Lok Sabha Question No. 3792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Take Home Ration
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3792

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017

## TAKE HOME RATION

## 3792.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI JANAK RAM:

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

- (a)     the details of contents of Take Home Ration (THR) that are being provided to children below three years and to pregnant and lactating mothers across the country;
- (b)     the details of the budgetary allocation for this scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)    whether the Government has conducted any study regarding its quality and for its proper implementation, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d)      whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representations  or  complaints  from  any stakeholders regarding improvement in ingredients of THR; and
- (e)      if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a)        Under  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  (SNP)  of  Integrated  Child  Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, children below 3 years and pregnant women and lactating mothers are provided age appropriate Take Home Ration (THR) as per the nutritional standards given in Schedule II of National Food Security Act, 2013. State Governments/UTs are required to provide minimum 300 days of Supplementary food to the beneficiaries in a year.
- (b)      A  Statement  showing  State/UT-wise  funds  allocated/released  under  Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS Scheme during last three years and current year is at Annex-I.
- (c)     The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of this Ministry in collaboration with the State Governments/UTs,  carries  out  periodic  checks  to  ensure  prescribed  standards  with reference to nutritional norms. The States/UTs have also been advised to identify and involve Government Food Analysis Laboratories to get the Supplementary Nutrition samples analyzed.
- (d)     & (e) No, madam

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| Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   | Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   | Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   | Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   | Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   | Statement showing funds released to States/ UTs for Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) under ICDS Scheme for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto 15.3.2017)   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                   | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                  | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 40877.32                                                                                                                                                                  | 31693.85                                                                                                                                                                  | 36298.39                                                                                                                                                                  | 31467.53                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                     | 51022.67                                                                                                                                                                  | 53875.44                                                                                                                                                                  | 69357.73                                                                                                                                                                  | 52520.17                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                              | 15794.18                                                                                                                                                                  | 11302.16                                                                                                                                                                  | 32879.98                                                                                                                                                                  | 22461.93                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                                       | 385.92                                                                                                                                                                    | 515.46                                                                                                                                                                    | 593.45                                                                                                                                                                    | 591.45                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                   | 17414.66                                                                                                                                                                  | 18445.91                                                                                                                                                                  | 30058.92                                                                                                                                                                  | 30669.31                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                   | 6732.32                                                                                                                                                                   | 7424.01                                                                                                                                                                   | 5545.06                                                                                                                                                                   | 7131.04                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 3067.82                                                                                                                                                                   | 2839.15                                                                                                                                                                   | 3707.29                                                                                                                                                                   | 4662.06                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                            | 5631.95                                                                                                                                                                   | 5141.04                                                                                                                                                                   | 4169.34                                                                                                                                                                   | 4035.18                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                 | 18055.44                                                                                                                                                                  | 20478.70                                                                                                                                                                  | 15927.08                                                                                                                                                                  | 28723.10                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                 | 24820.33                                                                                                                                                                  | 40184.12                                                                                                                                                                  | 59330.3                                                                                                                                                                   | 25683.97                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                    | 4511.22                                                                                                                                                                   | 4917.75                                                                                                                                                                   | 9411.98                                                                                                                                                                   | 8305.96                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 42386.37                                                                                                                                                                  | 48462.49                                                                                                                                                                  | 57366.69                                                                                                                                                                  | 55779.33                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                               | 43029.81                                                                                                                                                                  | 37860.23                                                                                                                                                                  | 37690.9                                                                                                                                                                   | 22171.44                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                    | 29109.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 38610.37                                                                                                                                                                  | 37421.34                                                                                                                                                                  | 25519.58                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                    | 6174.61                                                                                                                                                                   | 5577.39                                                                                                                                                                   | 3184.64                                                                                                                                                                   | 2975.12                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                 | 24075.05                                                                                                                                                                  | 23837.65                                                                                                                                                                  | 22694.59                                                                                                                                                                  | 33045.65                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                | 22639.02                                                                                                                                                                  | 26961.81                                                                                                                                                                  | 27006.2                                                                                                                                                                   | 26017.90                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                                                         | 13088.78                                                                                                                                                                  | 18292.97                                                                                                                                                                  | 17418.86                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 126054.32                                                                                                                                                                 | 152371.18                                                                                                                                                                 | 203927.22                                                                                                                                                                 | 160784.24                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                               | 1751.25                                                                                                                                                                   | 6014.82                                                                                                                                                                   | 21307.95                                                                                                                                                                  | 4649.44                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                               | 35245.14                                                                                                                                                                  | 37687.47                                                                                                                                                                  | 42524.56                                                                                                                                                                  | 19242.85                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                        | A &NIslands                                                                                                                                                               | 101.37                                                                                                                                                                    | 147.23                                                                                                                                                                    | 267.67                                                                                                                                                                    | 131.34                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                | 265.39                                                                                                                                                                    | 341.99                                                                                                                                                                    | 535.56                                                                                                                                                                    | 190.49                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                        | Dadra &NHaveli                                                                                                                                                            | 98.78                                                                                                                                                                     | 123.48                                                                                                                                                                    | 62.38                                                                                                                                                                     | 101.90                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                        | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                | 100.41                                                                                                                                                                    | 67.34                                                                                                                                                                     | 40.24                                                                                                                                                                     | 130.59                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                               | 29.02                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.96                                                                                                                                                                     | 68.31                                                                                                                                                                     | 34.16                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                     | 6249.29                                                                                                                                                                   | 4978.98                                                                                                                                                                   | 6740.28                                                                                                                                                                   | 5866.02                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                | 177.71                                                                                                                                                                    | 182.37                                                                                                                                                                    | 340.04                                                                                                                                                                    | 1702.02                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                         | 3492.73                                                                                                                                                                   | 5032.15                                                                                                                                                                   | 4194.48                                                                                                                                                                   | 2119.90                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                                                     | 34300.52                                                                                                                                                                  | 45517.33                                                                                                                                                                  | 33637.97                                                                                                                                                                  | 17921.03                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                   | 4449.10                                                                                                                                                                   | 3632.78                                                                                                                                                                   | 1150.6                                                                                                                                                                    | 500.00                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                 | 8110.80                                                                                                                                                                   | 9380.22                                                                                                                                                                   | 7565.63                                                                                                                                                                   | 8283.14                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                   | 2481.65                                                                                                                                                                   | 2437.62                                                                                                                                                                   | 1551.5                                                                                                                                                                    | 2156.92                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                  | 3445.56                                                                                                                                                                   | 5308.79                                                                                                                                                                   | 1717.06                                                                                                                                                                   | 9084.46                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                    | 587.68                                                                                                                                                                    | 734.59                                                                                                                                                                    | 434.3                                                                                                                                                                     | 644.34                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                   | 4000.16                                                                                                                                                                   | 5969.31                                                                                                                                                                   | 7870.18                                                                                                                                                                   | 4010.56                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                                                     | 586668.57                                                                                                                                                                 | 671190.92                                                                                                                                                                 | 804872.78                                                                                                                                                                 | 636732.98                                                                                                                                                                 |