Lok Sabha Question No. 2908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Malnutrition Awareness Campaign
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2908

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## MALNUTRITION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

2908.   SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

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

- (a) the  number  of  children  suffering  from  malnutrition  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise including Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand;
- (b) the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  malnutrition  in children;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  take  assistance  from  various  NGOs  to conduct malnutrition awareness campaign; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  various  NGOs  connected  to  the  campaigns  against  malnutrition and the details of the fund allocated to them during the last three years, State/  UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of children suffering from Malnutrition are given at Annex-I

(b)   Government implements Anganwadi Services, POSHAN Abhiyaan, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana  Yojana  and  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) as targeted  interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country.

Government has taken necessary measures to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity  to  disease  and  malnutrition.  Steps  have  also  been  taken  to  improve  nutritional quality  and  testing,  strengthen  delivery  and  leverage  technology  to  improve  governance. Government  has  advised  States/UTs  to  ensure  that  the  quality  of  supplementary  nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and  regulations  made  thereunder.  States/UTs  have  also  been  advised  to  promote use  of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centers to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.

- (c)    No, Sir.
- (d)   Does not arise.

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| Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   | Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   | Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   | Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   | Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   | Nutritional Status Under ICDS-RRS (Nov. 2020)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|                                                 | State Name                                      | Reporting                                       | Children                                        | (6m-6yrs) Moderate                              | Nov. -20 Severly                                |
| No. 1                                           | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS                      | AWCs 712                                        | Naormal 15646                                   | 753                                             | 118                                             |
| 2                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                  | 43801                                           | 2063455                                         | 160017                                          | 11201                                           |
| 3                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                               | 2110                                            | 40293                                           | 79                                              | 33                                              |
| 4                                               | ASSAM                                           | 40806                                           | 1306700                                         | 125100                                          | 7218                                            |
| 5                                               | BIHAR                                           | 108574                                          | 2565122                                         | 1260340                                         | 279427                                          |
| 6                                               | CHANDIGARH                                      | 440                                             | 16630                                           | 1917                                            | 99                                              |
| 7                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                    | 49423                                           | 1679618                                         | 257721                                          | 37249                                           |
| 8                                               | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and            | 98                                              | 7086                                            | 256                                             | 16                                              |
| 9                                               | DELHI                                           | 10755                                           | 403570                                          | 36161                                           | 1615                                            |
| 10                                              | GOA                                             | 1257                                            | 42441                                           | 2642                                            | 46                                              |
| 11                                              | GUJARAT                                         | 53033                                           | 2544317                                         | 159824                                          | 45749                                           |
| 12                                              | HARYANA                                         | 18878                                           | 1235702                                         | 107703                                          | 2790                                            |
| 13                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                | 18208                                           | 384160                                          | 16101                                           | 1511                                            |
| 14                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                               | 10599                                           | 156179                                          | 3494                                            | 219                                             |
| 15                                              | JHARKHAND                                       | 38042                                           | 1650942                                         | 155994                                          | 12059                                           |
| 16                                              | KARNATAKA                                       | 43413                                           | 2021100                                         | 320348                                          | 6899                                            |
| 17                                              | KERALA                                          | 31924                                           | 496828                                          | 95252                                           | 6188                                            |
| 18                                              | LADAKH                                          | 952                                             | 6459                                            | 31                                              | 0                                               |
| 19                                              | LAKSHADWEEP                                     | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 20                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                  | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 21                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                     | 99925                                           | 5154796                                         | 442510                                          | 70665                                           |
| 22                                              | MANIPUR                                         | 3180                                            | 82389                                           | 5                                               | 0                                               |
| 23                                              | MEGHALAYA                                       | 5845                                            | 327223                                          | 17398                                           | 1068                                            |
| 24                                              | MIZORAM                                         | 2163                                            | 73408                                           | 1097                                            | 102                                             |
| 25                                              | NAGALAND                                        | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 26                                              | ODISHA                                          | 72535                                           | 3072840                                         | 248626                                          | 15595                                           |
| 27                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                      | 689                                             | 24830                                           | 852                                             | 97                                              |
| 28                                              | PUNJAB                                          | 25737                                           | 934000                                          | 65559                                           | 552                                             |
| 29                                              | RAJASTHAN                                       | 37681                                           | 1781999                                         | 186638                                          | 5732                                            |
| 30                                              | SIKKIM                                          | 1308                                            | 25602                                           | 146                                             | 23                                              |
| 31                                              | TAMIL NADU                                      | 53660                                           | 3329396                                         | 170951                                          | 12489                                           |
| 32                                              | TELANGANA                                       | 20548                                           | 1042022                                         | 127348                                          | 9045                                            |
| 33                                              | TRIPURA                                         | 5366                                            | 97602                                           | 4262                                            | 164                                             |
| 34                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                   | 177162                                          | 9975787                                         | 1465145                                         | 398359                                          |
| 35                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                     | 13363                                           | 513828                                          | 5727                                            | 695                                             |
| 36                                              | WEST BENGAL                                     | 107135                                          | 203918                                          | 19182                                           | 583                                             |