Lok Sabha Question No. 1985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## NUTRITIONAL REHABILI TATION CENTRES

## 1985. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) the total number of Nutritional Rehabi itation Centres (NRCs) and estimated number of malnourished children along with the number of such children registered under the said NRC, State /UT wise;
- (b) the details of the system established by NRCs to identify such extremely undernourished children in order to improve their condition;
- (c)  the  number  of  such  children registered  under  NRCs  in  whose  condition significant improvement have been noticed;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning and work execution of these NRCs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make the said NRCs more effective?

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

(a)to (e):

- Under National Health Mission (NHM) 1151 NRCs have been established all across the country to provide facility based care for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and medical complications . As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015 - 16), 7.5% of under five children are severely wasted and 35.8% of children are underweigh
- Childrenwith Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) along with med ical complications are referred  from  villages  by  frontline  workers  such  ASHA  and  Anganwadi  workers  and admitted to NRCs as per the defined admission criteria. In order to improve their health condition, medical and nutritional therapeutic care is provided during NRC stay.
- As per report received from States/ UTs, 1.86 lakhs under five children were admitt the NRCs in the year of 2017 - 18, out of which 1.17 lakhs children were discharged with target weight gain.
- Regular  and  periodic  review  of  NRC functionality  is  carried  out  under  child  health programme by central and State Government teams including through Common Review Mission visits. Accordingly, specific recommendations are provided for improvement NRC functionality and quality of service d elivery.

Number of children registered under NRCs, State and UT wise is placed at annexure.

## ANNEXUR E

| State/ UT wise NRC Admission Details   | State/ UT wise NRC Admission Details   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| State/ UTs*                            | Children admitted in NRC (2017-18)     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                      | NA                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                         | 5071                                   |
| Assam                                  | 921                                    |
| Bihar                                  | 8959                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                           | 13845                                  |
| Gujarat                                | 21743                                  |
| Haryana                                | 1340                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                       | 878                                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir                         | 727                                    |
| Jharkhand                              | 11113                                  |
| Karnataka                              | 4224                                   |
| Kerala                                 | 45                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                         | 70859                                  |
| Maharashtra                            | 5417                                   |
| Manipur                                | 7                                      |
| Meghalaya                              | 498                                    |
| Mizoram                                | 16                                     |
| Nagaland                               | 93                                     |
| Odisha                                 | 8335                                   |
| Rajasthan                              | 7936                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                             | 467                                    |
| Telangana                              | 3227                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                          | 14168                                  |
| Uttarakhand                            | 96                                     |
| West Bengal                            | 5244                                   |
| Chandigarh                             | 146                                    |
| Dadra&NH                               | 50                                     |
| Delhi                                  | 1294                                   |
| India                                  | 1,86,719                               |