Lok Sabha Question No. 2839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Packed Food in Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP, POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## PACKED FOOD IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

- 2839: SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to provide/distribute packed foods in Anganwadi centres through post offices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  this  plan  will  be  applicable  in  all  the  districts  and  whether  the Government  has  constituted  any  Committee  to  study  the  plan  before  its implementation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  provides  eggs  in  Anganwadi  centres  to  tackle  the problem of under-nourishment among children; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof indicating the expenditure incurred in this regard during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) : No, Madam.
- (b) & (c): Does not arise.
- (d) & (e): The Supplementary Nutrition food provided to the Anganwadi Services beneficiaries at the AWCs varies from place to place depending upon the locally available foods and the food preferences/habits of the local population. Therefore, the selection of recipes for the Supplementary Nutrition rests with the States/UTs.  A  statement  showing  the  expenditure  incurred  on  Supplementary Nutrition  Programme  during  each  of  the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise  is annexed.

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STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO.  2839  FOR  03.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VIRENDER  KASHYAP  AND SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN REGARDING PACKED FOOD IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

|         |                   | 2015-16                                    | 2016-17                                    | Rupees in lakh 2017-18         |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT          | Expenditure Reported including State Share | Expenditure Reported including State Share | Funds Released (Central Share) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 61611.54                                   | 60837.44                                   | 31596.87                       |
| 2       | Bihar             | 109147.25                                  | 95433.75                                   | 53741.97                       |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh      | 42108.77                                   | 40441.83                                   | 25724.90                       |
| 4       | Goa               | 1326.98                                    | 1334.27                                    | 1011.20                        |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 71820.28                                   | 64468.68                                   | 38496.97                       |
| 6       | Haryana           | 12198.72                                   | 12598.52                                   | 3945.75                        |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 5577.2                                     | 6155.98                                    | 5795.63                        |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 7211.4                                     | 3268.7                                     | 4035.17                        |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 57780.92                                   | 50645.74                                   | 25347.42                       |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 116306.64                                  | 99191.72                                   | 56009.24                       |
| 11      | Kerala            | 17628.72                                   | 18491.28                                   | 10976.60                       |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 116302.08                                  | 120915.88                                  | 66775.88                       |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 103280.75                                  | 78552.21                                   | 41445.78                       |
| 14      | Orissa            | 75859.68                                   | 70093.8                                    | 47316.24                       |
| 15      | Punjab            | 14497.21                                   | 11755.82                                   | 5282.25                        |
| 16      | Rajasthan         | 56404.36                                   | 59343.5                                    | 34931.86                       |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu        | 55751.51                                   | 74031.8                                    | 33186.70                       |
| 18      | Telangana         | 38287.36                                   | 35677.29                                   | 18130.74                       |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh     | 303576.03                                  | 332966.18                                  | 129353.52                      |
| 20      | Uttarakhand       | 15265.69                                   | 14548.22                                   | 15212.13                       |
| 21      | West Bengal       | 110699.34                                  | 115814.44                                  | 67697.94                       |
| 22      | A &NIslands       | 721.18                                     | 259.8                                      | 284.57                         |
| 23      | Chandigarh        | 664.5                                      | 574.51                                     | 592.09                         |
| 24      | Dadra &NHaveli    | 62.38                                      | 203.8                                      | 129.89                         |
| 25      | Daman &Diu        | 117.95                                     | 141.54                                     | 130.83                         |
| 26      | Lakshadweep       | 114.94                                     | 68.32                                      | 85.35                          |
| 27      | Delhi             | 13583.00                                   | 11440.11                                   | 4051.41                        |
| 28      | Pondicherry       | 782.50                                     | 1691.26                                    | 851.02                         |
| 29      | Arunachal Pradesh | 4452.67                                    | 4171.03                                    | 4035.02                        |
| 30      | Assam             | 39503.3                                    | 32590.62                                   | 31554.71                       |
| 31      | Manipur           | 4620.96                                    | 6387.1                                     | 5244.2                         |
| 32      | Meghalaya         | 10349.57                                   | 10583.48                                   | 12238.89                       |
| 33      | Mizoram           | 1751.5                                     | 2276.92                                    | 1539.37                        |
| 34      | Nagaland          | 6984.09                                    | 7250.28                                    | 7000.08                        |
| 35      | Sikkim            | 614.67                                     | 582.09                                     | 481.21                         |
| 36      | Tripura           | 8744.64                                    | 6392.16                                    | 6456.59                        |
|         | Total             | 1485710.28                                 | 1451180.07                                 | 790689.99                      |