Lok Sabha Question No. 4105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## SCHEME FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS

## 4105.  KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) to provide nutrition, support and vocational/skill training;
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof, including guidelines issued to States; thereunder;
- (c) the physical and financial progress of the scheme;
- (d)       the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  there  under  during  each  of  the  last    three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the details of beneficiaries under the scheme during the said period, State/ UT-wise; and
- (f) whether the scheme has been extended to 303 districts  in  addition  to    existing  205 districts across the  country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):  Yes Madam, the Government is implementing , Scheme for Adolescent Girls, a Centrally-sponsored scheme, to provide nutrition support for out of school adolescent girls (11-14 years). In addition, the scheme aims at motivating out of school girls in the age group of 1114 years to go back to formal schooling or skill training under non-nutrition component of the scheme The Scheme aims at all-round development of out-of-school Adolescent Girls of age 11-14 years and is implemented through the State Governments/UTs using ICDS infrastructure.

The  scheme  has  two  components  Nutrition  and  Non  Nutrition.  Under  the Nutrition component, each out of school Adolescent Girl of age 11-14 years is provided 600 calories, 18-20 grams of protein and micronutrients @ Rs. 9.5 per beneficiary per day for 300 days in a year. The non-nutrition component has an built-in factor to motivate out of school girls to go back to formal schooling or skill training.  In addition, the scheme also aims at promoting awareness  about  health,  hygiene,  nutrition  and  facilitating  access  to  learning  about  public services  through  various  interventions  such  as  guidance  and  counselling  as  well  as  skill training.  The guidelines of the Scheme are available on the website of MWCD.

(c):  A sum of Rs. 460 crore was allocated for the scheme for 2017-18 against which a sum of Rs. 450.66 were released to States/UTs benefitting 7.26 lakh out of school adolescent girls of age 11-14 years as reported by the States/UTs. In 2018-19, against the allocation of Rs. 500 crore, as of now a sum of Rs. 81.59 crore has been released to States/UTs.

- (d) State-wise funds released and utilized during each of last three years and the current year is given in Annexure- 1. (e): State-wise beneficiaries covered under SAG during each of last three  years and the current year target as intimated as of now by States for 2018-19 is given in Annexure - 2.
- (f) The  scheme  was  extended  to  additional  303  districts  in  2017-18.    The  list  of  the State/UT-wise 303 districts covered in 2017-18 is at Annexure-3.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 4105 for 10.08.2018

State-wise Fund released/ utilized under Scheme for Adolescent Girls during 2015-16 to  2018-19 (Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.             | States/UTs   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017- 18   | 2017- 18   | 2018-19   |
|--------------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|
| S. No.             | States/UTs   | Released  | Utilised  | Released  | Utilised  | Released   | Utilised   | Released  |
| 1Andhra Pradesh    | 675.68       | 762.79    | 762.99    |           | 42.76     | 2259.52    | 2050.18    | 895.84    |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh | 78.41        | 152.86    | 126.25    |           | 0.00      | 87.96      | 42.76      |           |
| 3Assam             | 817.44       | 1429.75   |           | 1356.94   | 2742.76   | 341.92     | 0.00       |           |
| 4Bihar             | 875.28       | 1090.17   |           | 2696.83   | 1795.87   | 4003.74    | 2742.76    |           |
| 5Chhattisgarh      | 2072.23      | 2203.10   |           | 1389.69   | 2772.50   | 2354.43    | 1795.87    | 822.37    |
| 6Goa               | 337.91       | 337.91    |           | 131.50    | 259.21    | 302.77     | 302.76     | 0.10      |
| 7Gujarat           | 2234.25      | 6023.25   |           | 8443.18   | 2321.84   | 2690.09    | 2936.50    | 2931.80   |
| 8Haryana           | 812.47       | 564.41    |           | 104.74    | 573.65    | 589.97     | 363.75     |           |
| 9Himachal Pradesh  | 956.78       | 958.74    | 720.45    |           | 1349.14   | 1129.42    | 371.94     |           |
| 10Jammu & Kashmir  | 156.27       | 227.13    | 194.63    |           | 184.69    | 255.91     | 0.00       | 15.44     |
| 11Jharkhand        | 193.31       | 1056.64   | 145.57    |           | 1465.35   | 1495.55    | 154.54     |           |
| 12Karnataka        | 3164.54      | 2672.50   |           | 740.73    | 2642.58   | 2466.93    | 601.82     | 26.62     |
| 13Kerala           | 1201.84      | 1165.99   |           | 1057.73   | 893.89    | 692.91     | 632.13     |           |
| 14Madhya Pradesh   | 8746.45      | 8199.59   | 5302.02   |           | 8466.04   | 8641.18    | 7125.70    | 2805.88   |
| 15Maharashtra      | 1531.25      | 5252.78   | 5334.42   |           | 3541.02   | 3995.68    | 0.00       |           |
| 16Manipur          | 95.82        | 49.65     |           | 49.65     | 161.87    | 170.28     | 62.34      |           |
| 17Meghalaya        | 232.04       | 232.04    | 919.65    |           | 919.65    | 338.98     | 540.36     |           |
| 18Mizoram          | 90.65        | 103.49    | 91.78     |           | 103.40    | 119.66     | 123.15     | 18.03     |
| 19Nagaland         | 188.39       | 173.95    | 206.31    |           | 206.31    | 193.14     | 131.01     |           |
| 20Odisha           | 3477.67      | 3657.00   | 2867.25   |           | 3443.78   | 2040.50    | 2345.40    | 608.88    |
| 21Punjab           | 814.70       | 0.00      | 0.00      |           | 448.77    | 40.60      | 440.65     | 18.17     |
| 22Rajasthan        | 3275.09      | 8.85      | 0.00      |           | 22.49     | 39.38      | 0.00       |           |
| 23Sikkim           | 48.20        | 32.54     | 32.54     |           | 16.90     | 15.42      | 27.45      |           |
| 24Tamil Nadu       | 4131.91      | 3896.38   | 2655.26   |           | 3076.85   | 3196.22    | 1556.44    |           |
| 25Telangana        | 1242.82      | 1144.78   | 572.39    |           | 0.00      | 81.40      | 0.00       |           |
| 26Tripura          | 417.25       | 358.74    | 334.81    |           | 792.16    | 674.38     | 228.06     |           |
| 27Uttar Pradesh    | 8823.48      | 6031.14   | 10932.99  |           | 7631.00   | 4486.13    | 3152.06    |           |
| 28Uttaranchal      | 14.12        | 39.25     | 43.02     |           | 3.77      | 3.30       | 0.00       |           |
| 29West Bengal      | 0.00         | 1221.44   | 40.41     |           | 340.08    | 282.47     | 494.61     | 31.10     |
| 30A & N Islands    | 44.14        | 42.49     | 107.05    |           | 50.65     | 51.35      | 15.52      | 2.96      |
| 31Chandigarh       | 14.01        | 9.33      | 12.11     |           | 7.84      | 12.68      | 5.81       | 1.66      |
| 32Daman & Diu      | 0.00         | 0.00      |           | 14.14     | 15.94     | 14.14      | 14.07      | 0.66      |
| 33D & NH           | 16.44        | 14.41     |           | 16.44     | 16.44     | 16.44      | 0.00       | 2.80      |
| 34Delhi            | 228.43       | 317.17    |           | 276.66    | 687.49    | 490.18     | 570.32     | 92.48     |
| 35Lakshadweep      | 12.03        | 3.30      | 2.20      |           | 1.80      | 11.65      | 2.82       | 3.04      |
| 36Pondicherry      | 19.27        | 17.97     |           | 17.72     | 18.67     | 8.81       | 3.81       | 0.51      |
| Total              | 47040.57     | 49451.53  |           | 47700.06  | 46721.55  | 42909.87   | 28834.60   | 8159.31   |

Statement referred to in reply to part (e) of the reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 4105 for 10.08.2018

State-wise beneficiaries details under Scheme for Adolescent Girls from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

| S.No.   | States/UTs        | Nutrition Beneficiaries (Out of School girls of age 11- 14 years)   | Nutrition Beneficiaries (Out of School girls of age 11- 14 years)   | Nutrition Beneficiaries (Out of School girls of age 11- 14 years)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs        | 2015-16                                                             | 2016-17                                                             | 2017-18                                                             |
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)                                                                 | (4)                                                                 | (5)                                                                 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 13907                                                               | 15261                                                               | 14763                                                               |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 451                                                                 | 526                                                                 | 266                                                                 |
| 3       | Assam             | 75569                                                               | 74727                                                               | NR                                                                  |
| 4       | Bihar             | 469284                                                              | 492609                                                              | 396805                                                              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 14877                                                               | 14681                                                               | 13673                                                               |
| 6       | Goa               | 46                                                                  | 42                                                                  | 45                                                                  |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                                                     |                                                                     | NR                                                                  |
| 8       | Haryana           | 858                                                                 | 592                                                                 | 667                                                                 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1024                                                                | 944                                                                 | 825                                                                 |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 5666                                                                | 9480                                                                | NR                                                                  |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 87865                                                               | 58568                                                               | 63515                                                               |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 71049                                                               | 48971                                                               | 27682                                                               |
| 13      | Kerala            | 108                                                                 | 276                                                                 | 130                                                                 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 157900                                                              | 122230                                                              | 125452                                                              |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                                                                     | 56936                                                               | NR                                                                  |
| 16      | Manipur           | 3543                                                                | 5079                                                                | 5061                                                                |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 2096                                                                | 1801                                                                | 1852                                                                |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 908                                                                 | 1124                                                                | 897                                                                 |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 7633                                                                | 10326                                                               | 6455                                                                |
| 20      | Orissa            | 122190                                                              | 58217                                                               | 56893                                                               |
| 21      | Punjab            | 6948                                                                | 4338                                                                | 2143                                                                |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                                                                     |                                                                     | NR                                                                  |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0                                                                   |                                                                     | 6                                                                   |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 3114                                                                | 2453                                                                | 2337                                                                |
| 25      | Telangana         | 25678                                                               | 8369                                                                | NR                                                                  |
| 26      | Tripura           | 2435                                                                | 2930                                                                | 971                                                                 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 496000                                                              | 496000                                                              | NR                                                                  |
| 28      | Uttaranchal       |                                                                     |                                                                     | NR                                                                  |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 6989                                                                | 1996                                                                | 2842                                                                |
| 30      | A&N Islands       | 48                                                                  | 31                                                                  | 25                                                                  |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 147                                                                 | 220                                                                 | 186                                                                 |
| 32      | Daman & Diu       | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 33      | D & NH            | 8147                                                                | 652                                                                 | NR                                                                  |
| 34      | Delhi             | 6185                                                                | 5029                                                                | 3383                                                                |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 24                                                                  | 9                                                                   | 10                                                                  |
| 36      | Pondicherry       | 33                                                                  | 16                                                                  | 18                                                                  |
|         | Total             | 1590722                                                             | 1494433                                                             | 726902                                                              |

## Statement referred to in reply to part (f) of the reply to Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 4105 for 10.08.2018

State/UT-wise list of 303 districts in which scheme has been extended in 2017-18

|    | STATE NAME        | No. of Distt.   | DISTRICT NAME                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|----|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | A & N Islands     |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|  2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 6               | Kurnool,Vizianagaram,Y.S.R.(Cuddapah),Prakasam, Srikakulam,East Godavari                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 6               | East Kameng,Tirap,Kurung Kumey,Dibang Valley,Namdai, Lower Subansiri                                                                                                                                                                              |
|  4 | Assam             | 14              | Goalpara,Karimganj,Barpeta,Udalguri,Baksa,Chirang, Bongaigaon,Nagaon,Morigaon,Cachar,Tinsukia,Dhemaji, Sivasagar,Dima Hasao                                                                                                                       |
|  5 | Bihar             | 26              | Nalanda,Kaimur(Bhabua),Sheohar,Purnia,Jehanabad, Madhubani,Madhepura,L,khisarai,Arwal,Khagaria,Samast ipur,Darbhanga,Rohtas,ArariaNawada,Supaul,Muzaffarpu r,Purba Champaran,Bhagalpur,Sheikhpura,Saran,Jamui,Begusar ai, Bhojpur,Gopalganj,Siwan |
|  6 | Chandigarh        |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|  7 | Chhattisgarh      | 17              | Narayanpur,Bijapur,Dakshin Bastar Dantewada,Mahasamund Jashpur,Durg,Korba,Kabirdham,Janjgir Champa,Uttar Bastar Kanker,Kanker,Kwardha,Kondagaon,Dantewada,Sukma, Dhamtari,Bilaspur                                                                |
|  8 | D & N Haveli      |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|  9 | Daman & Diu       |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10 | Delhi             | 2               | West,Central                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11 | Goa               |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12 | Gujarat           | 15              | Sabarkantha,Bhavnagar,Anand,The Dangs,Surendranagar, Kheda,Vadodara,Valsad,Bharuch,Mahesena,Amreli,Pata n,Gandhinagar,Tapi,Morbi                                                                                                                  |
| 13 | Haryana           | 8               | Mewat,Panipat,Gurgaon,Karnal,Sonipat,Bhiwani,Sirsa,Pal wal                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh  | 2               | Shimla,Hamirpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6               | Udhampur,Baramula.Kargil,Rajouri,Doda,Ramban                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16 | Jharkhand         | 17              | Godda,Pakur,Chatra,Palamu,Saraikela Kharsawan,Deoghar Latehar,Jamtara,Dumka,Kodarma,Lohardaga,Dhanbad,B okaro,Simdega,Khunti,Purbi Singhbhum,Ramgarh                                                                                              |
| 17 | Karnataka         | 12              | Koppal,Yadgir,Bagalkot,Davanagere,Haveri,Bidar,Gadag Chikkaballapura,Raichur,Belgaum,Shimoga,Kalburgi                                                                                                                                             |
| 18 | Kerala            | 2               | Wayanad,Kannur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19 | Lakshadweep       |                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh    | 35              | Barwani,Burhanpur,Datia,Alirajpur,Shivpuri,Khargone (West                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|    |               |    | Nimar),Shajapur,Morena,Ratlam,Dindori,Raisen,Katni, Khandwa(EastNimar),Guna,Gwalior,Chhattarpur,Dhar, AshoknagarPanna,Dewas,Umaria,Vidisha,Ujjain,Mandsa ur, ChhindwaraSingrauli,Satna,Harda,Narsimhapur,Hoshang abad,Mandla,Shahdol,Seoni,Sehore,Anuppur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|----|---------------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 | Maharashtra   | 18 | Nandurbar,Yavatmal,Parbhani,Jalna,Osmanabad,Washim , Dhule,Hingoli,Jalgaon,Ahmadnagar,Chandrapur,Wardha, Sangli,Akola,Bhandara,Aurangabad,Thane,Latur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22 | Manipur       | 2  | Tamenglong,Churachandpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 23 | Meghalaya     | 3  | Ri Bhoi,West Khasi Hills,Jaintia Hills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 24 | Mizoram       | 2  | Lawangtlai,Mamit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25 | Nagaland      | 1  | Kiphire                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26 | Odisha        | 14 | Subarnapur,Nabarangapur,Malkangiri,Kendujhar,Balangir Rayagada,Baudh,Sambalpur,Kandhamal,Dhenkanal,Nua pada Jharsuguda,Debagarh,Baleshwar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27 | Pondicherry   | 1  | Yanam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28 | Punjab        | 4  | Muktsar,Ludhiana,Moga,Firozpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 29 | Rajasthan     | 22 | Dhaulpur,Bharatpur,Pratapgarh,Karauli,Jalor,Pali,Sirohi,Al war Baran,Sawai Madhopur,Rajsamand,Chittaurgarh,Dausa,Ajmer, Jhunjhunun,Tonk,Kota,Churu,Jaisalmer,Nagaur,Bundi, Hanumangarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 30 | Sikkim        | 1  | West Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu    | 5  | Ariyalur,Nilgiris,Viluppuram,Dindigul,Virudhunagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 32 | Telangana     | 5  | Bhoopalpalli,Asifabad,Khammam,Nizamabad,Medak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 33 | Tripura       |    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 50 | Balrampur,Siddharthnagar,Gonda,Budaun,Kheri,Etawah, Fatehpur,Kanshiram Nagar,Bara Banki,Sant Ravidas Nagar,Etah,Hardoi,Sant Kabir Nagar,Kannauj,Kaushambi, Faizabad,Shahjahanpur,Aligarh,Basti,Jaunpur,Unnao,Mai npuri Rampur,Kanpur,Dehat,Sultanpur,Bareilly,Moradabad, Kushinagar,Varanasi,JyotibaPhuleNagar,MahamayaNaga r, Firozabad,Allahabad,Kanpur Nagar,Auraiya,Ambedkar Nagar, Gorakhpur,Ghazipur,Mau Muzaffarnagar,Azamgarh,Hamirpur, Jhansi,Baghpat,Meerut,Ghaziabad,Pratapgarh,Mathura,B allia, Hathras |
| 35 | Uttaranchal   | 1  | Udham Singh Nagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 36 | West Bengal   | 6  | Murshidabad,Birbhum,Uttar Dinajpur,Haora,Dakshin Dinajpur ,Bankura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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