Lok Sabha Question No. 4461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

4461. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

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

- (a) whether  all  the  States  have  approved  implementation  of  Poshan  Abhiyaan  in their  respective  States  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  target  set under the Scheme;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated/sanctioned  and  utilised  under  the  said  scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
- (c) whether the Government has taken effective measures to mitigate the problem of stunting among children and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether some States have opted to stay out of the Poshan Abhiyaan (National Nutrition  Mission)  and  instead  implementing  similar  schemes  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the  number  of  States  that  have  started  implementing  the  said  scheme  along with the names of States that are lagging behind in implementation to meet the goals set for them under Poshan Abhiyaan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) All the States/UTs except West Bengal have started implementation of the POSHAN Abhiyaan. Government is implementing POSHAN Abhiyaan (earlier known as National  Nutrition  Mission)  since  18 th December  2017  to  address  the  problem  of malnutrition  in  the  country  including  stunting.  The  goals  of  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  are  to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner during the three years with fixed targets as under:

|   S.No | Objective                                                                                         | Target       |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|      1 | Prevent and reduce Stunting in children (0- 6 years)                                              | By6%@2% p.a. |
|      2 | Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)               | By6%@2% p.a. |
|      3 | Reduce the prevalence of anemia among young Children(6-59 months)                                 | By9%@3% p.a. |
|      4 | Reduce the prevalence of anemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years. | By9%@3% p.a. |
|      5 | Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW).                                                                    | By6%@2% p.a. |

State-wise statement of funds released and utilisation under POSHAN Abhiyaan including West Bengal as on 31.12.2019 is at Annexure-I .

West Bengal is yet to implement POSHAN Abhiyaan.

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## Statement referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4461 for 20.03.2020 State-wise statement of funds released and utilisation under POSHAN

## Abhiyaan (as on 31.12.2019)

| S. No.   | State/UTs         | Released in FY 2017 - 18 + Unspent balance of ISSNIP   | Released in FY 2018-19   | Released in FY 2019-20   | Total Released   | Total Central fund Utilization as on 31.12.2019   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 2,572.41                                               | 8,604.68                 | 5,582.52                 | 16,759.61        | 8,677.99                                          |
| 2        | Bihar             | 7,063.44                                               | 15,001.67                | 10,000.00                | 32,065.11        | 18,373.30                                         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 1,668.12                                               | 9,629.51                 | 0.00                     | 11,297.63        | 3,096.26                                          |
| 4        | Delhi             | 945.95                                                 | 2,206.88                 | 0.00                     | 3,152.83         | 1,254.14                                          |
| 5        | Goa               | 238.07                                                 | 197.78                   | 0.00                     | 435.85           | 101.68                                            |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 3,036.66                                               | 11,228.04                | 7,531.00                 | 21,795.7         | 11222.25                                          |
| 7        | Haryana           | 400.97                                                 | 5,992.46                 | 0.00                     | 6,393.43         | 2,696.94                                          |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,557.26                                               | 4,153.15                 | 2,480.00                 | 8,190.41         | 4,966.17                                          |
| 9 *      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 388.59                                                 | 8,343.52                 | 0.00                     | 8,732.11         | 2188.33                                           |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 2,429.59                                               | 5,110.45                 | 0.00                     | 7,540.04         | 2,065.05                                          |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 3,351.05                                               | 9,870.89                 | 0.00                     | 13,221.94        | 420.68                                            |
| 12       | Kerala            | 1,273.37                                               | 6,491.91                 | 0.00                     | 7,765.28         | 2455.31                                           |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 4,067.20                                               | 15,894.17                | 17,883.00                | 37,844.37        | 12,404.30                                         |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 2,572.31                                               | 20,989.28                | 33,061.47                | 56,623.06        | 23,602.32                                         |
| 15       | Odisha            | 4,600.46                                               | 10,571.65                | 0.00                     | 15,172.11        | 0.00                                              |
| 16       | Puducherry        | 39.24                                                  | 393.70                   | 497.00                   | 929.94           | 224.71                                            |
| 17       | Punjab            | 819.51                                                 | 6,090.33                 | 0.00                     | 6,909.84         | 306.50                                            |
| 18       | Rajasthan         | 4,216.26                                               | 9,680.99                 | 0.00                     | 13,897.25        | 6,315.69                                          |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu        | 1,340.51                                               | 12,210.93                | 0.00                     | 13,551.44        | 10464.20                                          |
| 20       | Telangana         | 1,736.94                                               | 8,595.70                 | 7,003.00                 | 17,335.64        | 4,579.10                                          |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh     | 8,440.60                                               | 29,582.87                | 0.00                     | 38,023.47        | 17132.35                                          |
| 22       | Uttarakhand       | 1,866.25                                               | 4,301.57                 | 3,696.00                 | 9,863.82         | 3,768.19                                          |
| 23       | West Bengal       | 5,545.27                                               | 19,294.11                | 0.00                     | 24,839.38        | 0.00                                              |
| 24       | Arunachal Pradesh | 52.93                                                  | 2,663.35                 | 0.00                     | 2,716.28         | 0.00                                              |
| 25       | Assam             | 2,298.27                                               | 15,492.36                | 14,171.00                | 31,961.63        | 11,591.74                                         |
| 26       | Manipur           | 340.46                                                 | 3,865.37                 | 0.00                     | 4,205.83         | 1,233.24                                          |

## (Amount in ₹ in lakh)

| S. No.   | State/UTs            | Released in FY 2017 - 18 + Unspent balance of ISSNIP   | Released in FY 2018-19   | Released in FY 2019-20   | Total Released   | Total Central fund Utilizatio n as on 31.12.201 9   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 27       | Meghalaya            | 462.98                                                 | 1,713.27                 | 1,706.80                 | 3,883.05         | 2,144.45                                            |
| 28       | Mizoram              | 119.38                                                 | 957.65                   | 902.00                   | 1,979.03         | 1,461.47                                            |
| 29       | Nagaland             | 163.74                                                 | 1,251.97                 | 1,445.17                 | 2,860.88         | 1,561.92                                            |
| 30       | Sikkim               | 98.59                                                  | 328.47                   | 544.00                   | 971.06           | 436.75                                              |
| 31       | Tripura              | 277.91                                                 | 3,695.72                 | 0.00                     | 3,973.63         | 810.75                                              |
| 32       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 100.22                                                 | 416.89                   | 307.62                   | 824.73           | 224.49                                              |
| 33       | Chandigarh           | 158.88                                                 | 306.82                   | 526.97                   | 992.67           | 257.68                                              |
| 34       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 108.83                                                 | 129.32                   | 681.16*                  | 919.31           | 805.14                                              |
|          | Daman & Diu #        | 42.06                                                  | 197.66                   | 446.98                   | 686.70           | 197.66                                              |
| 35       | Ladakh               | -                                                      | -                        | -                        | -                | -                                                   |
| 36       | Lakshadweep          | 60.00                                                  | 138.90                   | 126.75                   | 325.65           | 198.90                                              |
|          | TOTAL                | 64,454.28                                              | 2,55,593.98              | 1,08,592.44              | 4,28,640. 71     | 1,57,239. 65                                        |

* Jammu and Kashmir figures include Ladakh UT.

# Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu now merged