Lok Sabha Question No. 2726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Budget Allocation under ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## BUDGET ALLOCATION UNDER ICDS SCHEME

2726.   SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

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

- (a)          whether  child  malnutrition  is  increasing  but  funding  for  India's  Child  Development Scheme remains low and if so, the response of the Government thereto;
- (b)       whether in India, 40 out of 1,000 infants do not reach their first birthdays and if so, the facts thereof;
- (c)      the budget allocation under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme along  with  the  State/UT-wise  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  and  number  of beneficiaries thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d)    whether the budget allocation under the said scheme has shown any increase or decrease during the said period, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for decrease in budget allocation, if any;
- (e)        whether  some  States  have  seen  deeper  cuts  than  others  in  the  scheme  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (f)     whether the scheme is presently able to cover only about 50 per cent of the population of children under the age of six; and
- (g)       if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government to cover 100 per cent population  of  children  under  the  age  of  six  and  the  increase  the  budget  allocation under the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):     As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4 (2015-16), the overall child underweight has decreased to 35.7% in comparison to 42.5% in NFHS- 3 (2005-06).
- (b):     The latest National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) - 4 shows a decline in infant mortality rate (41 per 1000) as compared to NFHS-3 (57 per 1000).
- (c)     &(d): There is a slight increase in the allocation of funds to States/UTs for implementation of Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of funds released/utilized and number of beneficiaries during last three years and current year are at Annex-I&II.
- (e):    No, Madam.
- (f)      &  (g):   The Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS Scheme is a universal selfselecting scheme open to all children below six years of age who enrol for the services at Anganwadi Centres. The Government has sanctioned 14 lakhs AWCs across the country to  cover entire population and 993.59 lakh beneficiaries have availed the service as on 31.12.2016.

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## Statement Referred in Reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2726 for 17/03/2017 regarding Budget Allocation under ICDS Scheme.

Annex-I

| 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)   | 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                                                                                                                                                                   | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                   | Rupees in lakh 2016-17                                                                                                                                                    |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                   | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                  | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Expenditure including State share reported by the States.                                                                                                                 | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | 2014-15 Expenditure including State share reported by the States.                                                                                                         | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Expenditure including State share reported by the States.                                                                                                                 | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 40877.32                                                                                                                                                                  | 95882.08                                                                                                                                                                  | 31693.85                                                                                                                                                                  | 71849.34                                                                                                                                                                  | 36298.39                                                                                                                                                                  | 61611.54                                                                                                                                                                  | 31467.53                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                     | 51022.67                                                                                                                                                                  | 129656.98                                                                                                                                                                 | 53875.44                                                                                                                                                                  | 121958.62                                                                                                                                                                 | 69357.73                                                                                                                                                                  | 109147.25                                                                                                                                                                 | 52520.17                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                              | 15794.18                                                                                                                                                                  | 26113.39                                                                                                                                                                  | 11302.16                                                                                                                                                                  | 42707.44                                                                                                                                                                  | 32879.98                                                                                                                                                                  | 42108.77                                                                                                                                                                  | 22461.93                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                                                                                       | 385.92                                                                                                                                                                    | 145.68                                                                                                                                                                    | 515.46                                                                                                                                                                    | 1326.31                                                                                                                                                                   | 593.45                                                                                                                                                                    | 1326.98                                                                                                                                                                   | 591.45                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                   | 17414.66                                                                                                                                                                  | 67018.78                                                                                                                                                                  | 18445.91                                                                                                                                                                  | 53648.23                                                                                                                                                                  | 30058.92                                                                                                                                                                  | 71820.28                                                                                                                                                                  | 30669.31                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                   | 6732.32                                                                                                                                                                   | 13273.90                                                                                                                                                                  | 7424.01                                                                                                                                                                   | 13259.28                                                                                                                                                                  | 5545.06                                                                                                                                                                   | 12198.72                                                                                                                                                                  | 7131.04                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 3067.82                                                                                                                                                                   | 4329.95                                                                                                                                                                   | 2839.15                                                                                                                                                                   | 6154.54                                                                                                                                                                   | 3707.29                                                                                                                                                                   | 5577.2                                                                                                                                                                    | 4662.06                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                           | 5631.95                                                                                                                                                                   | NR                                                                                                                                                                        | 5141.04                                                                                                                                                                   | NR                                                                                                                                                                        | 4169.34                                                                                                                                                                   | NR                                                                                                                                                                        | 4035.18                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                 | 18055.44                                                                                                                                                                  | 36908.13                                                                                                                                                                  | 20478.70                                                                                                                                                                  | 42753.88                                                                                                                                                                  | 15927.08                                                                                                                                                                  | 57446.15                                                                                                                                                                  | 28723.10                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                 | 24820.33                                                                                                                                                                  | 47394.42                                                                                                                                                                  | 40184.12                                                                                                                                                                  | 101979.89                                                                                                                                                                 | 59330.3                                                                                                                                                                   | 76361.25                                                                                                                                                                  | 25683.97                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                    | 4511.22                                                                                                                                                                   | 11920.28                                                                                                                                                                  | 4917.75                                                                                                                                                                   | 15546.96                                                                                                                                                                  | 9411.98                                                                                                                                                                   | 17628.72                                                                                                                                                                  | 6901.07                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 42386.37                                                                                                                                                                  | 94197.54                                                                                                                                                                  | 48462.49                                                                                                                                                                  | 97126.72                                                                                                                                                                  | 57366.69                                                                                                                                                                  | 116302.08                                                                                                                                                                 | 55779.33                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                               | 43029.81                                                                                                                                                                  | 118293.52                                                                                                                                                                 | 37860.23                                                                                                                                                                  | 127299.89                                                                                                                                                                 | 37690.9                                                                                                                                                                   | 103280.75                                                                                                                                                                 | 22171.44                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                    | 29109.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 74539.13                                                                                                                                                                  | 38610.37                                                                                                                                                                  | 68238.38                                                                                                                                                                  | 37421.34                                                                                                                                                                  | 75859.68                                                                                                                                                                  | 25519.58                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                    | 6174.61                                                                                                                                                                   | 3588.44                                                                                                                                                                   | 5577.39                                                                                                                                                                   | 10615.45                                                                                                                                                                  | 3184.64                                                                                                                                                                   | 14497.21                                                                                                                                                                  | 2975.12                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                 | 24075.05                                                                                                                                                                  | 53197.71                                                                                                                                                                  | 23837.65                                                                                                                                                                  | 57891.43                                                                                                                                                                  | 22694.59                                                                                                                                                                  | 56404.36                                                                                                                                                                  | 33045.65                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                | 22639.02                                                                                                                                                                  | 47052.00                                                                                                                                                                  | 26961.81                                                                                                                                                                  | 61148.72                                                                                                                                                                  | 27006.2                                                                                                                                                                   | 55751.51                                                                                                                                                                  | 26017.90                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                                         | 13088.78                                                                                                                                                                  | 24759.04                                                                                                                                                                  | 18292.97                                                                                                                                                                  | 38287.36                                                                                                                                                                  | 14726.89                                                                                                                                                                  |

| 19   | Uttar Pradesh     |   126054.32 | 296289.68   |   152371.18 | 354924.38   |   203927.22 | 303576.03   |   160784.24 |
|------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 20   | Uttarakhand       |     1751.25 | 9436.50     |     6014.82 | 15229.7     |    21308    | 15265.69    |     4649.44 |
| 21   | West Bengal       |    35245.1  | 51994.94    |    37687.5  | 79545       |    42524.6  | NR          |    19242.8  |
| 22   | A & N Islands     |      101.37 | 775.78      |      147.23 | 702.6       |      267.67 | 721.18      |      131.34 |
| 23   | Chandigarh        |      265.39 | 516.52      |      341.99 | 537.26      |      535.56 | 664.5       |      190.49 |
| 24   | Dadra & N Haveli  |       98.78 | NR          |      123.48 | NR          |       62.38 | NR          |      101.9  |
| 25   | Daman & Diu       |      100.41 | 181.80      |       67.34 | 137.83      |       40.24 | 117.95      |      130.59 |
| 26   | Lakshadweep       |       29.02 | 93.07       |       46.96 | 69.86       |       68.31 | 114.94      |       34.16 |
| 27   | Delhi             |     6249.29 | 11150.62    |     4978.98 | 14291.81    |     6740.28 | 13583.00    |     5866.02 |
| 28   | Poducherry        |      177.71 | 328.30      |      182.37 | 1700.79     |      340.04 | 782.50      |     1702.02 |
| 29   | Arunachal Pradesh |     3492.73 | 1226.91     |     5032.15 | 4661.44     |     4194.48 | 4452.67     |     2119.9  |
| 30   | Assam             |    34300.5  | 33124.76    |    45517.3  | 47490.45    |    33638    | 39503.3     |    17921    |
| 31   | Manipur           |     4449.1  | Nil         |     3632.78 | 2040.71     |     1150.6  | 4620.96     |      500    |
| 32   | Meghalaya         |     8110.8  | 8110.77     |     9380.22 | 10300.21    |     7565.63 | 8485.62     |     8283.14 |
| 33   | Mizoram           |     2481.65 | 3036.99     |     2437.62 | 2370.79     |     1551.5  | 1751.5      |     2156.92 |
| 34   | Nagaland          |     3445.56 | 3790.12     |     5308.79 | NR          |     1717.06 | 6984.09     |     9084.46 |
| 35   | Sikkim            |      587.68 | 741.74      |      734.59 | 837.76      |      434.3  | 614.67      |      644.34 |
| 36   | Tripura           |     4000.16 | 5815.48     |     5969.31 | 6566.36     |     7870.18 | 8744.64     |     4010.56 |
|      | Total             |   586669    | 1250125.91  |   671191    | 1459671.07  |   804873    | 1325593.05  |   632636    |

NR-Not reported

Annex-II

Statement Referred in Reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2726 for 17/03/2017 regarding Budget Allocation under ICDS Scheme.

## Number of Children (6 months to 6 years) and pregnant women & lactating mothers benefitted  under ICDS Scheme during last three years and current year

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition          | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition          | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition           | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Number of beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition            |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                   | 2013-14                                              | 2013-14                                              | 2013-14                                                     |                                                      |                                                      |                                                             | 2015-16                                              | 2015-16                                              | 2015-16                                                      | 2016-17                                              | 2016-17                                              | 2016-17                                                       |
|           |                   | Children (6 months - 6 years)                        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)                  | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 months - 6 years plus P&LM) | Children (6 months - 6 years)                        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)                  | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 months - 6 years plus P&LM) | Children (6 months - 6 years)                        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)                  | Total Beneficiari es (Children 6 months - 6 years plus P&LM) | Children (6 months - 6 years)                        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)                  | Total Bene- ficiaries (Children 6 months - 6 years plus P&LM) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 4580184                                              | 1430658                                              | 6010842                                                     | 2382866                                              | 805143                                               | 3188009                                                     | 2631659                                              | 728068                                               | 3359727                                                      | 2520947                                              | 711609                                               | 3232556                                                       |
| 2         | Telangana         | 4580184                                              | 1430658                                              | 6010842                                                     | 1691079                                              | 466985                                               | 2158064                                                     | 1574455                                              | 419525                                               | 1993980                                                      | 1487990                                              | 373685                                               | 1861675                                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 219308                                               | 30829                                                | 250137                                                      | 222956                                               | 30233                                                | 253189                                                      | 226323                                               | 29757                                                | 256080                                                       | 226323                                               | 29757                                                | 256080                                                        |
| 4         | Assam             | 3310885                                              | 691237                                               | 4002122                                                     | 3310885                                              | 691237                                               | 4002122                                                     | 3310885                                              | 691237                                               | 4002122                                                      | 3310885                                              | 691237                                               | 4002122                                                       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 11156637                                             | 1817672                                              | 12974309                                                    | 9967439                                              | 1716981                                              | 11684420                                                    | 9892618                                              | 1662181                                              | 11554799                                                     | 9892618                                              | 1662181                                              | 11554799                                                      |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 2055307                                              | 493718                                               | 2549025                                                     | 2055307                                              | 493718                                               | 2549025                                                     | 2055307                                              | 493718                                               | 2549025                                                      | 2018755                                              | 501145                                               | 2519900                                                       |
| 7         | Goa               | 58844                                                | 15649                                                | 74493                                                       | 57419                                                | 15909                                                | 73328                                                       | 58719                                                | 15853                                                | 74572                                                        | 56724                                                | 15814                                                | 72538                                                         |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 2820891                                              | 657889                                               | 3478780                                                     | 3185697                                              | 757219                                               | 3942916                                                     | 3269470                                              | 809268                                               | 4078738                                                      | 3091979                                              | 762790                                               | 3854769                                                       |
| 9         | Haryana           | 1106082                                              | 328186                                               | 1434268                                                     | 1105095                                              | 316855                                               | 1421950                                                     | 996751                                               | 287802                                               | 1284553                                                      | 920503                                               | 274774                                               | 1195277                                                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 445472                                               | 103003                                               | 548475                                                      | 458955                                               | 102728                                               | 561683                                                      | 449511                                               | 101161                                               | 550672                                                       | 444738                                               | 99452                                                | 544190                                                        |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 356434                                               | 105028                                               | 461462                                                      | 295039                                               | 92021                                                | 387060                                                      | 295039                                               | 92021                                                | 387060                                                       | 845074                                               | 102464                                               | 947538                                                        |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 2675019                                              | 740351                                               | 3415370                                                     | 2840711                                              | 706032                                               | 3546743                                                     | 2961485                                              | 660264                                               | 3621749                                                      | 3180362                                              | 798312                                               | 3978674                                                       |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 3882798                                              | 973914                                               | 4856712                                                     | 3997286                                              | 993802                                               | 4991088                                                     | 3997286                                              | 993802                                               | 4991088                                                      | 3997286                                              | 993802                                               | 4991088                                                       |
| 14        | Kerala            | 857156                                               | 170121                                               | 1027277                                                     | 856427                                               | 159801                                               | 1016228                                                     | 874831                                               | 162595                                               | 1037426                                                      | 699638                                               | 188560                                               | 888198                                                        |

| 15   | Madhya Pradesh   |   5974270 |   1339496 |   7313766 |   5935835 |   1340084 |   7275919 |   5526328 |   1470362 |   6996690 |   6291588 |   1402205 |   7693793 |
|------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 16   | Maharashtra      |   6126308 |   1145606 |   7271914 |   5983249 |   1126895 |   7110144 |   5940882 |   1105541 |   7046423 |   5472444 |   1044948 |   6517392 |
| 17   | Manipur          |    355176 |     75010 |    430186 |    355176 |     75010 |    430186 |    355176 |     75010 |    430186 |    355176 |     75010 |    430186 |
| 18   | Meghalaya        |    440775 |     76332 |    517107 |    440399 |     78538 |    518937 |    468579 |     86292 |    554871 |    474412 |     82765 |    557177 |
| 19   | Mizoram          |     81048 |     22366 |    103414 |     77974 |     20313 |     98287 |    109179 |     24388 |    133567 |     80360 |     20530 |    100890 |
| 20   | Nagaland         |    302049 |     62680 |    364729 |    302940 |     62508 |    365448 |    292059 |     56514 |    348573 |    288747 |     49655 |    338402 |
| 21   | Odisha           |   3910216 |    817509 |   4727725 |   3872777 |    793324 |   4666101 |   3823385 |    785918 |   4609303 |   3823385 |    785918 |   4609303 |
| 22   | Punjab           |   1006705 |    279728 |   1286433 |    937773 |    261844 |   1199617 |    945504 |    259331 |   1204835 |    842750 |    228720 |   1071470 |
| 23   | Rajasthan        |   3057502 |    972494 |   4029996 |   2868934 |    892369 |   3761303 |   2781462 |    881413 |   3662875 |   2758569 |    864680 |   3623249 |
| 24   | Sikkim           |     32995 |      7087 |     40082 |     23288 |      4441 |     27729 |     25316 |      5396 |     30712 |     25316 |      5396 |     30712 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu       |   2441337 |    688683 |   3130020 |   2452140 |    670337 |   3122477 |   2452506 |    655427 |   3107933 |   2448525 |    667409 |   3115934 |
| 26   | Tripura          |    300257 |     77381 |    377638 |    299116 |     77264 |    376380 |    299116 |     77264 |    376380 |    299116 |     79847 |    378963 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh    |  18847563 |   4694759 |  23542322 |  18445336 |   4853101 |  23298437 |  19126779 |   4934881 |  24061660 |  17209014 |   4463815 |  21672829 |
| 28   | Uttrakhand       |    628209 |    162115 |    790324 |    632102 |    162684 |    794786 |    684721 |    181738 |    866459 |    412114 |    169692 |    581806 |
| 29   | West Bengal      |   6894019 |   1387570 |   8281589 |   6871904 |   1374924 |   8246828 |   6631338 |   1333887 |   7965225 |   6462646 |   1289849 |   7752495 |
| 30   | A & N Islands    |     13970 |      3635 |     17605 |     12550 |      3277 |     15827 |     12781 |      3157 |     15938 |     11158 |      2798 |     13956 |
| 31   | Chandigarh       |     40616 |      9336 |     49952 |     55806 |     10415 |     66221 |     53188 |      8323 |     61511 |     50658 |      8348 |     59006 |
| 32   | Delhi            |    908176 |    173203 |   1081379 |    846467 |    162462 |   1008929 |    697158 |    144362 |    841520 |    697158 |    144362 |    841520 |
| 33   | Dadra & N Haveli |     18407 |      3076 |     21483 |     19725 |      3177 |     22902 |     19379 |      3209 |     22588 |     19008 |      2998 |     22006 |
| 34   | Daman & Diu      |      4027 |       881 |      4908 |      6308 |      1103 |      7411 |      6308 |      1103 |      7411 |      6308 |      1103 |      7411 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep      |      4652 |      1666 |      6318 |      4652 |      1666 |      6318 |      4652 |      1666 |      6318 |      4652 |      1666 |      6318 |
| 36   | Puducherry       |     27307 |      9348 |     36655 |     27812 |      9205 |     37017 |     28781 |      9934 |     38715 |     25865 |      8865 |     34730 |
|      | All India        |  84940601 |  19568216 | 104508817 |  82899424 |  19333605 | 102233029 |  82878916 |  19252368 | 102131284 |  80752791 |  18606161 |  99358952 |