Lok Sabha Question No. 2971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. PANNEER SELVAM, BHOLA SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## RAJIV GANDHI SCHEME FOR EMPOWERMENT OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS

2971.    SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) the  aims,  objectives  and  salient  features  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Scheme  for  Empowerment  of Adolescent Girls and achievements made so far thereunder;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  performance  of  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  Scheme  for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the  budgetary  allocation  along  with  the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilized  under  the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  finding  it  difficult  to  extend  the  reach  of  the  scheme  to  more districts, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has taken note that 56.2 percent of adolescent girls are anaemic and  suffer from other general health issues due  to lack of education and  social backwardness; and
- (f) if so, the measures taken by the Government to spread awareness about female adolescent health in schools and communities under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) Scheme for Adolescent Girls (earlier named as Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aims to improve the nutrition and health status of out of school adolescent girls of age 11-14 years and to motivate these girls to go back to formal schooling or skill  training. The  scheme  has  two  components  Nutrition  and Non-Nutrition.   Nutrition support of 600 calories, 18-20 grams of protein and micronutrients @ Rs. 9.5 per beneficiary per day for 300 days in a year is provided to adolescent girls under the nutrition component of the scheme. The non-nutrition component of the scheme has a built-in  factor  to  motivate  out  of  school  girls  to  go  back  to  formal  schooling  or  skill training. Other services of Non Nutrition component are IFA supplementation, Health checkup and Referral services, Nutrition & Health Education, Life Skill Education and counselling/guidance on accessing public services.
- (b) The  Government  is  reviewing  the  performance  of  the  Scheme  at  regular  intervals  on  a quarterly/annual basis to identify gaps for taking corrective measures. Monitoring committees are set up at all levels (National, State, District, Block and Village level) to take stock of the progress of the scheme as also strengthen the coordination and convergence between concerned departments.
- (c) Budgetary allocation of the scheme, State/ UT-wise details of funds released and utilisation reported  by  States/UTs  under  the  scheme  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is at Annexure-1 & 2 .
- (d) The  Scheme  is  Pan-India  and  has  been  extended  to  all  the  districts  of  the  country  with effect from 01.04.2018.
- (e) &  (f)  Yes  Madam,  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  findings  of  National  Family  Health Survey (NFHS-4) which reported 53.1 % of women age 15-49 years are anaemic. One of the  objectives  under  the  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  is  IFA  Supplementation  for  which State Government /UT concerned establish convergence with Health Department to ensure the  supply  of  adult  tablets  of  IFA  to  each  beneficiary.  Besides,  Information  on  food fortification,  dietary  diversification,  advantages  of  IFA  tablets  supplementation  and  its consumption with food for combating IFA deficiency is provided to the beneficiaries under the scheme.

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## Annexure -1

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No 2971 for 28.12.2018

The  budgetary  allocation/funds  released/utilized  during  each  of  last  three  years  and  the current year is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Budget allocated |   Funds released |   Funds utilized |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 2015-16 |              475.5 |           470.4  |           494.51 |
| 2016-17 |              460   |           477    |           507.22 |
| 2017-18 |              460   |           446.29 |           358.02 |
| 2018-19 |              500   |           136.25 |            15.93 |

Statement referred to in reply to part (b)& (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No 2971 for 28.12.2018

State/UT-wise Fund released/ utilized under Scheme for Adolescent Girls during each of the last three years and current year

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19     | 2018-19   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Released  | Utilised  | Released  | Utilised  | Released  | Utilised  | Released    | Utilized  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 675.68    | 762.79    | 762.99    | 1710.10   | 2259.52   | 2050.18   | 941.71      | 35.60     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 78.41     | 152.86    | 126.25    | 83.49     | 87.96     | 42.76     | *0.00       | NR        |
| 3        | Assam             | 817.44    | 1429.75   | 1356.94   | 149.18    | 341.92    | 0.00      | *0.00       | NR        |
| 4        | Bihar             | 875.28    | 1090.17   | 2696.83   | 2315.55   | 4003.74   | 2742.76   | 25.54       | NR        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 2072.23   | 2203.10   | 1389.69   | 2772.50   | 2792.61   | 1795.87   | 596.66      | NR        |
| 6        | Goa               | 337.91    | 337.91    | 131.50    | 259.21    | 302.77    | 302.76    | 0.20        | 0.10      |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 2234.25   | 6023.25   | 8443.18   | 6323.17   | 2690.09   | 2936.50   | 3929.30     | NR        |
| 8        | Haryana           | 812.47    | 564.41    | 104.74    | 573.65    | 589.97    | 363.75    | 37.41       | 0.00      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 956.78    | 958.74    | 720.45    | 1349.14   | 1129.42   | 371.94    | *0.00       | NR        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 156.27    | 227.13    | 194.63    | 184.69    | 255.91    | 26.67     | 533.70      | NR        |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 193.31    | 1056.64   | 145.57    | 1465.35   | 1495.55   | 154.54    | *0.00       | NR        |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 3164.54   | 2672.50   | 740.73    | 2642.58   | 2466.93   | 1819.93   | 906.95      | NR        |
| 13       | Kerala            | 1201.84   | 1165.99   | 1057.73   | 893.89    | 692.91    | 632.13    | *0.00       | NR        |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 8746.45   | 8199.59   | 5302.02   | 8466.04   | 8641.18   | 7125.70   | 3480.89     | 1418.07   |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 1531.25   | 5252.78   | 5334.42   | 3541.02   | 3995.68   | 3530.70   | 1798.61     | NR        |
| 16       | Manipur           | 95.82     | 49.65     | 49.65     | 161.87    | 170.28    | 62.34     | *0.00       | NR        |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 232.04    | 232.04    | 919.65    | 919.65    | 528.83    | 540.36    | 9.09        | 0.00      |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 90.65     | 103.49    | 91.78     | 103.40    | 123.95    | 123.15    | 54.79       | NR        |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 188.39    | 173.95    | 206.31    | 206.31    | 193.14    | 191.61    | 47.01       | 47.01     |
| 20       | Odisha            | 3477.67   | 3657.00   | 2867.25   | 3443.78   | 2442.60   | 2345.40   | 866.77      | NR        |
| 21       | Punjab            | 814.70    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 448.77    | 40.60     | 440.65    | 26.30       | NR        |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 3275.09   | 8.85      | 0.00      | 22.49     | 39.38     | 0.00      | *0.00       | NR        |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 48.20     | 32.54     | 32.54     | 16.90     | 15.42     | 27.45     | *0.00       | 0.00      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 4131.91   | 3896.38   | 2655.26   | 3076.85   | 3196.22   | 1556.44   | *0.00       | NR        |
| 25       | Telangana         | 1242.82   | 1144.78   | 572.39    | 0.00      | 81.40     | 0.00      | *0.00       | NR        |
| 26       | Tripura           | 417.25    | 358.74    | 334.81    | 819.62    | 674.38    | 185.59    | *0.00       | 92.28     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 8823.48   | 6031.14   | 10932.99  | 7631.00   | 4486.13   | 4815.01   | *0.00       | 0.00      |
| 28       | Uttaranchal       | 14.12     | 39.25     | 43.02     | 3.77      | 3.30      | 0.00      | *0.00       | NR        |
| 29       | West Bengal       | *0.00     | 1221.44   | 40.41     | 340.08    | 282.47    | 992.63    | 31.10       | NR        |
| 30       | A & N Islands     | 44.14     | 42.49     | 107.05    | 50.65     | 51.35     | 15.52     | 3.18        | 0.00      |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 14.01     | 9.33      | 12.11     | 7.84      | 12.68     | 5.81      | 2.33        | NR        |
| 32       | Daman & Diu       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 14.14     | 15.94     | 14.14     | 14.07     | 4.53        | NR        |
| 33       | D & NH            | 16.44     | 14.41     | 16.44     | 16.44     | 16.44     | 12.64     | 4.94        | NR        |
| 34       | Delhi             | 228.43    | 317.17    | 276.66    | 687.49    | 490.19    | 570.32    | 320.31 3.11 | 0.17 0.05 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 12.03     | 3.30      | 2.20      | 1.80      | 11.65     | 2.82      |             |           |
| 36       | Pondicherry       | 19.27     | 17.97     | 17.72     | 18.67     | 8.81      | 4.74      | 0.51        | 0.04      |
|          | Total             | 47040.57  | 49451.53  | 47700.06  | 50722.88  | 44629.53  | 35802.74  | 13624.94    | 1593.32   |