Lok Sabha Question No. 1148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## 1148. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

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

- (a) the details of progress and achievements made under the National Nutrition Mission in light of targets set; and
- (b) the percentage of GDP allocated for the welfare of women and children in the country including healthcare during the last one year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Progress  made  and  achievements  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  (erstwhile  National  Nutrition  Mission)  are  as follows:
- i. Under POSHAN Abhiyaan, all districts of 36 States/UTs have been covered for roll-out.
- ii. State, District and Block level Convergence meetings are held regularly in most of the States/UTs.
- iii. 6,413 Master Tainers have been trained, as of now, in 13 States/UTs.
- iv. Procurement  of  Smartphones  has  been  coordinated  through  Government  e-Marketplace  (GeM)  Portal. States/UTs are at various stages of procurement of smartphones. Till date, 2.74 lakh Smart Phones have been procured by the States/UTs.
- v. The guidelines /manuals of POSHAN Abhiyaan covering all aspects of the ICDS-CAS software, implementation, etc. have been formalized, printed and distributed up to district level.
- vi. A 'Call Centre' has been established for interventions and beneficiary feedback.
- vii. A comprehensive Jan Andolan Guidelines have been prepared in consultation with all partners and released to States/UTs and has been implemented by the States/UTs.
- viii. Song & Drama Division,  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  has  been  engaged  to  conduct  Nationwide programmes.
- ix. Mass Media Campaign has also been rolled out through Television and Radio.
- x. September, 2018 was celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah across the country. Approximately, 25 Crore people had participated and more than 20 lakh activities were conducted across the country during the Rashtriya Poshan Maah.
- xi. Under  Incremental  Learning  Approach  (ILA),  functionaries  are  trained  on  thematic  modules  following  the cascade  mode  of  training  of  State  Resource  Group  (SRG),  District  Resource  Groups  (DRGs)  and  Block Resource Groups (BRGs). Twenty one (21) ILA modules have been provided to the States/UTs. The States/UTs have started rolling out ILA modules.
- xii. Community Bsaed Events (CBEs) are organized in a converged manner in Anganwadi Centres with the field functionaries. Around 45.69 lakh CBEs have been organized till the end of 3rd Quarter of the current financial year.
- xiii. Three  (03)  National  Council  meetings  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Vice-Chairman,  NITI  Aayog  and  five  (05) meetings of Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MWCD have been convened till date.
- (b): Allocation made by Ministry of Finance is based on the demand of various schemes for welfare of women & children. As per National Health Accounts Estimates, 2015-16, Government Health Expenditure as a percentage of GDP is 1.18%.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION