Lok Sabha Question No. 2540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Supplementary Nutrition Programme under ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2540

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME UNDER ICDS SCHEME

## 2540   SHRI K. PARASURAMAN

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

- (a) whether some States/UTs are implementing the Supplementary Nutrition Programme by providing  special  morning  snacks  and  hot  cooked  meals  to  children  between  age  3-6 years under ICDS scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  additional  financial  assistance  provided  to  such States/UTs, if any, for the purpose;
- (c) whether  the  introduction  of  morning  snacks  under  the  said  programme  has  made  any impact on the health and nutritional status improvement of the children; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b):    The  Supplementary  Nutrition  is  one  of  the  six  services  provided  under  the Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  which  is  primarily  designed  to bridge  the  gap  between  the  Recommended  Dietary  Allowance  (RDA)  and  the  Average Daily Intake (ADI). Under the scheme, age appropriate morning snacks and hot cooked meal  are  provided  to  the  children  between  age  of  3-6  years  at  Anganwadi  Centres. States/UTs are required to follow the nutrition norms prescribed under the Scheme which are as under:

| S. No.   | Categories                                     | Type of meal or food as per the nutritional standards specified in Schedule II of the Act                                                    | Cost norms per beneficiary per day   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)                                            | (3)                                                                                                                                          | (4)                                  |
| 1        | Children (Between 6 to 36 months)              | Take home ration as per Integrated Child Development Services guidelines in conformity with the provisions of the Act.                       | Rs.6/-                               |
| 2.       | Malnourished children (Between 6 to 36 months) | The same type of take home ration as above with food supplement of 800 calories and 20-25 grams of protein.                                  | Rs.9/-                               |
| 3.       | Children (Between 3 to 6 years)                | Morning snacks and hot cooked meal as per Integrated Child Development Services norms.                                                       | Rs.6/-                               |
| 4.       | Malnourished children (Between 3 to 6 years)   | Additional 300 calories of energy and 8-10 grams of protein in addition to the meal or food provided to children between three to six years. | Rs.9/-                               |

| 5.   | Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers Take home ration as per Integrated Child Development Services guidelines in conformity with the provisions of the Act.   | Rs.7/-   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|

Apart  from  above,  some  of  the  States/UTs  also  provide  additional  nutrition  including morning snacks to ICDS beneficiaries from their own resources.

- (c)     & (d): The impact assessment on health and nutrition status of children is done by National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) periodically conducted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The latest NFHS-4 shows a decline as compared to NFHS-3.

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