Lok Sabha Question No. 2877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Severe Childhood Malnutrition
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2877

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## SEVERE CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION

## 2877. SHRI ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the severe malnutrition prevailing among children in the country;
- (b) if so the details of different forms of child malnutrition prevalent in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of nutritious food to various beneficiaries under the ICDS programme during the COVID pandemic; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b)  The  details  of  State/UT-wise  prevalence  of  different  forms  of  severe malnutrition among children as per NFHS-4 (2015-16) are annexed. States have been advised to  launch a drive for identification of SAM children for referral to hospitals (if required) and AYUSH centres in accordance with detailed action plan to be finalized in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer.

(c) & (d) During COVID-19, all Anganwadi Centres across the country were closed to limit the impact of the pandemic. However, to ensure continuous nutritional support to Anganwadi beneficiaries, Anganwadi Workers and Helpers distributed Supplementary Nutrition  at  the  doorsteps  of  beneficiaries  once  in  15  days.  In  addition,  Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers have assisted the local administration in community surveillance, creating awareness as well as other work assigned to them from time to time.

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## ANNEXURE

| S. No.   | State              | Stunted (under 5 yrs)   | Underweight (under 5 yrs)   | Wasting (under 5 yrs)   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.   | State              | NFHS-4                  | NFHS- 4                     | NFHS-4                  |
| 1.       | Andaman& Nicobar   | 6.9                     | 4.4                         | 7.5                     |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh     | 10.7                    | 7.2                         | 4.5                     |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 11.9                    | 5.7                         | 8.0                     |
| 4.       | Assam              | 14.3                    | 8.1                         | 6.2                     |
| 5.       | Bihar              | 23.1                    | 15.2                        | 7.0                     |
| 6.       | Chandigarh         | 7.0                     | 5.8                         | 3.9                     |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh       | 15.7                    | 11.2                        | 8.4                     |
| 8.       | Delhi              | 10.7                    | 6.2                         | 4.6                     |
| 9.       | Dadra Nagar Haveli | 19.7                    | 11.3                        | 11.4                    |
| 10.      | Daman &Diu         | 8.0                     | 4.8                         | 11.9                    |
| 11.      | Goa                | 8.8                     | 5.5                         | 9.5                     |
| 12.      | Gujarat            | 16.5                    | 12.4                        | 9.5                     |
| 13.      | Haryana            | 14.8                    | 8.1                         | 9.0                     |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh   | 7.8                     | 4.3                         | 3.9                     |
| 15.      | Jammu& Kashmir     | 11.9                    | 4.9                         | 5.6                     |
| 16.      | Jharkhand          | 20.2                    | 17.4                        | 11.4                    |
| 17.      | Karnataka          | 16.6                    | 11.6                        | 10.5                    |
| 18.      | Kerala             | 6.8                     | 3.6                         | 6.5                     |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep        | 6.2                     | 5.6                         | 2.9                     |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh     | 18.6                    | 14.3                        | 9.2                     |
| 21.      | Maharashtra        | 12.9                    | 10.5                        | 9.4                     |
| 22.      | Manipur            | 8.8                     | 2.4                         | 2.2                     |
| 23.      | Meghalaya          | 18.9                    | 6.8                         | 6.5                     |
| 24.      | Mizoram            | 8.8                     | 2.8                         | 2.3                     |
| 25.      | Nagaland           | 10.3                    | 4.3                         | 4.2                     |
| 26.      | Odisha             | 12.3                    | 9.4                         | 6.4                     |
| 27.      | Punjab             | 8.3                     | 5.8                         | 5.6                     |
| 28.      | Puducherry         | 11.0                    | 7.0                         | 7.8                     |
| 29.      | Rajasthan          | 17.3                    | 12.2                        | 8.5                     |
| 30.      | Sikkim             | 12.5                    | 3.7                         | 5.9                     |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu         | 10.8                    | 6.5                         | 7.9                     |
| 32.      | Telangana          | 9.1                     | 7.8                         | 4.8                     |
| 33.      | Tripura            | 8.1                     | 5.3                         | 6.3                     |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh      | 21.2                    | 12.2                        | 6.0                     |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand        | 14.0                    | 7.5                         | 9.0                     |
| 36.      | West Bengal        | 10.3                    | 8.8                         | 6.5                     |
|          | India              | 16.3                    | 11.0                        | 7.4                     |