Lok Sabha Question No. 3430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Nutrition Resource Centres under National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal, Rama Devi, Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3430

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## NUTRITION RESOURCE CENTRES UNDER NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

3430.   SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a) the  funds  allocated,  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  under  National  Nutrition Mission  along  with  the  number  of  States/UTs  covered  so  far  under  the  said scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b) the  number  of  eligible  beneficiaries  benefited  under  the  said  scheme,  districtwise including Bihar;
- (c) the  number  of  Nutrition  Resource  Centres  set  up  under  PoshanAbhiyan, State/UT-wise, district-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  to  provide  balanced  diet under  National  Nutrition  Mission  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the action taken on the said proposal till date; and
- (e) the outcome of the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) State-wise statement of funds released and utilisation under POSHAN Abhiyaan earlier known as National Nutrition Mission till December, 2019 is at Annexure-I. All the States/UTs are covered under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.
- (b) There  are  no  separate  beneficiaries  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan.  It  ensures convergence of all nutrition related schemes. Under POSHAN Abhiyaan, Smart phones are provided to Anganwadi Workers and Lady Supervisors for using ICDS-CAS(Common Application  Software)  Application.  As  on  29 th February,  2020,  the  total  number  of Anganwadi  Centres  using  ICDS-CAS  Application  are  6,25,659  across  28  States/UTs. The State-wise details of ICDS-CAS users are at Annexure-II .
- (c) There is a provision of State Nutrition Resource Centre (SNRC) at State level  for implementation of POSHAN Abhiyaan. Further, there is provision of  two staffs each at District  level  and  Block  level  also  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan.  State  Nutrition  Resource Centre has been established in all the States/UTs except Ladakh and West Bengal.
- (d) & (e) Government has  not received any proposal to provide a balanced diet under POSHAN Abhiyaan.

Statement referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3430 for 13.03.2020

## State-wise statement of funds released and utilisation under POSHAN Abhiyaan (as on 31.12.2019)

## (Amount in ₹ in lakh)

| S. No.   | State/UTs        | Released in FY 2017 - 18 + Unspent balance of ISSNIP   | Released in FY 2018-19   | Released in FY 2019-20   | Total Released   | Total Central fund Utilization as on 31.12.2019   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 2,572.41                                               | 8,604.68                 | 5,582.52                 | 16,759.61        | 8,677.99                                          |
| 2        | Bihar            | 7,063.44                                               | 15,001.67                | 10,000.00                | 32,065.11        | 18,373.30                                         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     | 1,668.12                                               | 9,629.51                 | 0.00                     | 11,297.63        | 3,096.26                                          |
| 4        | Delhi            | 945.95                                                 | 2,206.88                 | 0.00                     | 3,152.83         | 1,254.14                                          |
| 5        | Goa              | 238.07                                                 | 197.78                   | 0.00                     | 435.85           | 101.68                                            |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 3,036.66                                               | 11,228.04                | 7,531.00                 | 21,795.7         | 11222.25                                          |
| 7        | Haryana          | 400.97                                                 | 5,992.46                 | 0.00                     | 6,393.43         | 2,696.94                                          |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | 1,557.26                                               | 4,153.15                 | 2,480.00                 | 8,190.41         | 4,966.17                                          |
| 9 *      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 388.59                                                 | 8,343.52                 | 0.00                     | 8,732.11         | 2188.33                                           |
| 10       | Jharkhand        | 2,429.59                                               | 5,110.45                 | 0.00                     | 7,540.04         | 2,065.05                                          |
| 11       | Karnataka        | 3,351.05                                               | 9,870.89                 | 0.00                     | 13,221.94        | 420.68                                            |
| 12       | Kerala           | 1,273.37                                               | 6,491.91                 | 0.00                     | 7,765.28         | 2455.31                                           |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh   | 4,067.20                                               | 15,894.17                | 17,883.00                | 37,844.37        | 12,404.30                                         |
| 14       | Maharashtra      | 2,572.31                                               | 20,989.28                | 33,061.47                | 56,623.06        | 23,602.32                                         |
| 15       | Odisha           | 4,600.46                                               | 10,571.65                | 0.00                     | 15,172.11        | 0.00                                              |
| 16       | Puducherry       | 39.24                                                  | 393.70                   | 497.00                   | 929.94           | 224.71                                            |
| 17       | Punjab           | 819.51                                                 | 6,090.33                 | 0.00                     | 6,909.84         | 306.50                                            |
| 18       | Rajasthan        | 4,216.26                                               | 9,680.99                 | 0.00                     | 13,897.25        | 6,315.69                                          |

| S. No.   | State/UTs            | Released in FY 2017 - 18 + Unspent balance of ISSNIP   | Released in FY 2018-19   | Released in FY 2019-20   | Total Released   | Total Central fund Utilization as on 31.12.2019   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 19       | Tamil Nadu           | 1,340.51                                               | 12,210.93                | 0.00                     | 13,551.44        | 10464.20                                          |
| 20       | Telangana            | 1,736.94                                               | 8,595.70                 | 7,003.00                 | 17,335.64        | 4,579.10                                          |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh        | 8,440.60                                               | 29,582.87                | 0.00                     | 38,023.47        | 17132.35                                          |
| 22       | Uttarakhand          | 1,866.25                                               | 4,301.57                 | 3,696.00                 | 9,863.82         | 3,768.19                                          |
| 23       | West Bengal          | 5,545.27                                               | 19,294.11                | 0.00                     | 24,839.38        | 0.00                                              |
| 24       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 52.93                                                  | 2,663.35                 | 0.00                     | 2,716.28         | 368.30                                            |
| 25       | Assam                | 2,298.27                                               | 15,492.36                | 14,171.00                | 31,961.63        | 11,591.74                                         |
| 26       | Manipur              | 340.46                                                 | 3,865.37                 | 0.00                     | 4,205.83         | 1,233.24                                          |
| 27       | Meghalaya            | 462.98                                                 | 1,713.27                 | 1,706.80                 | 3,883.05         | 2,144.45                                          |
| 28       | Mizoram              | 119.38                                                 | 957.65                   | 902.00                   | 1,979.03         | 1,461.47                                          |
| 29       | Nagaland             | 163.74                                                 | 1,251.97                 | 1,445.17                 | 2,860.88         | 1,561.92                                          |
| 30       | Sikkim               | 98.59                                                  | 328.47                   | 544.00                   | 971.06           | 436.75                                            |
| 31       | Tripura              | 277.91                                                 | 3,695.72                 | 0.00                     | 3,973.63         | 810.75                                            |
| 32       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 100.22                                                 | 416.89                   | 307.62                   | 824.73           | 224.49                                            |
| 33       | Chandigarh           | 158.88                                                 | 306.82                   | 526.97                   | 992.67           | 257.68                                            |
| 34       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 108.83                                                 | 129.32                   | 681.16*                  | 919.31           | 805.14                                            |
|          | Daman & Diu #        | 42.06                                                  | 197.66                   | 446.98                   | 686.70           | 197.66                                            |
| 35       | Ladakh               | -                                                      | -                        | -                        | -                | -                                                 |
| 36       | Lakshadweep          | 60.00                                                  | 138.90                   | 126.75                   | 325.65           | 198.90                                            |
|          | TOTAL                | 64,454.28                                              | 2,55,593.98              | 1,08,592.44              | 4,28,640.71      | 1,57,607.95                                       |

* Jammu and Kashmir figures include Ladakh UT.

# Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu now merged

## Annexure-II

## Statement referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3430 for 13.03.2020

## State-wise details of ICDS-CAS users

| Sl.   | State/UT                  | Number of ICDS-CAS mobile users (as on 29.02.2020)   |   Number of ICDS-CAS mobile users (as on 29.02.2020) |
|-------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                                      |                                                  718 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh            |                                                      |                                                55587 |
| 3     | Assam                     |                                                      |                                                19536 |
| 4     | Bihar                     |                                                      |                                               101267 |
| 5     | Chandigarh                |                                                      |                                                  450 |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh              |                                                      |                                                10473 |
| 7     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                                      |                                                  303 |
| 8     | Daman & Diu               |                                                      |                                                  102 |
| 9     | Delhi                     |                                                      |                                                10170 |
| 10    | Goa                       |                                                      |                                                 1235 |
| 11    | Gujarat                   |                                                      |                                                53011 |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh          |                                                      |                                                18872 |
| 13    | Jharkhand                 |                                                      |                                                11286 |
| 14    | Kerala                    |                                                      |                                                33110 |
| 15    | Lakshadweep               |                                                      |                                                  106 |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh            |                                                      |                                                27812 |
| 17    | Maharashtra               |                                                      |                                               109646 |
| 18    | Manipur                   |                                                      |                                                    2 |
| 19    | Meghalaya                 |                                                      |                                                 5870 |
| 20    | Mizoram                   |                                                      |                                                 2244 |
| 21    | Nagaland                  |                                                      |                                                 3792 |
| 22    | Puducherry                |                                                      |                                                  854 |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 |                                                      |                                                21159 |
| 24    | Sikkim                    |                                                      |                                                  821 |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                |                                                      |                                                54440 |
| 26    | Telangana                 |                                                      |                                                11159 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh             |                                                      |                                                51982 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand               |                                                      |                                                19652 |
|       |                           |                                                      |                                               625659 |

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