Lok Sabha Question No. 1328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Annual Action Plan under ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018

## ANNUAL ACTION PLAN UNDER ICDS SCHEME

## 1328.  SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

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

- (a) the  details  of  annual  action  plan  under  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS) Scheme;
- (b) the States/UTs which have submitted the plans for the current year; and
- (c) the  status  of  ICDS  in  Himachal  Pradesh  and  other  States/UTs  in  terms  of  number  of children covered, not covered, nutrients being given etc., States/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The States/UTs prepare Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) for implementation of Anganwadi Services Scheme (erstwhile ICDS) which is considered and approved by the Empowered Programme Committee of the Ministry. The APIP includes various aspects such as component-wise activities and fund requirement for the Scheme.
- (b) All the States/UTs have submitted the APIP for the current year.
- (c) The status of number of children covered under Anganwadi Services Scheme (erstwhile ICDS)  is  at Annex-I .  The  Anganwadi  Services  is  a  universal  scheme  available  to  all children  in  the  age  group  of  6  months  to  6  years  and  pregnant  women  &  lactating mothers. The nutritional norms prescribed in Schedule II of the National Food Security Act,  2013  as  under  are  given  to  beneficiaries  registered  at  Anganwadi  centers  for  300 days in a year:

|   S. N. | Category                                            | Type of meal                       |   Calories (Kcal) | Protein(g)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|       1 | Children (6 months to 3 years)                      | Take Home Ration                   |               500 | 12-15        |
|       2 | Children (3 to 6 years)                             | Morning Snacks and Hot Cooked Meal |               500 | 12-15        |
|       3 | Children (6 months to 6 years) who are malnourished | Take Home Ration                   |               800 | 20-25        |
|       4 | Pregnant women and Lactating mothers                | Take Home Ration                   |               600 | 18-20        |

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## ANNEX-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA USQ NO. 1328 FOR 09.02.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ANURAG  SINGH  THAKUR  REGARDING  ANNUAL ACTION PLAN UNDER ICDS SCHEME

| S. NO.   | STATE/UT          |   TOTAL POPULATION WITH IN PROJECT (6 MONTHS - 6 YEARS) | TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN (6 MONTHS - 6 YEARS)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                 3217337 | SNP BENEFICIARIES 2315086                    |
| 2        | Telangana         |                                                 2261951 | 1443140                                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                  206669 | 189060                                       |
| 4        | Assam             |                                                 4462588 | 3562673                                      |
| 5        | Bihar             |                                                13403803 | 4856775                                      |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                 2809118 | 2013902                                      |
| 7        | Goa               |                                                  111652 | 55468                                        |
| 8        | Gujarat           |                                                 4300479 | 3126711                                      |
| 9        | Haryana           |                                                 2334011 | 885013                                       |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                  605099 | 426717                                       |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                  401312 | 731676                                       |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |                                                 4216586 | 2634116                                      |
| 13       | Karnataka         |                                                 4938478 | 4036695                                      |
| 14       | Kerala            |                                                 2632566 | 747654                                       |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                 8755296 | 6291588                                      |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |                                                 7987405 | 5312961                                      |
| 17       | Manipur           |                                                  397751 | 340984                                       |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |                                                  545908 | 490708                                       |
| 19       | Mizoram           |                                                  138684 | 155222                                       |
| 20       | Nagaland          |                                                  320078 | 320075                                       |
| 21       | Odisha            |                                                 4365164 | 3918422                                      |
| 22       | Punjab            |                                                 1961192 | 570283                                       |
| 23       | Rajasthan         |                                                 8424907 | 2616106                                      |
| 24       | Sikkim            |                                                   49840 | 30500                                        |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                 4056914 | 2394243                                      |
| 26       | Tripura           |                                                  345048 | 344859                                       |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                26178594 | 10886076                                     |
| 28       | Uttrakhand        |                                                  977425 | 605120                                       |
| 29       | West Bengal       |                                                 7836358 | 6254387                                      |
| 30       | A &NIslands       |                                                   24298 | 10568                                        |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |                                                   52811 | 48513                                        |
| 32       | Delhi             |                                                 1138875 | 469458                                       |
| 33       | Dadra &NHaveli    |                                                   24244 | 19363                                        |
| 34       | Daman &Diu        |                                                    7761 | 5150                                         |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                                                    5435 | 3450                                         |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                                                   71509 | 26087                                        |
|          | Total             |                                               119567146 | 68138809                                     |

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