | 35710.06          | 28416.41                                      | 21399.62          | 26701.09                                        | 12567.20                         |
| 19     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 272553.08         | 474139.49                                     | 281398.92         | 373571.94                                     | 278089.75         | 332966.18**                                     | 128771.67                        |
| 20     | WEST BENGAL       | 97578.85          | 128536.18                                     | 79465.80          | 151836.50                                     | 66563.30          | Not reported                                    | 47047.90                         |
| 21     | TELANGANA         | 46057.10          | 52841.4                                       | 37918.23          | 57138.46                                      | 29877.27          | 58066.58                                        | 19716.40                         |
| 22     | DELHI             | 17855.94          | 20875.21                                      | 13775.25          | 18120.31                                      | 14168.00          | Not reported                                    | 9930.67                          |
| 23     | PUDUCHERRY        | 1275.34           | 2607.70                                       | 1673.27           | 1708.59                                       | 2299.22           | 2777.63                                         | 1441.90                          |
| 24     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 891.78            | 1547.22                                       | 1421.03           | 991.04                                        | 1207.51           | 1058.93                                         | 598.38                           |
| 25     | CHANDIGARH        | 996.18            | 1115.55                                       | 1420.25           | 649.78                                        | 762.19            | 1114.37                                         | 460.44                           |
| 26     | D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 281.31            | 123.48                                        | 210.97            | 148.58                                        | 569.61            | Not reported                                    | 284.80                           |
| 27     | DAMAN & DIU       | 195.77            | 266.25                                        | 133.55            | 92.37                                         | 307.96            | 224.35                                          | 153.98                           |
| 28     | LAKSHADWEEP       | 138.16            | 96.12                                         | 155.91            | 122.64                                        | 146.95            | Not reported                                    | 73.62                            |
| 29     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 15557.38          | 12426.38                                      | 12923.23          | 12474.16                                      | 11346.05          | Not reported                                    | 6415.64                          |
| 30     | ASSAM             | 103517.50         | 110234.09                                     | 92972.20          | 50864.92                                      | 64397.66          | 32590.62**                                      | 42530.48                         |
| 31     | MANIPUR           | 14929.58          | 10208.81                                      | 10267.27          | 13185.16                                      | 9998.54           | 8953.07                                         | 5458.80                          |
| 32     | MEGHALAYA         | 14357.78          | 15239.27                                      | 12418.60          | 1751.50                                       | 19135.66          | 10525.93**                                      |                                  |
|        | MIZORAM           | 5695.57           |                                               |                   |                                               |                   |                                                 | 7116.38                          |
| 33     |                   |                   | 5556.16                                       | 5371.93           | 7017.65                                       | 4666.49           | 6075.24                                         | 2660.84                          |
| 34     | NAGALAND          | 12202.63          | 11809.67                                      | 8796.00           | 13692.96                                      | 15149.57          | Not reported                                    | 6169.10                          |
| 35     | SIKKIM            | 2998.60           | 1775.36                                       | 2022.73           | 2560.52                                       | 1625.01           | Not reported                                    | 677.09                           |
| 36     | TRIPURA           | 14074.26          | 16471.05                                      | 18194.62          | 9267.31                                       | 11710.57          | 16204.54                                        | 7263.10                          |
|        | Total             | 1658181.93        | 2354205.31                                    | 1543893.15        | 2111864.86                                    | 1443031.60        | 1506245.25                                      | 742473.84                        |

## Annexure-V

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4276 to be answered on 11.08.2017

| Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   | Funds released/utilized during the last three years and the current year for scheme for adolescent girls   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N                                                                                                        | States/UTs                                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                    |
| o.                                                                                                         |                                                                                                            | Release                                                                                                    | Utilised                                                                                                   | Released                                                                                                   | Utilised                                                                                                   | Released                                                                                                   | Utilised                                                                                                   | Released                                                                                                   | Utilised                                                                                                   |
| (1)                                                                                                        | (2)                                                                                                        | (3)                                                                                                        | (4)                                                                                                        | (5)                                                                                                        | (6)                                                                                                        | (7)                                                                                                        | (8)                                                                                                        | (9)                                                                                                        | (10)                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 805.48                                                                                                     | 1864.15                                                                                                    | 675.68                                                                                                     | 762.79                                                                                                     | 762.99                                                                                                     | 1710.10                                                                                                    | 1709.90                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 120.94                                                                                                     | 95.29                                                                                                      | 78.41                                                                                                      | 152.86                                                                                                     | 126.25                                                                                                     | 99.68                                                                                                      | 56.92                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 1042.63                                                                                                    | 749.91                                                                                                     | 817.44                                                                                                     | 1429.75                                                                                                    | 1356.94                                                                                                    | 149.18                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 6458.23                                                                                                    | 6261.54                                                                                                    | 875.28                                                                                                     | 1090.17                                                                                                    | 2696.83                                                                                                    | 1666.12                                                                                                    | 2756.29                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 4232.15                                                                                                    | 2833.08                                                                                                    | 2072.23                                                                                                    | 2203.10                                                                                                    | 1389.69                                                                                                    | 2772.50                                                                                                    | 1325.91                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                        | 236.44                                                                                                     | 250.62                                                                                                     | 337.905                                                                                                    | 337.91                                                                                                     | 131.50                                                                                                     | 259.21                                                                                                     | 192.87                                                                                                     | 43.36                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 2270.30                                                                                                    | 5765.97                                                                                                    | 2234.25                                                                                                    | 6050.78                                                                                                    | 8443.18                                                                                                    | 2321.84                                                                                                    | 429.69                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                    | 792.09                                                                                                     | 836.00                                                                                                     | 812.47                                                                                                     | 564.41                                                                                                     | 104.74                                                                                                     | 400.70                                                                                                     | 267.39                                                                                                     | 57.21                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 583.71                                                                                                     | 626.76                                                                                                     | 956.78                                                                                                     | 958.74                                                                                                     | 720.45                                                                                                     | 1349.14                                                                                                    | 349.09                                                                                                     | 110.49                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             | 292.12                                                                                                     | 136.31                                                                                                     | 156.27                                                                                                     | 227.13                                                                                                     | 194.63                                                                                                     | 184.69                                                                                                     | 42.96                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 944.50                                                                                                     | 254.87                                                                                                     | 193.31                                                                                                     | 1056.64                                                                                                    | 145.57                                                                                                     | 701.35                                                                                                     | 168.35                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 4345.49                                                                                                    | 3244.55                                                                                                    | 3164.54                                                                                                    | 2672.50                                                                                                    | 740.73                                                                                                     | 2642.58                                                                                                    | 2035.11                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 802.45                                                                                                     | 1639.27                                                                                                    | 1201.84                                                                                                    | 1165.99                                                                                                    | 1057.73                                                                                                    | 893.89                                                                                                     | 425.87                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 7395.74                                                                                                    | 6972.94                                                                                                    | 8746.45                                                                                                    | 8199.59                                                                                                    | 5302.02                                                                                                    | 8466.04                                                                                                    | 5464.29                                                                                                    | 1385.27                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 386.74                                                                                                     | 2424.37                                                                                                    | 1531.25                                                                                                    | 5252.78                                                                                                    | 5334.42                                                                                                    | 3541.02                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 21.15                                                                                                      | 109.04                                                                                                     | 95.82                                                                                                      | 49.65                                                                                                      | 49.65                                                                                                      | 161.87                                                                                                     | 130.96                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 296.92                                                                                                     | 338.72                                                                                                     | 232.04                                                                                                     | 232.04                                                                                                     | 919.65                                                                                                     | 919.65                                                                                                     | 242.58                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 96.37                                                                                                      | 101.25                                                                                                     | 90.65                                                                                                      | 103.49                                                                                                     | 91.78                                                                                                      | 103.49                                                                                                     | 103.40                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 185.31                                                                                                     | 188.51                                                                                                     | 188.39                                                                                                     | 173.95                                                                                                     | 206.31                                                                                                     | 206.31                                                                                                     | 18.05                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                     | 3528.36                                                                                                    | 3477.67                                                                                                    | 3477.67                                                                                                    | 3657.00                                                                                                    | 2867.25                                                                                                    | 3443.78                                                                                                    | 1780.97                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                       | 934.70                                                                                                     | 814.7                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       | 448.77                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 4301.48                                                                                                    | 5504.85                                                                                                    | 3275.09                                                                                                    | 8.85                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       | 22.49                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 55.99                                                                                                      | 55.86                                                                                                      | 48.2                                                                                                       | 32.54                                                                                                      | 32.54                                                                                                      | 13.43                                                                                                      | 13.43                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 4322.41                                                                                                    | 4205.15                                                                                                    | 4131.91                                                                                                    | 3896.38                                                                                                    | 2655.26                                                                                                    | 3076.85                                                                                                    | 2027.63                                                                                                    |                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 1226.48                                                                                                    | 1226.48                                                                                                    | 1242.82                                                                                                    | 1144.78                                                                                                    | 572.39                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 622.77                                                                                                     | 622.45                                                                                                     | 417.25                                                                                                     | 358.74                                                                                                     | 334.81                                                                                                     | 792.16                                                                                                     | 582.10                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 14642.59                                                                                                   | 15803.12                                                                                                   | 8823.48                                                                                                    | 6031.13                                                                                                    | 10932.99                                                                                                   | 7631.00                                                                                                    | 588.32                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                         | Uttaranchal                                                                                                | 243.19                                                                                                     | 87.27                                                                                                      | 14.12                                                                                                      | 39.25                                                                                                      | 43.02                                                                                                      | 3.77                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                       | 261.61                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 1221.44                                                                                                    | 40.41                                                                                                      | 340.08                                                                                                     | 26.87                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                         | A&N Islands                                                                                                | 93.11                                                                                                      | 22.25                                                                                                      | 44.14                                                                                                      | 42.49                                                                                                      | 107.05                                                                                                     | 50.65                                                                                                      | 51.35                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                 | 7.78                                                                                                       | 6.42                                                                                                       | 14.01                                                                                                      | 9.33                                                                                                       | 12.11                                                                                                      | 7.84                                                                                                       | 12.11                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                         | Daman &Diu                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                       | 14.14                                                                                                      | 15.94                                                                                                      | 10.34                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                         | D &NHaveli                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       | 16.44                                                                                                      | 14.41                                                                                                      | 16.44                                                                                                      | 16.44                                                                                                      | 12.64                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                      | 655.20                                                                                                     | 496.75                                                                                                     | 228.43                                                                                                     | 317.17                                                                                                     | 276.66                                                                                                     | 676.90                                                                                                     | 341.48                                                                                                     |                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                       | 2.89                                                                                                       | 12.03                                                                                                      | 3.30                                                                                                       | 2.20                                                                                                       | 1.80                                                                                                       | 2.20                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
| 36                                                                                                         | Pondicherry                                                                                                | 24.02                                                                                                      | 24.01                                                                                                      | 19.27                                                                                                      | 17.97                                                                                                      | 17.72                                                                                                      | 18.67                                                                                                      | 8.24                                                                                                       |                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 61032.12                                                                                                   | 67424.63                                                                                                   | 47040.57                                                                                                   | 49479.05                                                                                                   | 47700.06                                                                                                   | 45109.93                                                                                                   | 21177.32                                                                                                   | 1596.33                                                                                                    |

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 4276 to be answered on 11.08.2017

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | No of districts covered   | 2016-17 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2016-17 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | No of districts covered   | Funds released                     | Utilisation reported               | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1                         | 3,004.65                           | 2100.90                            | 1502.32                    | 318.01                     | -                          | NR                         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1                         | 41.49                              | 41.49                              | 20.74                      | 20.74                      | 17.44                      | 0.00                       |
| 3         | Assam                     | 2                         | 1,744.74                           | NR                                 | 872.38                     | NR                         | -                          | NR                         |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 2                         | 4,862.81                           | 2747.60                            | 2431.40                    | 0.00                       | -                          | 347.11                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 2                         | 859.86                             | 1081.75                            | 429.94                     | 1371.41                    | -                          | NR                         |
| 6         | Goa                       | 1                         | 164.30                             | 257.60                             | 82.16                      | 144.09                     | 75.37                      | 25.37                      |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 2                         | 1,504.88                           | 1611.16                            | 1090.90                    | 1021.49                    | 1056.20                    | 627.14                     |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 1                         | -                                  | 216.42                             | 171.82                     | 119.68                     | 19.96                      | 162.23                     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1                         | 295.19                             | 180.56                             | 537.11                     | 330.03                     | -                          | 339.50                     |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 2                         | 522.38                             | NR                                 | 261.20                     | 379.51                     | 28.59                      | NR                         |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 2                         | -                                  | 331.26                             | 17.32                      | 229.32                     | 50.00                      | NR                         |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 2                         | -                                  | 1203.03                            | 894.95                     | 781.75                     | 1306.96                    | NR                         |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1                         | 934.59                             | 567.47                             | 515.60                     | 499.91                     | -                          | 374.08                     |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 2                         | 3,627.44                           | 2909.29                            | 2358.21                    | 1164.83                    | -                          | 2987.50                    |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 2                         | 2,838.51                           | 2663.22                            | 1419.26                    | 1641.43                    | 2090.99                    | NR                         |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 1                         | -                                  | NR                                 | 0.00                       | NR                         | -                          | NR                         |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 1                         | -                                  | 0.00                               | 26.96                      | NR                         | -                          | NR                         |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 1                         | 19.39                              | 19.39                              | 9.70                       | 9.70                       | -                          | NR                         |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 1                         | 56.90                              | 56.90                              | 28.46                      | 28.46                      | -                          | NR                         |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 2                         | 1,796.57                           | 1788.41                            | 1606.61                    | 1370.77                    | 1120.64                    | 1061.36                    |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 2                         | -                                  | 418.59                             | 33.10                      | NR                         | -                          | NR                         |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 2                         | 3,640.40                           | 2156.69                            | 1820.20                    | 2678.15                    | -                          | 232.81                     |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 1                         | 24.12                              | 24.80                              | 12.06                      | 4.69                       | 11.64                      | 0.60                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 2                         | 2,241.40                           | 2405.76                            | 1837.75                    | 1419.05                    | 1393.09                    | 1354.09                    |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 1                         | 1,877.78                           | 1877.78                            | 938.90                     | 469.45                     | 169.66                     | NR                         |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 1                         | 209.70                             | 73.16                              | 479.83                     | 172.11                     | -                          | 115.24                     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 3                         | -                                  | 99.11                              | 47.64                      | 0.00                       | -                          | NR                         |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 1                         | 570.58                             | 516.34                             | 1182.74                    | 343.96                     | -                          | NR                         |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 2                         | 3,016.90                           | 2072.68                            | 1508.46                    | 1317.95                    | 40.86                      | 1253.53                    |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 2                         | 371.42                             | 412.75                             | 929.70                     | 461.67                     | -                          | NR                         |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1                         | 44.35                              | 44.30                              | 72.67                      | 70.71                      | 119.43                     | 0.45                       |
| 32 33     | Puducherry Chandigarh     | 1 1                       | 24.58 -                            | 45.63                              | 29.50 162.37               | NR                         | - -                        | NR                         |
|           |                           |                           |                                    | 32.80                              |                            | 12.35                      |                            | NR                         |
| 34        | Daman &Diu                | 1                         | 18.70                              | 5.56                               | 9.34                       | 13.97                      | -                          | NR                         |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1                         | -                                  | 0.00                               | 5.62                       | NR                         | 42.12                      | NR                         |
| 36        | Lakshadweep               | 1                         | -                                  | NR                                 | 0.00                       | NR                         | 148.45                     | NR                         |
|           | Total                     | 53                        | 34,313.63                          | 27962.40                           | 23346.92                   | 16395.19                   | 7691.40                    | 8881.01                    |