Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## SCHEME FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS

499. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) across the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  vocational training is being imparted to girls for their skill development under the said scheme throughout the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the number of girls benefitted under the said scheme; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the coverage under the said scheme and to bring improvement in its working methodology?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok  Sabha Starred Question No 499 by Shri Naranbhai Kachhadiya; Shri Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel  to be answered on 26.07.2019 regarding Scheme for Adolescent Girls

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, a Centrally-sponsored scheme administered by the Government of India, is implemented through Anganwadi Services (earlier known as ICDS) under the umbrella Integrated Child Development Services infrastructure by the State Governments/UT Administration.

Government approved continuation and phased expansion of the scheme for out of school  adolescent  girls  of  age  11-14  years  during  the  year  2017-18.  Accordingly,  the scheme introduced on a pilot basis in 205 districts across the country in the year 2010-11 was  extended  to  additional  303  districts  in  2017-18  and  to  all  the  districts  across  the country w.e.f. 01.04.2018.

The Scheme has two components Nutrition and Non-nutrition.  Under the Nutrition component,  each  out  of  school  Adolescent  Girl  of  age  11-14  years  is  provided  600 calories, 18-20 grams of protein and micronutrients @ Rs. 9.5 per beneficiary per day for 300 days in a year. The scheme aims at motivating out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years to go back to formal schooling or skill training under non-nutrition component of the scheme. The other services under non-nutrition component are IFA supplementation,  Health  check-up  and  Referral  services,  Nutrition  &  Health  Education, Life Skill Education and Counseling/ Guidance on accessing public services.

State-wise  beneficiaries  covered  under  SAG  during  each  of  last  three  years  as intimated by States/UTs is given in Annexure - 1 .

- (c):      Continuation and expansion of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls has been approved by the Government for out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years, hence, at present there is  no  vocational  training  component  under  the  scheme.  However,  life  skill  education  is imparted to out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years which include confidence building, self awareness and self esteem, decision making, critical thinking, communication  skills,  rights  &  entitlement,  coping  with  stress  and  responding  to  peer pressure, functional literacy (wherever required)  effective home management, budgeting, saving, gender sensitivity, importance of education for children etc.
- (d): Does not arise.
- (e): The  State Governments/UT  Administration  is  implementing the  scheme  using  the infrastructure  and  manpower  of  Anganwadi  Services  scheme  under  umbrella  ICDS.  To increase the coverage and improve the functioning of the said scheme, 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 various  levels  to  take  stock  of  the  progress  of  the  scheme  as  also  strengthen  the coordination and convergence between concerned departments.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (b)  of  Lok    Sabha  Starred  Question  No  499  by  Shri Naranbhai  Kachhadiya;  Shri  Parbatbhai  Savabhai  Patel    for  26.07.2019  regarding  Scheme  for Adolescent Girls

## Nutrition beneficiaries under SAG during last three years

| S.No.   | States/UTs        | Nutrition Beneficiaries (11-14 out of school girls)   | Nutrition Beneficiaries (11-14 out of school girls)   | Nutrition Beneficiaries (11-14 out of school girls)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs        | 2016-17                                               | 2017-18                                               | 2018-19                                               |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 15261                                                 | 14763                                                 | 39181                                                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 526                                                   | 266                                                   | NR                                                    |
| 3       | Assam             | 74727                                                 | NR                                                    | 54352                                                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 492609                                                | 396805                                                | 130222                                                |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 14681                                                 | 13673                                                 | 16093                                                 |
| 6       | Goa               | 42                                                    | 45                                                    | 21                                                    |
| 7       | Gujarat           | NR                                                    | NR                                                    | 174620                                                |
| 8       | Haryana           | 592                                                   | 667                                                   | 5066                                                  |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 944                                                   | 939                                                   | 630                                                   |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 9480                                                  | NR                                                    | 16963                                                 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 58568                                                 | 63515                                                 | NR                                                    |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 48971                                                 | 28022                                                 | 58670                                                 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 276                                                   | 712                                                   | NR                                                    |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 122230                                                | 125452                                                | 305000                                                |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 56936                                                 | 45898                                                 | 24478                                                 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 5079                                                  | 5061                                                  | 4056                                                  |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 1801                                                  | 1852                                                  | 1655                                                  |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 1124                                                  | 897                                                   | 715                                                   |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 10326                                                 | 6455                                                  | 7320                                                  |
| 20      | Orissa            | 58217                                                 | 56893                                                 | NR                                                    |
| 21      | Punjab            | 4338                                                  | 2143                                                  | 4339                                                  |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | NR                                                    | NR                                                    | 173591                                                |
| 23      | Sikkim            | NR                                                    | 6                                                     | NR                                                    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 2453                                                  | 2337                                                  | NR                                                    |
| 25      | Telangana         | 8369                                                  | NR                                                    | 19410                                                 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 2930                                                  | 971                                                   | 56045                                                 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 496000                                                | NR                                                    | 277000                                                |
| 28      | Uttaranchal       | NR                                                    | NR                                                    | NR                                                    |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 1996                                                  | 2842                                                  | 43287                                                 |
| 30      | A&N Islands       | 31                                                    | 25                                                    | 21                                                    |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 220                                                   | 186                                                   | 55                                                    |
| 32      | Daman & Diu       | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 20                                                    |
| 33      | D & NH            | 652                                                   | NR                                                    | NR                                                    |
| 34      | Delhi             | 5029                                                  | 3383                                                  | 2152                                                  |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 9                                                     | 10                                                    | 7                                                     |
| 36      | Pondicherry       | 16                                                    | 18                                                    | 22                                                    |
|         | Total             |                                                       |                                                       |                                                       |
|         |                   | 1494433                                               | 773836                                                | 1414991                                               |

NR: Not Reported