Lok Sabha Question No. 4354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4354

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

- 4354:  SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) implemented by the Government;
- (b) the budgetary allocation made under the mission during each of the last three years and the success achieved as a result thereof;
- (c) the progress and achievements made under the mission in the light of targets set in the results framework document;
- (d) whether the mission is under implementation in all the identified States/ districts and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (e) whether  the  programmes  being  implemented  by  various  Ministries/  Departments  to address the issue of malnutrition are properly coordinated and monitored by the mission; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  measures  contemplated to  tackle  the issue  in  a more effective manner?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): During the XII Five Year Plan, National Nutrition Mission had two components, namely,
- (i) Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign against malnutrition  was  launched  with  an  aim  to  create  awareness  about  nutrition challenges and promote home level feeding practices, a nationwide Information, Education and Communication (IEC).
- (ii) Multi-sectoral  Nutrition  programme  to  address  Maternal  and  Child  UnderNutrition in 200 high-burden districts, was aimed at prevention and reduction in  child  undernutrition  (underweight  prevalence  in  children  under  3  years  of age) and reduction in levels of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
- (b):     The budgetary allocations made and funds utilized under the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) during 2012-13 to 2015-16 are as below:
- (c): The IEC campaign was a national level media campaign launched with an aim of creating awareness about nutrition challenges and the importance of optimal nutrition, creating an enabling environment to mobilize communities to prevent malnutrition, promoting home level  care  and  behaviour  orientation  for  appropriate  infant  and  young  child  feeding practices, child care and development, optimal nutrition and care during pregnancy and lactation, and better utilization of available services. The campaign was implemented in four  stages  and  was  completed  during  the  year  2014-15.  The  Multi-sectoral  Nutrition Programme, however, could not be implemented.
- (d)       to (f): The National Nutrition Mission was not mandated to coordinate and monitor the schemes implemented by various Ministries/Department.

| Financial Year   |   Budget Estimates (Rs in crore) |   Revised Estimates (Rs in crore) | Expenditure (Rs in crore)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2012-13          |                           250    |                                83 | 55.69                       |
| 2013-14          |                           300    |                               200 | 123.00                      |
| 2014-15          |                           300    |                                20 | 20.00                       |
| 2015-16          |                           205.79 |                                65 | --                          |

However,  presently  this  Ministry  is  implementing  schemes  like  Anganwadi Services,  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  Schemes  direct  targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country besides the nutrition education  and  awareness  programmes  of  the  Food  and  Nutrition  Board  (FNB)  of  the Ministry.

All these schemes address one or other aspects related to nutrition and have the potential to improve nutritional outcomes in the country.

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