Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls-Sabla
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Gautham Sigamani Pon, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Soyam Babu Rao, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2550

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## RAJIV GANDHI SCHEME FOR EMPOWERMENT OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS-SABLA

2550.  SHRI SELVAM G:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls- Sabla, if so, the details thereof along with the achievements made thereunder so far;
- (b)       the criteria fixed for identifying the beneficiaries under this scheme along with the number of adolescent girls benefited thereunder since its inception;
- (c) the scheme to raise awareness about this scheme and the outcome thereof ;
- (d) the details and the outcome of the performance review of the said scheme along with the challenges being faced in its implementation; and
- (e) whether the said scheme is proposed to be expended to additional districts, if so, the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  thereon  indicating  the  quantum  of nutritional  supplements  released  thereunder  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year , States / UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (b) Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent - SABLA was launched in  2010  in  200  districts  in  the  country  on  pilot  basis  by  replacing  Kishori  Shakti  Yojna (KSY) and Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) to enable the Adolescent Girls for self-development and empowerment, to improve their nutrition and health status, promoting  awareness  about  health,  hygiene,  nutrition,  Adolescent  Reproductive  and Sexual  Health  (ARSH)  in  the  age  group  of  11-18  years.    Subsequently,  Government approved expansion and universalisation of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls in a phased manner in the age group of 11-14 years i.e. in additional 303 districts in 2017-18 and the remaining  districts  in  2018-19.  Accordingly,  in  2017-18,  the  scheme  was  extended  to additional  303  districts  across  the  country  and  w.e.f.  01.04.2018,  the  Scheme  for Adolescent Girls has been extended to the all the districts of the country and erstwhile scheme Kishori Shakti Yojna has been phased out.

The Anganwadi Worker shall undertake home visits in her area, with the help of PRIs, school teachers and other stakeholders to identify out of school girls in the age group of 11+ to 14 years and advise the girls to register themselves under the scheme for  availing  the  services.    Nutrition  beneficiaries  under  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls during last three years is at Annexure-I .

- (c)  &  (d)      Intensive  IEC  campaign  and  Community  mobilization  is  envisaged  in  the Scheme  to  raise  the  awareness  through  activities  such  as  mid-media  activities,  kala jathas, street plays etc. Periodical review is conducted from time to time and the Scheme is also covered under Output Outcome Monitoring Framework of Ministry of Finance.
- (e) Government  also  approved  expansion  and  universalisation  of  the  Scheme  for Adolescent Girls in a phased manner i.e. in additional 303 districts in 2017-18 and the remaining  districts  in  2018-19.  Accordingly,  in  2017-18,  the  scheme  was  extended  to additional  303  districts  across  the  country  and  w.e.f.  01.04.2018,  the  Scheme  for Adolescent Girls has been extended to the all the districts of the country and erstwhile scheme  Kishori  Shakti  Yojna  has  been  phased  out.    State/UT-wise  the  quantum  of nutritional  supplements  released  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  at Anexure-II .

## Annexure Referred to in Reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2550 for 06.03.2020 regarding RAJIV GANDHI SCHEME FOR EMPLOWERMENT OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS SABLA

State-wise and year-wise number of Supplementary Nutrition Beneficiaries under SAG for the last two years

| S.             | States/UTs        | Nutrition Beneficiaries under SAG   | Nutrition Beneficiaries under SAG   | Nutrition Beneficiaries under SAG   | Nutrition Beneficiaries under SAG   |
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| No.            |                   | 2016-17                             | 2017-18                             | 2018-19                             | 2019-20                             |
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh    | 291018                              | 14763                               | 39181                               | 4496                                |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh | 11558                               | 266                                 | 482                                 | 482                                 |
| 3              | Assam             | 469521                              | NR                                  | 54352                               | 68545                               |
| 4              | Bihar             | 1999642                             | 396805                              | 130222                              | 17824                               |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh      | 381560                              | 13673                               | 16093                               | 17529                               |
| 6              | Goa               | 34806                               | 45                                  | 21                                  | 7                                   |
| 7              | Gujarat           | 529521                              | NR                                  | 174620                              | 109743                              |
| 8              | Haryana           | 168967                              | 667                                 | 5066                                | 3581                                |
| 9              | Himachal Pradesh  | 102496                              | 825                                 | 630                                 | 570                                 |
| 10             | Jammu & Kashmir   | 87656                               | NR                                  | 16963                               | 6391                                |
| 11             | Jharkhand         | 333234                              | 63515                               | NR                                  | 18652                               |
| 12             | Karnataka         | 350269                              | 28022                               | 58670                               | 17106                               |
| 13             | Kerala            | 238372                              | 712                                 | 241                                 | 158                                 |
| 14             | Madhya Pradesh    | 995000                              | 125452                              | 305000                              | 180000                              |
| 15             | Maharashtra       | 848673                              | 45898                               | 24478                               | 36997                               |
| 16             | Manipur           | 42247                               | 5061                                | 4056                                | 4267                                |
| 17             | Meghalaya         | 59429                               | 1852                                | 1655                                | 1122                                |
| 18             | Mizoram           | 28148                               | 897                                 | 715                                 | 1131                                |
| 19             | Nagaland          | 19456                               | 6455                                | 7320                                | 7320                                |
| 20             | Orissa            | 590168                              | 56893                               | NR                                  | 25000                               |
| 21             | Punjab            | 188723                              | 2143                                | 4339                                | 4781                                |
| 22             | Rajasthan         | 0                                   | NR                                  | 173591                              | 49631                               |
| 23             | Sikkim            | 10473                               | 6                                   | NR                                  | 21                                  |
| 24             | Tamil Nadu        | 410247                              | 2337                                | NR                                  | 1033                                |
| 25             | Telangana         | 155861                              | NR                                  | 19410                               | 25000                               |
| 26             | Tripura           | 54208                               | 971                                 | 2031                                | 601                                 |
| 27             | Uttar Pradesh     | 2082000                             | NR                                  | 277000                              | 341518                              |
| 28             | Uttaranchal       | 0                                   | NR                                  | NR                                  | 26950                               |
| 29             | West Bengal       | 100106                              | 2842                                | 2055                                | 58123                               |
| 30             | A&N Islands       | 10649                               | 25                                  | 21                                  | 3                                   |
| 31             | Chandigarh        | 1741                                | 186                                 | 55                                  | 55                                  |
| 32             | Daman & Diu*      | 1458                                | 0                                   | 20                                  | 0                                   |
| 33             | D & NH            | 6228                                | NR                                  | NR                                  | 33                                  |
| 34             | Delhi             | 92158                               | 3383                                | 2280                                | 2268                                |
| 35             | Lakshadweep       | 2553                                | 10                                  | 7                                   | 3                                   |
| 36 Pondicherry |                   | 4221                                | 18                                  | 22                                  | 14                                  |
| Total          | Total             | 1,07,02,367                         | 7,73,722                            | 13,20,596                           | 10,30,955                           |

## Annexure Referred to in Reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2550 for 6.03.2020 regarding  RAJIV  GANDHI  SCHEME  FOR  EMPLOWERMENT  OF  ADOLESCENT  GIRLS  SABLA

## State/UT-wise funds released during the last three years and current year under SAG

(Rupees in lakh)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |    762.99 |   2259.52 |   1011.98 |    127.39 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |    126.25 |     87.96 |      0    |     33.71 |
| 3        | Assam             |   1356.94 |    341.92 |      0    |    488.62 |
| 4        | Bihar             |   2696.83 |   4003.74 |     25.54 |    582.91 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |   1389.69 |   2792.61 |    724.75 |     48.4  |
| 6        | Goa               |    131.5  |    302.77 |      0.4  |     43.03 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |   1443.18 |   2690.09 |   5092.44 |   1937.79 |
| 8        | Haryana           |    104.74 |    589.97 |     37.41 |     70.56 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |    720.45 |   1129.42 |      0    |      0    |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir    |    194.63 |    255.91 |    560.39 |     46.53 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |    145.57 |   1495.55 |      0    |    254.39 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |    740.73 |   2466.93 |    923.76 |   1253.33 |
| 13       | Kerala            |   1057.73 |    692.91 |    289.74 |      1.08 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |   5302.02 |   8641.18 |   5442.4  |   1118.38 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |   5334.42 |   3995.68 |   3536.78 |    925.32 |
| 16       | Manipur           |     49.65 |    170.28 |      0    |     96.86 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |    919.65 |    528.83 |     12.55 |   1278.91 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |     91.78 |    123.95 |     69.32 |     13.56 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |    206.31 |    193.14 |    214.3  |    223.29 |
| 20       | Odisha            |   2867.25 |   2442.6  |    866.77 |     72.6  |
| 21       | Punjab            |      0    |     40.6  |     26.3  |      0    |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |      0    |     39.38 |      0    |      0    |
| 23       | Sikkim            |     32.54 |     15.42 |      0    |      0    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |   2655.26 |   3196.22 |      0    |     95.48 |
| 25       | Telangana         |    572.39 |     81.4  |    107.49 |    151.54 |
| 26       | Tripura           |    334.81 |    674.38 |     19.16 |     32.27 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |  10933    |   4486.13 |   1000.35 |   1827.57 |
| 28       | Uttaranchal       |     43.02 |      3.3  |      0    |      0    |
| 29       | West Bengal       |     40.41 |    282.47 |    101.85 |    126.72 |
| 30       | A &NIslands       |    107.05 |     51.35 |      3.18 |      1.02 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |     12.11 |     12.68 |      2.33 |      2.46 |
| 32       | Daman &Diu        |     14.14 |     14.14 |      4.53 |      0    |
| 33       | D&NH              |     16.44 |     16.44 |      4.94 |      0.42 |
| 34       | Delhi             |    276.66 |    490.19 |    320.48 |     12.84 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |      2.2  |     11.65 |      3.11 |      0.07 |
| 36       | Pondicherry       |     17.72 |      8.81 |      1.63 |      0    |
| Total    | Total             |  47700.1  |  44629.5  |  20403.9  |    108.67 |