Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Poshan Abhiyan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *83

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## POSHAN ABHIYAN

- *83. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has celebrated September 2019 as the month of nutrition, if so, the details of events organized with a view to eradicating malnutrition among girl children;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  create  awareness through campaigns among the poor and affluent families;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  corrective  steps  taken  in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  the  desired targets  set  under  the  Poshan  Abhiyan,  if  so,  the  details  thereof indicating the targets set and achieved in this regard; and
- (e) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  steps  taken by the Government to achieve the targets?

## ANSWER

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

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

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to ( e) of Lok  Sabha Starred Question No.  83  for  answer  on  22.11.2019    by  DR.  SUBHASH  RAMRAO  BHAMRE  and SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA SULE regarding Poshan Abhiyaan .

- (a)    Government has celebrated the month of September, 2019 as Rashtriya Poshan Maah across  the  country.  The  main    focus  during  the  month  was  on five sutras i.e. First  1,000  days  of  a  Child,  Diarrhoea  Prevention,  Paushtik  Aahaar,  WASH  (water, sanitation and hygiene), and Anaemia Prevention. During the month, more than 3.66 crore activities were organized which inter-alia included home visits, community based events, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Days, Poshan Melas, Poshan Rallies, school  based  activities,  anaemia  test-treat-talk  camps,  Panchayat  meetings,  local leader  meetings.  Details  of  the  activities  conducted  during  the  aforesaid  month  are given in Annexure-I .   State-wise details of activities are given in Annexure-II .
- (b) & (c)  Poshan Maah 2019 aimed to address the malnutrition related challenges and create  awareness  on  holistic  nutrition  through  a  people's  movement  known  as Jan Andolan with  a  focus  on  children,  adolescent  girls,  pregnant  women  and  lactating mothers. The  month  witnessed wide participation and  enthusiasim from the States/UTs, field functionaries, general public, etc. For creating awareness, a number of  activities  i.e.  Poshan  workshops/seminars,  Poshan  walks,  Panchayat  meetings, Prabhat Pherries, youth group meetings, Haat  bazaar activities, framer's club meetings, local leaders' meetings, harvest festival, nukkad natak, etc. were conducted as  per  details  given  in Annexure-I .    The  programme  received  a  massive  response from  the  participants  which  is  also  evident  from  more  than  3.4  million    impressions generated  on  Twitter  and  8,60,683  impressions  generated  on  Facebook  during  the month. In addition, an awareness campaign on Doordarshan and Digital Cinemawas also  carried  out.  Community  radio  was  also  involved  to  increase  the  reach  of messaging of nutrition during the month.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  goal  of  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  is  to  achieve  improvement  in  nutritional status of Children (0-6 years) and Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) in a time bound manner during the period of three years beginning 2017-18 with fixed targets as under:

|   S.No | Objective                                                                                         | Target        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|      1 | Prevent and reduce Stunting in children (0- 6 years)                                              | By 6% @2%p.a. |
|      2 | Prevent and reduce under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years)               | By 6% @2%p.a. |
|      3 | Reduce the prevalence of anemia among young Children(6-59 months)                                 | By 9% @3%p.a. |
|      4 | Reduce the prevalence of anemia among Women and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 15-49 years. | By 9% @3%p.a. |
|      5 | Reduce Low Birth Weight (LBW).                                                                    | By 6% @2%p.a. |

The  results  of  the  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  can  be  known  after  the  programme  has completed  its  approved  period.    However,  in  the  meantime,  as  per  the  report  of Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) conducted by UNICEF, prevalence  of  stunting,  wasting  and  underweight  among  children  is  34.7%,  17% and  33.4%  respectively,  which  is  an  improvement  and  reduction  from  the  levels reported in National Family Health Survey-4.

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## Annexure referred to in the Statement in reply to Part (a) to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha Starred Question No. 83 for answer on 22.11.2019 by DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE and SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA SULE regarding Poshan Abhiyaan

## Details of Activities conducted during the Poshan Maah-2019

| Activity Name                            | Number of Activities conducted   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Home Visits                              | 2,17,42,194                      |
| CBE-Community Based Events               | 19,74,098                        |
| Poshan Mela                              | 13,41,679                        |
| Poshan Rally                             | 8,65,163                         |
| School Based Activities                  | 10,03,989                        |
| Village Health Sanitation Nutrition Day  | 7,86,748                         |
| Anemia Camp                              | 8,48,511                         |
| Poshan Workshop/Seminar                  | 5,47,452                         |
| Cycle Rally                              | 5,75,219                         |
| Self Help Group (SHG) Meeting            | 5,97,348                         |
| Poshan Walk                              | 4,94,291                         |
| Prabhat Pherri                           | 4,09,163                         |
| Panchayat Meeting                        | 3,39,842                         |
| Youth Group Meeting                      | 2,95,564                         |
| Haat Bazaar Activities                   | 2,64,271                         |
| Safe Drinking Water in Anganwadi Centres | 3,15,652                         |
| Community Radio Activities               | 3,36,471                         |
| Farmer Club Meeting                      | 2,27,437                         |
| Cooperative/Federation                   | 2,62,036                         |
| Local Leader Meeting                     | 1,92,790                         |
| Safe Drinking Water in Schools           | 1,85,771                         |
| Providing Water to the Toilets           | 1,23,920                         |
| Harvest Festival                         | 1,44,582                         |
| Nukkad Natak/Folk Shows                  | 1,22,414                         |
| Defeat Diarrhea Campaign (D2)            | 49,535                           |
| Others                                   | 26,09,270                        |
| Total                                    | 3,66,55,410                      |

Annexure referred to in the Statement in reply to Part (a) to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha Starred Question No. 83 for answer on 22.11.2019 by DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE and SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA SULE regarding Poshan Abhiyaan

State/UT wise Number of Activities conducted in Poshan Maah-2019

| State/UT                  | Number of Activities   |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 214                    |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 31,88,940              |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 4,348                  |
| Assam                     | 2,54,700               |
| Bihar                     | 60,83,420              |
| Chandigarh                | 25,972                 |
| Chhattisgarh              | 4,73,012               |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli    | 1,861                  |
| Daman And Diu             | 2,460                  |
| Delhi                     | 17,345                 |
| Goa                       | 9,193                  |
| Gujarat                   | 95,41,597              |
| Haryana                   | 1,67,517               |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 57,092                 |
| Jammu And Kashmir         | 1,800                  |
| Jharkhand                 | 2,70,904               |
| Karnataka                 | 80,581                 |
| Kerala                    | 16,753                 |
| Lakshadweep               | 69                     |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 31,84,385              |
| Maharashtra               | 55,01,757              |
| Manipur                   | 27,111                 |
| Meghalaya                 | 24,139                 |
| Mizoram                   | 14,552                 |
| Nagaland                  | 2,113                  |
| Odisha                    | 6,624                  |
| Puducherry                | 18,899                 |
| Punjab                    | 3,20,963               |
| Rajasthan                 | 10,62,842              |
| Sikkim                    | 5,688                  |
| Tamil Nadu                | 14,67,513              |
| Telangana                 | 19,39,191              |
| Tripura                   | 15,709                 |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 28,16,936              |
| Uttarakhand               | 48,282                 |
| West Bengal               | 18                     |
| Total                     | 3,66,55,410            |