Lok Sabha Question No. 2604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Kishori Health Cards
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajesh Verma, Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2604

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## KISHORI HEALTH CARDS

2604.   SHRI GANESH SINGH: SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a)       the features of the Kishori Health Cards indicating the number of cards issued since its inception, State/UT-wise including Satna, Madhya Pradesh and Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)      whether the States are maintaining Kishori health Cards at the Anganwadi Centres along with other services provided under the Scheme for Adolescent Girls by the States and if so, the details of States maintaining such records;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  data  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  Madhya  Pradesh  Government  has  not maintained any data in this regard and if so, the details and the reasons therefor along with  the  funds  released  since  its  inception,  State/UT-wise  including  Satna,  Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any separate Scheme to maintain the health record of Adolescent Girls and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)     As per the information available, most of the States are maintaining Kishori Health Cards for  Adolescent  Girls  in  Angawadi  Centres  (AWCs)  to  record  the  information  about  the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) along with other services provided under the scheme. These health cards for all Adolescent Girls (AGs) are maintained at the AWCs.

Government is implementing Scheme for Adolescent Girls across the country including Satna  district  of  Madhya  Pradesh.  The  details  of  achievements/outcomes  made  under  the scheme  are  marked  on  Kishori  Card  and  the  card  also  carries  important  milestones  of Adolescent Girls' life including mainstreaming them into the schools etc.

As per the information received from State Government of Uttar Pradesh, at present 20 projects operating and per project 100 Kishori Health Cards were distributed in the Anganwadi Centres. The information about the maintenance of Kishori Health Cards by the States/UTs is at Annexure-I .

- (d) The Funds released to States/UTs in the last three years are at Annexure-II .  As per the information received from the Government of the Madhya Pradesh, Kishori Health Cards are not being maintained in the State.
- (e)            Currently,  Government  is  maintaining  the  health  records  of  adolescent  girls  through Kishori Health Cards.

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## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No.2604  for  06.03.2020 asked by Shri Ganesh Singh and Shri Rajesh Verma regarding Kishori Health cards

| Sr. No.   | Name of States / UTs   | Uses of Kishori Health Card   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         | No                            |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh      | Yes                           |
| 3.        | Assam                  | No                            |
| 4.        | Bihar                  | Yes                           |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh           | Yes                           |
| 6.        | Goa                    | No                            |
| 7.        | Gujarat                | Yes                           |
| 8.        | Haryana                | Yes                           |
| 9.        | Karnataka              | No                            |
| 10.       | Kerala                 | No                            |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh         | No                            |
| 12.       | Maharashtra            | No                            |
| 13.       | Manipur                | No                            |
| 14.       | Meghalaya              | No                            |
| 15.       | Mizoram                | Yes                           |
| 16.       | Odisha                 | No                            |
| 17.       | Punjab                 | Yes                           |
| 18.       | Rajasthan              | No                            |
| 19.       | Sikkim                 | Yes                           |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh          | Yes                           |
| 21..      | Uttarakhand            | No                            |
| 22.       | A & N Islands          | Yes                           |
| 23.       | Chandigarh             | Yes                           |
| 24.       | Delhi                  | No                            |
| 25.       | Dadra & N Haveli       | Yes                           |
| 26.       | Daman & Diu            | *                             |
| 27.       | Lakshadweep            | No                            |
| 28.       | Puducherry             | Yes                           |

## Annexure  Referred  in  Reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  Question  No.2604  for  06.03.2020 asked by Shri Ganesh Singh and Shri Rajesh Verma regarding Kishori Health Cards

State/UT-wise Fund released under Scheme for Adolescent Girls during last 3 years:

(Rupees in lakh)

| S.   | States/UTs        | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19       | 2018-19   |
|------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| No.  | States/UTs        | Released  | Utilized  | Released      | Utilized  | Released      | Utilized  |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 762.99    | 1710.10   | 2259.52       | 2050.18   | 1011.98       | 139.57    |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 126.25    | 83.49     | 87.96         | 42.76     | 0.00          | 18.44     |
| 3    | Assam             | 1356.94   | 149.18    | 341.92        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 774.51    |
| 4    | Bihar             | 2696.83   | 2315.55   | 4003.74       | 2742.76   | 25.54         | 686.12    |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1389.69   | 27772.50  | 2792.61       | 1795.87   | 724.75        | 61.70     |
| 6    | Goa               | 131.50    | 259.21    | 302.77        | 345.84    | 0.40          | 0.20      |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1443.18   | 6323.17   | 2690.09       | 4989.00   | 5092.44       | 1206.18   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 104.74    | 573.65    | 589.97        | 363.75    | 37.41         | 44.71     |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 720.45    | 1349.14   | 1129.42       | 372.18    | 0.00          | 1.71      |
| 10   | Jammu& Kashmir    | 194.63    | 184.69    | 255.91        | 26.67     | 560.39        | 0.00      |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 145.57    | 1465.35   | 1495.55       | 154.54    | 0.00          | 0.00      |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 740.73    | 2642.58   | 2466.93       | 1819.93   | 923.76        | 880.33    |
| 13   | Kerala            | 1057.73   | 893.89    | 692.91        | 996.27    | 289.74        | 0.00      |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 5302.02   | 8466.04   | 8641.18       | 7125.70   | 5442.40       | 2810.48   |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 5334.42   | 3541.02   | 3995.68       | 3530.70   | 3536.78       | 2715.98   |
| 16   | Manipur           | 49.65     | 161.87    | 170.28        | 62.34     | 0.00          | 34.21     |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 919.65    | 919.65    | 528.83        | 540.36    | 12.55         | 23.75     |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 91.78     | 103.40    | 123.95        | 123.15    | 69.32         | 69.32     |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 206.31    | 206.31    | 193.14        | 191.61    | 214.30        | 139.36    |
| 20   | Odisha            | 2867.25   | 3443.78   | 2442.60       | 2345.40   | 866.77        | 0.00      |
| 21   | Punjab            | 0         | 448.77    | 40.60         | 313.99    | 26.30         | 43.13     |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 0         | 22.49     | 39.38         | 0.00      | 0.00          | 59.39     |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 32.54     | 16.19     | 15.42         | 27.45     | 0.00          | 0.00      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 2655.26   | 3076.85   | 3196.22       | 1945.25   | 0.00          | 32.28     |
| 25   | Telangana         | 572.39    | 0         | 81.40         | 765.58    | 107.49        | 0.00      |
| 26   | Tripura           | 334.81    | 819.62    | 674.38        | 210.06    | 19.16         | 103.19    |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 10932.99  | 7631.00   | 4486.13       | 5681.34   | 1000.35       | 0.00      |
| 28   | Uttaranchal       | 43.02     | 3.77      | 3.30          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 40.41     | 340.08    | 282.47        | 992.63    | 101.85        | 0.00      |
| 30   | A &NIslands       | 107.05    | 50.65     | 51.35         | 15.52     | 3.18          | 0.19      |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 12.11     | 7.84      | 12.68         | 5.81      | 2.33          | 1.66      |
| 32   | Daman &Diu        | 14.14     | 15.94     | 14.14         | 14.07     | 4.53          | 4.53      |
| 33   | D&NH              | 16.44     | 16.44     | 16.44         | 12.64     | 4.94          | 0.00      |
| 34   | Delhi             | 276.66    | 687.49    | 490.19        | 570.32    | 320.48        | 18.29     |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 2.20      | 1.80      | 11.65         | 2.82      | 3.11          | 0.12      |
|      | Pondicherry       | 17.72     | 18.67     |               | 4.74      |               | 0.04      |
| 36   | Total             | 47700.06  | 50722.88  | 8.81 44629.53 | 40181.3   | 1.63 20403.88 | 9869.39   |