Lok Sabha Question No. 2975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Mission Poshan 2.0
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santosh Kumar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Jaskaur Meena, Kaushalendra Kumar, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Kripanath Mallah, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Shobha Karandlaje, Sarmistha Sethi, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Nisith Pramanik, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2975

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## MISSION POSHAN 2.0

## 2975.  SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

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

- (a)        whether the Government has proposed to launch the Mission Poshan 2.0 and if so, the details thereof along with its salient features and time by which it is likely to be launched;
- (b)       the number of districts covered so far under Mission PoshanAbhiyan 2.0 along  with  funds  utilised  in  each  district,  district-wise,  State/UT-wise  including Bihar;
- (c) whether Government has proposed to strengthen the nutritional content, delivery  system,  outreach  and  outcome  of  the  said  programme  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)       whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  merge  the  supplementary nutritional programme and the PoshanAbhiyan and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has proposed to adopt an intensified strategy to improve  nutritional  outcomes  across  112  Aspirational  Districts  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f)          whether  the  budget  allocated  to  the  Ministry  has  fallen  short  of  its demands for several years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to  (f)  For  alleviation  of  malnutrition,  Government  has  decided  to  implement Mission Poshan 2.0. It aims to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes  with  focus  on  developing  practices  that  nurture  health,  wellness  and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology to  improve  governance.  Government  has  advised  States/Uts  to  ensure  that  the quality  of  supplementary  nutrition  conforms  to  prescribed  standards  laid  down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made there under. States/UT's have been advised to promote use of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme  to support development  of PoshanVatikas  at  Anganwadi  centres  to  meet  dietary  diversity  gap  leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.

Supplementary Nutrition Programme and PoshanAbhiyaan have been subsumed in Mission Poshan 2.0., which covers all States including all districts of the State of Bihar.  Guidelines  were  issued  for  transparency  and  accountability  in  delivery  of supplementary nutrition and to track nutritional outcomes on 13.1.2021.

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