Lok Sabha Question No. 1108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: National Rural Health Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

(a):

- The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Umbrella  ICDS  scheme  across  the  country including  in  the  inaccessible  and  rural  areas  of  the  country.    Supplementary  Nut Programme  (SNP)  is  one  of  the  components  of  this  ICDS  scheme.  Under  SNP  there  is provisio n of300 days of supplementary food to the beneficiaries in a year which enta giving more than one meal per day to the children from 3 - 6  years who attend Anganwadi Centres (AWCs). This includes morning snacks in the form of milk/ banana/seasonal fr etc. followed by a hot cooked meal (HCM). For children below 3 years of age and pregn and lactating mothers, age appropriate Take Home Rations (THRs) in the form of pre - mix/ ready - to - eat food are provided. Also, the Government has implemented the Nation l Food Security Act, 2013 which ensures entitlements regarding nutritional support to pregna lactating mothers and children under the Anganwadi services.
- The  Government  of  India  has  also  been  providing  Rice,  Wheat  and  Coarse  grains  a subsidized  r ates  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  under  th Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) which covers inaccessible and rural areas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## NATIONAL RURAL HEALT H MISSION

## 1108. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the provisions being made by the Government for supply of nutritious food to children born in inaccessible and rural areas in the country;
- (b)  whether  a  new  project  is  likely  to be  s tarted  under  the  Child  Health programme  of  the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of norms likely to be developed by the Government for the physical and mental development of such children?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(b): Implementation  of  two  new  programmes  namely  Anaemia  Mukt  Bharat  (AMB) programme  and Home  Based  Young  Child  (HBYC)  Programmes  are  initiated  in  the  country since 2018 under the Child Health programme of the National Health Mission (NHM) beside various existing child survival initiatives. The Anaemia Mukt Bharat strategy aims to str the existing mechanisms and foster newer strategies of tackle anaemia, focused on six beneficiary  groups,  through  six  interventions  and  six  institutional  mechanisms  to  achi envisaged  target  for  anaemia  reduction  under  the  POSHAN  Abhiyaan.  Hom e  Based  Young Child  Care  (HBYC)  programme  has  provision  of  home  visits  by  ASHA,  starting  from  2 - 3 months and continuing in second year till 15 months of the age of the child. This prog aims to improve child survival, nutrition and development by coun selling caregivers at home.

(c): To assess the physical and mental development of the children and take necessary ti corrective  measures,  the  Mother  and  Child  Protection  Card  has  been  revised  by  Ministr Health and Family Welfare in coordination with Ministry of Women and Child Dev elopment. The  revised  card  has  provisions  of  recording  weight,  height  along  with  developmental stones  of  the  children.  Counselling  caregivers  on  Early  Childhood  Development  has  b emphasized  for  promoting  optimum  mental  development  of  the  children. Further,  under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) periodic screening of 0 - 18 years children is carried out to identify developmental delays besides identifying other specific diseases.