Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Cash Transfer in ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3584 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## CASH TRANSFER IN ICDS SCHEME

3584.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI V. ELUMALAI: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government provides food, pre-school education and primary health care  at  Anganwadi  Centres  under  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS) Scheme;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  NITI  Aayog  has  recommended  to  initiate  pilot  schemes  in  a  few districts  to  test  if  cash  transfer  could  replace  the  provision  of  take  home  rations  and supplementary nutrition as part of its ICDS Scheme to plug leakages and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether certain State Governments have requested the Union Government to introduce conditional cash transfer in lieu of take home ration;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (e) the reasons for not introducing the cash transfer scheme along with the present status in this regard; and
- (f) whether  the  Union  Government  has  increased  the  per  day  cost  per  beneficiary  for children  between  the  ages  of  six  months  to  three  years,  acute  malnourished  children, pregnant women and lactating mothers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Anganwadi Services (under Umbrella ICDS Scheme) provide the following package of services:-
1. supplementary nutrition,
2. pre-school non-formal education,
3. nutrition & health education,
4. immunization,
5. health check-up and
6. referral services
- (b) Yes Madam.
- (c) & (d) The  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Rajasthan  have  requested  for  introduction  of conditional  cash  transfer  in  lieu  of  Take  Home  Ration  under  Anganwadi  Services Scheme. However, this Ministry has not given consent to the proposal.
- (e) Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under the ICDS Scheme at Anganwadi Services Scheme needs to be implemented as per the provisions of National Food Security Act, 2013 and the  Supplementary  Nutrition  (under  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  Scheme) Rules, 2017 framed thereunder.
- (f) Cost norms of Supplementary Nutrition under Anganwadi  Services with annual indexation have been revised in October, 2017 as per following details:

|   Sl.No. | Categories                                   |   Old Rates (In Rupees per per beneficiary) |   Revised Rates (In Rupees per day per beneficiary) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Children (6-72 months)                       |                                           6 |                                                 8   |
|        2 | Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers         |                                           7 |                                                 9.5 |
|        3 | Severely Malnourished Children (6-72 months) |                                           9 |                                                12   |

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