Lok Sabha Question No. 4806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Review of ICDS scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No.4806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2018

## REVIEW OF ICDS SCHEME

4806.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is one of the most comprehensive schemes on child development in the country to ensure proper growth and development of children in rural, tribal and slum areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Scheme covers only 50 percent of the 164.5 million children (Census 2011) of India and within this limited coverage, monitoring and distribution of supplementary nutrition and the pre-school education component in anganwadi centres has been largely ignored and hardly monitored and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether allocations under the scheme during the last five years have been on the decline and incongruent with the changing norms and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to review the scheme for its effective implementation; and
- (e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  now  known  as Anganwadi Services has the objectives to (i) improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6; (ii) lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child; (iii) reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition  and  school  dropout;  (iv)  achieve  effective  co-ordination  of  policy  and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development; and (v) enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

A  package  of  six  essential  services  comprising  of  (i)  Supplementary  Nutrition;  (ii) Immunization; (iii)  Health  check-up;  (iv)  Referral  services;  (v)  Pre-school  non-formal education; and (vi) Nutrition &  health education are provided to the targeted beneficiaries  i.e.  all  children  below  6  years,  Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers. Three of the six services, namely, Immunisation, Health Check-up and Referral Services are  delivered  through  Public  Health  Infrastructure  under  the  Ministry  of  Health  & Family Welfare.

All  children  below  6  years,  Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers  are  eligible  for services under Anganwadi Services.

- (b) : The scheme covers more than 8 crore beneficiaries as on date. The scheme is universal and open to all but it is a self selecting scheme.  No economic or  other  conditions  are  attached  for  accessing  the  services  under  the  scheme.    The monitoring of the scheme is done regularly through a robust 5-tier mechanism which is available at National, State, District, Block and Village  level.  Detailed guidelines were issued  on  31.03.2011  in  this  regard  which  also  comprise  of  field  visits  by  the functionaries.  Recently, National Nutrition Mission has been launched which has a ICTbased Real Time Monitoring mechanism.
- (c) : No, Madam, there is no decline in the financial allocations for implementation of Anganwadi Services Scheme during last five years.  A statement showing funds released to the States/UTs under the scheme is Annexed.
- (d) &  (e):    Review  of  the  scheme  is  in-built  in  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  Ministry. Besides,  scheme  is  reviewed  by  the  Government  of  India  also  periodically  through workshops,  meetings,  reviews  with  the  States/UTs.    The  deficiencies  found  in  the implementation modalities are discussed with the States/UTs are solutions are offered.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO RAJYA SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION    NO. 4806 FOR 23.03.2018

## No. of beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition under ICDS Scheme Quarter Ending December 2017 (updated as on 08-02-2018)

| Sl.No   | State/Uts              | No. of ICDS Projects   | No. of ICDS Projects   | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition              | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | State/Uts              | Sanctioned             | Operational            | Sanctioned                 | Operational                | Children (6 months - 3 years)              | Children (3 - 6 years)                     | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)        | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM) | Boys (3 - 6 years)                      | Girls (3 - 6 years)                     | Total (3 - 6 years)                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         | 257                    | 257                    | 55607                      | 55606                      | 1464065                                    | 851021                                     | 2315086                                    | 610086                                     | 2925172                                               | 417690                                  | 431078                                  | 848768                                  |
| 2       | Telangana              | 149                    | 149                    | 35700                      | 35634                      | 941170                                     | 501970                                     | 1443140                                    | 366345                                     | 1809485                                               | 249883                                  | 252087                                  | 501970                                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh      | 98                     | 98                     | 6225                       | 6225                       | 92437                                      | 96623                                      | 189060                                     | 24517                                      | 213577                                                | 48662                                   | 47961                                   | 96623                                   |
| 4       | Assam                  | 231                    | 231                    | 62153                      | 62153                      | 1673917                                    | 1888756                                    | 3562673                                    | 683549                                     | 4246222                                               | 953976                                  | 934780                                  | 1888756                                 |
| 5       | Bihar                  | 544                    | 544                    | 115009                     | 91677                      | 2438216                                    | 2418559                                    | 4856775                                    | 1142712                                    | 5999487                                               | 1299523                                 | 1335890                                 | 2635413                                 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh           | 220                    | 220                    | 52474                      | 50448                      | 1159642                                    | 854260                                     | 2013902                                    | 455626                                     | 2469528                                               | 424630                                  | 429630                                  | 854260                                  |
| 7       | Goa                    | 11                     | 11                     | 1262                       | 1258                       | 36820                                      | 18648                                      | 55468                                      | 15716                                      | 71184                                                 | 9510                                    | 9630                                    | 19140                                   |
| 8       | Gujarat                | 336                    | 336                    | 53029                      | 53029                      | 1772900                                    | 1353811                                    | 3126711                                    | 782656                                     | 3909367                                               | 701759                                  | 688023                                  | 1389782                                 |
| 9       | Haryana                | 148                    | 148                    | 25962                      | 25962                      | 598578                                     | 286435                                     | 885013                                     | 266775                                     | 1151788                                               | 143430                                  | 143005                                  | 286435                                  |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh       | 78                     | 78                     | 18925                      | 18925                      | 251991                                     | 174726                                     | 426717                                     | 97087                                      | 523804                                                | 61252                                   | 61471                                   | 122723                                  |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir         | 141                    | 141                    | 31938                      | 29599                      | 321937                                     | 409739                                     | 731676                                     | 133140                                     | 864816                                                | 234136                                  | 204869                                  | 439005                                  |
| 12      | Jharkhand              | 224                    | 224                    | 38432                      | 38432                      | 1706563                                    | 927553                                     | 2634116                                    | 758842                                     | 3392958                                               | 579557                                  | 654976                                  | 1234533                                 |
| 13      | Karnataka              | 204                    | 204                    | 65911                      | 65911                      | 2347804                                    | 1688891                                    | 4036695                                    | 1055470                                    | 5092165                                               | 756722                                  | 761405                                  | 1518127                                 |
| 14      | Kerala                 | 258                    | 258                    | 33318                      | 33244                      | 361619                                     | 386035                                     | 747654                                     | 259178                                     | 1006832                                               | 193994                                  | 192041                                  | 386035                                  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh         | 453                    | 453                    | 97135                      | 97132                      | 3364793                                    | 2926795                                    | 6291588                                    | 1402205                                    | 7693793                                               | 1452147                                 | 1452641                                 | 2904788                                 |
| 16      | Maharashtra            | 553                    | 553                    | 110486                     | 109779                     | 2663579                                    | 2649382                                    | 5312961                                    | 1004602                                    | 6317563                                               | 1292650                                 | 1260037                                 | 2552687                                 |
| 17      | Manipur                | 43                     | 43                     | 11510                      | 11510                      | 163401                                     | 177583                                     | 340984                                     | 67208                                      | 408192                                                | 89622                                   | 87961                                   | 177583                                  |
| 18      | Meghalaya              | 41                     | 41                     | 5896                       | 5896                       | 230433                                     | 260275                                     | 490708                                     | 83752                                      | 574460                                                | 112182                                  | 110747                                  | 222929                                  |
| 19      | Mizoram                | 27                     | 27                     | 2244                       | 2244                       | 72283                                      | 82939                                      | 155222                                     | 28150                                      | 183372                                                | 27851                                   | 28483                                   | 56334                                   |
| 20      | Nagaland               | 60                     | 60                     | 3980                       | 3980                       | 177023                                     | 143052                                     | 320075                                     | 46657                                      | 366732                                                | 72930                                   | 70123                                   | 143053                                  |
| 21      | Odisha                 | 338                    | 338                    | 74154                      | 72587                      | 1871082                                    | 2047340                                    | 3918422                                    | 725129                                     | 4643551                                               | 1044813                                 | 1002527                                 | 2047340                                 |
| 22      | Punjab                 | 155                    | 155                    | 27314                      | 26880                      | 326181                                     | 244102                                     | 570283                                     | 151622                                     | 721905                                                | 124689                                  | 119413                                  | 244102                                  |
| 23      | Rajasthan              | 304                    | 304                    | 62010                      | 61974                      | 1638725                                    | 977381                                     | 2616106                                    | 866794                                     | 3482900                                               | 477419                                  | 490282                                  | 967701                                  |
| 24      | Sikkim                 | 13                     | 13                     | 1308                       | 1308                       | 18000                                      | 12500                                      | 30500                                      | 6000                                       | 36500                                                 | 6285                                    | 6215                                    | 12500                                   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu             | 434                    | 434                    | 54439                      | 54439                      | 1743313                                    | 650930                                     | 2394243                                    | 665067                                     | 3059310                                               | 320166                                  | 312138                                  | 632304                                  |
| 26      | Tripura                | 56                     | 56                     | 10145                      | 10145                      | 155005                                     | 189854                                     | 344859                                     | 71074                                      | 415933                                                | 100527                                  | 89327                                   | 189854                                  |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh          | 897                    | 897                    | 190145                     | 187997                     | 6998504                                    | 3887572                                    | 10886076                                   | 2931325                                    | 13817401                                              | 2532307                                 | 2328354                                 | 4860661                                 |
| 28      | Uttrakhand             | 105                    | 105                    | 20067                      | 20067                      | 432460                                     | 172660                                     | 605120                                     | 168284                                     | 773404                                                | 87441                                   | 89810                                   | 177251                                  |
| 29      | West Bengal            | 576                    | 576                    | 119481                     | 115318                     | 3071762                                    | 3182625                                    | 6254387                                    | 1298621                                    | 7553008                                               | 1591617                                 | 1560809                                 | 3152426                                 |
| 30      | A &NIslands            | 5                      | 5                      | 720                        | 720                        | 7777                                       | 2791                                       | 10568                                      | 2621                                       | 13189                                                 | 1392                                    | 1399                                    | 2791                                    |
| 31      | Chandigarh             | 3                      | 3                      | 500                        | 500                        | 22072                                      | 26441                                      | 48513                                      | 7896                                       | 56409                                                 | 13610                                   | 12831                                   | 26441                                   |
| 32      | Delhi                  | 95                     | 95                     | 11150                      | 10897                      | 330451                                     | 139007                                     | 469458                                     | 116198                                     | 585656                                                | 67911                                   | 68712                                   | 136623                                  |
| 33      | Dadra &NHaveli         | 2                      | 2                      | 302                        | 302                        | 8888                                       | 10475                                      | 19363                                      | 3523                                       | 22886                                                 | 5185                                    | 5290                                    | 10475                                   |
|         |                        |                        |                        |                            | 107                        |                                            |                                            | 5150                                       | 1451                                       | 6601                                                  | 1156                                    | 1232                                    | 2388                                    |
| 34 35   | Daman &Diu Lakshadweep | 2 9                    | 2 9                    | 107 107                    | 107                        | 2762 2607                                  | 2388 843                                   | 3450                                       | 1148                                       | 4598                                                  | 406                                     | 437                                     | 843                                     |
| 36      | Puducherry             | 5                      | 5                      | 855                        | 855                        | 24755                                      | 1332                                       | 26087                                      | 9353                                       | 35440                                                 | 692                                     | 640                                     | 1332                                    |
|         | All India              | 7075                   | 7075                   | 1400000                    | 1362847                    | 38493515                                   | 29645294                                   | 68138809                                   | 16310379                                   | 84449188                                              | 15497722                                | 15246254                                | 30743976                                |

Based on State  level consolidated report and information obtained for  APIP meeting from State Governments/UT Administration.

Total

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO RAJYA SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4806 FOR 23.03.2018

## Budgetary allocation (BE & RE)  during last five years under Anganwadi Services Scheme.

## (Rupees in crores)

|   S. No | Year    | Budget Allocation (BE)   | Budget Allocation (RE)   |
|---------|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | 2012-13 | 15,850.00                | 15,850.00                |
|       2 | 2013-14 | 17,700.00                | 16,312.00                |
|       3 | 2014-15 | 18,195.00                | 16561.60                 |
|       4 | 2015-16 | 8335.77                  | 15483.77                 |
|       5 | 2016-17 | 14,000.00                | 14560.60                 |