Lok Sabha Question No. 3315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Undernourished Children in Karnataka
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## UNDERNOURISHED CHILDREN IN KARNATAKA

3315.   SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) the total number of undernourished children in the country, State/UT-wise including Karnataka;
- (b) whether the State Government have taken any special measure in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  State-wise  details  of  prevalence  of  malnutrition  among  children  in  the  country  including Karnataka, as per the National Family Health Survey - 4 (NFHS-4) are Annexed.
- (b) & (c): As per the information received, State Government of Karnataka is undertaking following measures to address undernourishment among children:
-  Supplementary Nutrition is provided under the Anganwadi Services Scheme at the Anganwadi Centers to children under-6 years of age.
-  Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers  are  provided  Hot  Cooked  Meals  at  the  Anganwadi Centers under the Mathrupoorna Scheme.
-  Children (3-6 years age) are provided egg for 2 days in a week.
-  Under the Ksheer Bhagya Scheme, children (6 months - 6 years) are provided 150 ml milk per day for 5 days in a week.
-  All  moderately  and  severely  malnourished  children  (6  months  -  6  years)  of  the  5  backward districts,  viz.,  Bidar,  Gulbarga,  Raichur,  Koppal  and  Yadgir  are  provided  egg  for  3  days  in  a week and whole milk for 3 days in a week. The children who do not consume egg are provided whole milk 6 days in a week.
-  An amount of Rs. 2000/- is given to severely malnourished children for medical expenses and therapeutic food. Further, malnourished children are treated at Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
-  Additionally, to reduce malnourishment and minimize low birth weight, maternity benefit of Rs. 5000/-  is  given  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  and  Rs.  6000/-  under  the State Mukhya Mantri Mathrushree Scheme to pregnant women and lactating mothers.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 3315 for answer on 12.07.2019, raised by Shri P. C. Mohan.

Prevalence of Underweight, Stunting, Wasting and Anaemia among children under 5 years of age as per National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16)

| S. No.   | State              |   Underweight |   Stunting |   Wasting |   Anaemia |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar  |          21.5 |       23.3 |      18.9 |      49   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh     |          31.9 |       31.4 |      17.2 |      58.6 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  |          19.4 |       29.3 |      17.3 |      54.3 |
| 4        | Assam              |          29.8 |       36.4 |      17   |      35.7 |
| 5        | Bihar              |          43.9 |       48.3 |      20.8 |      63.5 |
| 6        | Chandigarh         |          24.5 |       28.7 |      10.9 |      73.1 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh       |          37.7 |       37.7 |      23.1 |      41.6 |
| 8        | Delhi              |          27   |       31.9 |      15.9 |      59.7 |
| 9        | Dadra Nagar Haveli |          38.8 |       41.7 |      27.6 |      84.6 |
| 10       | Daman & Diu        |          26.7 |       23.4 |      24.1 |      73.8 |
| 11       | Goa                |          23.8 |       20.1 |      21.9 |      48.3 |
| 12       | Gujarat            |          39.3 |       38.5 |      26.4 |      62.6 |
| 13       | Haryana            |          29.4 |       34   |      21.2 |      71.7 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh   |          21.2 |       26.3 |      13.7 |      53.7 |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir    |          16.6 |       27.4 |      12.1 |      43.8 |
| 16       | Jharkhand          |          47.8 |       45.3 |      29   |      69.9 |
| 17       | Karnataka          |          35.2 |       36.2 |      26.1 |      60.9 |
| 18       | Kerala             |          16.1 |       19.7 |      15.7 |      35.6 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep        |          23.6 |       26.8 |      13.7 |      53.6 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh     |          42.8 |       42   |      25.8 |      68.9 |
| 21       | Maharashtra        |          36   |       34.4 |      25.6 |      53.8 |
| 22       | Manipur            |          13.8 |       28.9 |       6.8 |      23.9 |
| 23       | Meghalaya          |          28.9 |       43.8 |      15.3 |      48   |
| 24       | Mizoram            |          12   |       28.1 |       6.1 |      19.3 |
| 25       | Nagaland           |          16.7 |       28.6 |      11.3 |      26.4 |
| 26       | Odisha             |          34.4 |       34.1 |      20.4 |      44.6 |
| 27       | Punjab             |          21.6 |       25.7 |      15.6 |      56.6 |
| 28       | Puducherry         |          22   |       23.7 |      23.6 |      44.9 |
| 29       | Rajasthan          |          36.7 |       39.1 |      23   |      60.3 |
| 30       | Sikkim             |          14.2 |       29.6 |      14.2 |      55.1 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu         |          23.8 |       27.1 |      19.7 |      50.7 |
| 32       | Telangana          |          28.3 |       28   |      18   |      60.7 |
| 33       | Tripura            |          24.1 |       24.3 |      16.8 |      48.3 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh      |          39.5 |       46.2 |      17.9 |      63.2 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand        |          26.6 |       33.5 |      19.5 |      59.8 |
| 36       | West Bengal        |          31.5 |       32.5 |      20.3 |      54.2 |
|          | India              |          35.7 |       38.4 |      21   |      58.4 |