Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Anaemia Mukt Bharat
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## ANAEMIA MUKT BHARAT

## 1859. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the details of progress made by the Government under the mission 'Anaemia Mukt Bharat';
- (b) whether the prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls is more than 50 per cent;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard; and
- (d) the number of anaemia cases detected among adolescent girls, State/ UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Anemia  Mukt  Bharat  strategy  has  been  adopted  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  to  reduce anaemia prevalence in various population groups by 3 percent per year. Since the initiatio strategy,  various  activities  have  been  conducted.  These  are  in  the  form  o f  guid lines  and  its dissemination,  training  package,  supply  chain  assessment,  quarterly  dashboard  repor monitoring and review of programme coverage. In order to implement the strategy, Rs 420 c has been approved in Financial Year 2019 - 20 under N ational Health Mission.
- (b) to (c ) : The prevalence of anaemia among adolescent girls (10 - 19 years) at national level is 54%. The detail on State wise prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls is annexed. The steps taken by Government of India to address anaemia among adolescent girls are as follow
- i. Weekly  Iron  Folic  Acid  Supplementation:  Under  Anaemia  Mukt  Bharat  strategy,  Weekly Iron Folic Acid supplementation is being provided to in - school adolescent g irls and out - of school adolescent girls. In school, the tablets are administered one hour after the - day meals under the supervision of the school teachers.
- ii. Besides this, awareness and health education is also given in school to the students on diets and nutrition
- iii. All  the  adolescent  girls'  in - school  and  out - of - school  are  being  given  Tab.  Albendazole biannually under de - worming programme.
- (d): No such data is maintained at Central level .

## Sub: NFHS - IV prevalence of anaemia among adol escent girls in India: State and UT - wise

| Sr no   | India and States          |   Adolescent girls -(10 19 years`) |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | India                     |                               54   |
| 1       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                               40.3 |
| 2       | Himachal Pradesh          |                               52.7 |
| 3       | Punjab                    |                               58   |
| 4       | Chandigarh                |                               74.7 |
| 5       | Uttarakhand               |                               42.4 |
| 6       | Haryana                   |                               62.7 |
| 7       | NCT of Delhi              |                               52.1 |
| 8       | Rajasthan                 |                               49.1 |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh             |                               53.7 |
| 10      | Bihar                     |                               61   |
| 11      | Sikkim                    |                               48.7 |
| 12      | Arunachal Pradesh         |                               44.9 |
| 13      | Nagaland                  |                               21.9 |
| 14      | Manipur                   |                               20.5 |
| 15      | Mizoram                   |                               21.3 |
| 16      | Tripura                   |                               52.2 |
| 17      | Meghalaya                 |                               46.2 |
| 18      | Assam                     |                               42.7 |
| 19      | West Bengal               |                               62.2 |
| 20      | Jharkhand                 |                               65   |
| 21      | Orissa                    |                               51   |
| 22      | Chhattisgarh              |                               45.5 |
| 23      | Madhya Pradesh            |                               53.2 |
| 24      | Gujarat                   |                               56.5 |
| 25      | Daman & Diu               |                               60.1 |
| 26      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                               81.9 |
| 27      | Maharashtra               |                               49.7 |
| 28      | Andhra Pradesh            |                               61.1 |
| 29      | Karnataka                 |                               45.3 |
| 30      | Goa                       |                               30.5 |
| 31      | Lakshadweep               |                               60.7 |
| 32      | Kerala                    |                               37.7 |
| 33      | Tamil Nadu                |                               53.9 |
| 34      | Puducherry                |                               55   |
| 35      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                               68.1 |
| 36      | Telangana                 |                               59.8 |