Lok Sabha Question No. 2604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Rapid Survey of Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2604

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## RAPID SURVEY OF CHILDREN

## 2604:    SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of findings of UNICEF supported Rapid Survey of Children which has revealed some startling findings about malnourishment, stunting, underweight, immunisation, etc. in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise; and
- (c) the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       & (b)   The report of the Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), 2013-14, commissioned by Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development,  indicates  during  the  relevant  period,  a reduction in level of underweight among children under 5 years of age from 42.5% in NFHS-3 (2005-06) to 29.4%, stunting from 48% in NFHS-3 to 38.7% and wasting from 19.8% in NFHS-3 to 15.1% in RSoC. The state-wise prevalence of underweight, stunting and  wasting  among  children  under  5  years  of  age  and  the  status  of  immunization coverage in the country are at Annexure-I and II.
- (c) The  Government  has  accorded  high  priority  to  the  issue  of  malnutrition  and  is implementing several schemes/programmes of different Ministries/Departments through State Governments/UT Administrations. This Ministry is implementing Integrated Child Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme,  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  and  Maternity Benefit Programme as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country.

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Annexure-I

| Prevalence of malnutrition (%) as per RSOC (2013-14) in children (<5 Years)   | Prevalence of malnutrition (%) as per RSOC (2013-14) in children (<5 Years)   | Prevalence of malnutrition (%) as per RSOC (2013-14) in children (<5 Years)   | Prevalence of malnutrition (%) as per RSOC (2013-14) in children (<5 Years)   | Prevalence of malnutrition (%) as per RSOC (2013-14) in children (<5 Years)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                          | States                                                                        | Underweight (%)                                                               | Stunting (%)                                                                  | Wasting (%)                                                                   |
| 1                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 22.3                                                                          | 35.4                                                                          | 19                                                                            |
| 2                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             | 24.6                                                                          | 28.4                                                                          | 17                                                                            |
| 3                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | 22.2                                                                          | 40.6                                                                          | 9.7                                                                           |
| 4                                                                             | Bihar                                                                         | 37.1                                                                          | 49.4                                                                          | 13.1                                                                          |
| 5                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 33.9                                                                          | 43                                                                            | 12.9                                                                          |
| 6                                                                             | Delhi                                                                         | 19.4                                                                          | 29.1                                                                          | 14.3                                                                          |
| 7                                                                             | Goa                                                                           | 16.2                                                                          | 21.3                                                                          | 15.4                                                                          |
| 8                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                       | 33.6                                                                          | 41.6                                                                          | 18.7                                                                          |
| 9                                                                             | Haryana                                                                       | 22.7                                                                          | 36.5                                                                          | 8.8                                                                           |
| 10                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                              | 19.5                                                                          | 34.2                                                                          | 10.1                                                                          |
| 11                                                                            | J&K                                                                           | 15.4                                                                          | 31.7                                                                          | 7.1                                                                           |
| 12                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                     | 42.1                                                                          | 47.4                                                                          | 15.6                                                                          |
| 13                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                     | 28.9                                                                          | 34.2                                                                          | 17                                                                            |
| 14                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | 18.5                                                                          | 19.4                                                                          | 15.5                                                                          |
| 15                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 36.1                                                                          | 41.5                                                                          | 17.5                                                                          |
| 16                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                   | 25.2                                                                          | 35.4                                                                          | 18.6                                                                          |
| 17                                                                            | Manipur                                                                       | 14.1                                                                          | 33.2                                                                          | 7.1                                                                           |
| 18                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                     | 30.9                                                                          | 42.9                                                                          | 13.1                                                                          |
| 19                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                       | 14.8                                                                          | 26.9                                                                          | 14.3                                                                          |
| 20                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                      | 19.5                                                                          | 29.1                                                                          | 11.8                                                                          |
| 21                                                                            | Orissa                                                                        | 34.4                                                                          | 38.2                                                                          | 18.3                                                                          |
| 22                                                                            | Punjab                                                                        | 16                                                                            | 30.5                                                                          | 8.7                                                                           |
| 23                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                     | 31.5                                                                          | 36.4                                                                          | 14.1                                                                          |
| 24                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                        | 15.8                                                                          | 28                                                                            | 5.1                                                                           |
| 25                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | 23.3                                                                          | 23.3                                                                          | 19                                                                            |
| 26                                                                            | Tripura                                                                       | 30.5                                                                          | 31                                                                            | 17.1                                                                          |
| 27                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 34.3                                                                          | 50.4                                                                          | 10                                                                            |
| 28                                                                            | Uttrakhand                                                                    | 20.6                                                                          | 34                                                                            | 9.3                                                                           |
| 29                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                   | 30                                                                            | 34.7                                                                          | 15.3                                                                          |
|                                                                               | INDIA                                                                         | 29.4                                                                          | 38.7                                                                          | 15.1                                                                          |

Annexure-II

| State-wise Status of Immunization coverage in the country as per Rapid Survey on Children, 2013-14   | State-wise Status of Immunization coverage in the country as per Rapid Survey on Children, 2013-14   | State-wise Status of Immunization coverage in the country as per Rapid Survey on Children, 2013-14   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                              | States                                                                                               | Children age 12-23 months fully immunized (%)                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                             | NA                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                       | 74.1                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                | 55.3                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                | 60.4                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                           | NA                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                         | 67.2                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                                                           | NA                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                    | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                  | NA                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                  | 91.9                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                              | 56.2                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                              | 70.7                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                            | 79.4                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                       | 53.5                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                          | 77.4                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                              | 55.2                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                            | 44.6                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                               | 62.0                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                               | 78.6                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                           | NA                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                            | 60.7                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                               | 77.8                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                           | 76.3                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                            | NA                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                              | 59.2                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                          | 68.6                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                          | 75.2                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 50.5                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                | 69.7                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                     | 80.2                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                   | J&K                                                                                                  | 59.0                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                            | 64.9                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                               | 83.0                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                              | 68.6                                                                                                 |
| 35                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                             | 33.2                                                                                                 |
| 36                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                        | 46.9                                                                                                 |