Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No.637

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SCHEME

637. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  scheme implemented by the Government indicating the districts in which it is under implementation in the country, particularly in Jharkhand; and
- (b) the funds allocated/released and utilised under the said scheme to Jharkhand along with the number of beneficiaries thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) The  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  was  launched  in  1975  all over the country with the objectives to (i) to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years; (ii) to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child; (iii) to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity,  malnutrition  and  school  dropout;  (iv)  to  achieve  effective  co-ordination  of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development; and (v) to  enhance  the  capability  of  the  mother  to  look  after  the  normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education. In  order to achieve the  ICDS objectives, a package of six essential services comprising (i)  Supplementary  nutrition;  (ii)  Immunization;  (iii)  Health  check-up;  (iv)  Referral services; (v) Pre-school non-formal education; and (vi) Nutrition & health education are provided  to  the  targeted  beneficiaries  i.e.  all  children  below  6  years,  Pregnant  and Lactating Mothers. Three of the six services namely Immunisation, Health Check-up and Referral Services are delivered through Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

The  scheme  is  universalized  and  open  to  all  eligible  beneficiaries,  without  any discrimination on the basis of age group, gender, marital status, etc. All  children  below  6  years,  Pregnant  and  Lactating  Mothers  are  eligible  for  services under Anganwadi Services.  Anganwadi Services is self selecting scheme and no targets are  fixed  for  beneficiaries  of  either  Supplementary  Nutrition  or  Pre-school  non-formal education.

- (b) Statements  showing  release  of  funds  and  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  Scheme during the last 3 years and the current year are at Annex-I and II respectively.

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## Statement referred to in Part (b) of the Lok Sabha USQ No.637 for 20.07.2018

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT INDICATING STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED (ANGANWADI SERVICES (General),  CONSTRUCTION OF AWC BUILDINGS, SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME AND TRAINING) UNDER ANGANWADI SERVICES SCHEME DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR 2018-19 (UPTO 16.07.2018)

Rupees in lakhs

|         |                   | 2015-16         | 2015-16                   | 2016-17        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18    | 2017-18                   | 2018-19        |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No. | STATE             | Funds           | Exp.                      | Funds released | Exp. Reported                  | Funds      | Exp.                      | Funds released |
| 1       | 2                 | released 3      | Reported by 4             | 5              | by States 6                    | released 7 | Reported by 8             | 9              |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 68818.48        | States including 98148.45 | 56387.46       | including state share 86726.76 | 58474.18   | States including 62304.49 | 34207.54       |
| 2       | BIHAR             | 102372.56       | state share 144090.04     | 98099.36       | 131535.62                      | 92217.01   | state share 121321.71     | 59181.66       |
| 3       | CHHATTISGARH      | 51151.54        | 64376.96                  | 41939.90       | 62042.55                       | 56762.73   | NR                        | 18746.59       |
| 4       | GOA               | 1228.04         | 2715.22                   | 1067.70        | 2206.61                        | 1649.60    | NR                        | 576.50         |
| 5       | GUJARAT           | 64185.05        | 98608.32                  | 69417.36       | 88592.55                       | 62275.13   | NR                        | 20992.06       |
| 6       | HARYANA           | 16081.19        | 26580.94                  | 20871.79       | 25778.90                       | 20914.78   | 10395.30                  | 8451.76        |
| 7       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 19507.32        | 21044.30                  | 23696.07       | 21452.43                       | 21612.57   | NR                        | 12490.54       |
| 8       | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 27362.65        | 35271.02                  | 26732.11       | 17914.48                       | 19328.24   | 1718.39                   | 16882.27       |
| 9       | JHARKHAND         | 46217.72        | 57446.15                  | 48163.54       | 68019.68                       | 42081.45   | NR                        | 16772.55       |
| 10      | KARNATAKA         | 96394.53        | 154998.70                 | 53686.59       | 129290.96                      | 92834.76   | NR                        | 40375.38       |
| 11      | KERALA            | 28554.27        | 58765.87                  | 34357.05       | 38243.59                       | 32460.32   | NR                        | 10545.88       |
| 12      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 108673.52       | 196464.40                 | 110506.46      | 165029.79                      | 116645.68  | NR                        | 55186.72       |
| 13      | MAHARASHTRA       | 104166.66       | 107134.98                 | 105660.17      | 39276.10                       | 102957.15  | NR                        | 76788.25       |
| 14      | ODISHA            | 65643.69        | 106505.11                 | 72497.49       | 103693.47                      | 95323.96   | NR                        | 39262.70       |
| 15      | PUNJAB            | 13689.39        | 14497.21                  | 16982.50       | 24533.14                       | 20168.46   | NR                        | 8362.87        |
| 16      | RAJASTHAN         | 49851.78        | 103243.25                 | 62397.70       | 88770.99                       | 67542.98   | NR                        | 22242.00       |
| 17      | TAMIL NADU        | 63744.93        | 78363.14                  | 47085.82       | 86703.43                       | 49336.98   | NR                        | 21001.54       |
| 18      | UTTARAKHAND       | 35710.06        | 28416.41                  | 21399.62       | 26696.54                       | 27990.11   | 14657.96                  | 14718.25       |
| 19      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 281398.92       | 373571.94                 | 278089.75      | 409762.10                      | 215246.75  | 144712.84                 | 118175.48      |
| 20      | WEST BENGAL       | 79465.80        | 151836.50                 | 66563.30       | 149685.79                      | 99426.41   | NR                        | 52750.74       |
| 21      | TELANGANA         | 37918.23        | 57138.46                  | 29877.27       | 55212.32                       | 38468.27   | 37902.92                  | 14201.01       |
| 22      | DELHI             | 13775.25        | 18120.31                  | 14168.00       | 18963.75                       | 10868.44   | NR                        | 6120.88        |
| 23      | PUDUCHERRY        | 1673.27         | 1708.59                   | 2299.22        | 1691.26                        | 1455.40    | NR                        | 223.82         |
| 24      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 1421.03         | 991.04                    | 1207.51        | 259.80                         | 1295.81    | 273.08                    | 563.38         |
| 25      | CHANDIGARH        | 1420.25         | 649.78                    | 762.19         | 574.51                         | 1077.47    | 509.47                    | 661.82         |
| 26      | D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 210.97          | 148.58                    | 569.61         | NR                             | 323.11     | 129.89                    | 234.90         |
| 27      | DAMAN & DIU       | 133.55          | 92.37                     | 307.96         | 141.54                         | 279.45     | 204.80                    | 123.26         |
| 28      | LAKSHADWEEP       | 155.91          | 122.64                    | 146.95         | NR                             | 165.31     | NR                        | 134.84         |
| 29      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 12923.23        | 12473.86                  | 11346.05       | 8341.25                        | 14588.50   | NR                        | 6269.48        |
| 30      | ASSAM             | 92972.20        | 90367.00                  | 64397.66       | 70641.49                       | 70237.54   | NR                        | 47920.16       |
| 31      | MANIPUR           | 10267.27        | 13185.16                  | 9998.54        | 6387.10                        | 17647.46   | NR                        | 7399.22        |
| 32      | MEGHALAYA         | 12418.60        | 12927.10                  | 19135.66       | 15795.83                       | 19864.97   | 16325.54                  | 8040.94        |
| 33      | MIZORAM           | 5371.93         | 4902.59                   | 4666.49        | 5572.76                        | 6174.29    | 1778.86                   | 2393.50        |
| 34      | NAGALAND SIKKIM   | 8796.00 2022.73 | 13692.96                  | 15149.57       | 13784.25 1940.57               | 16652.36   | NR                        | 6208.30        |
| 35      |                   |                 | 2129.49                   | 1625.01        |                                | 1983.22    | 393.74                    | 1090.58        |
| 36      | TRIPURA           | 18194.62        | 16348.98                  | 11710.57       | 14021.61                       | 13101.10   | 7173.98                   | 8214.60        |
|         | TOTAL             | 1543893.14      | 2167077.82                | 1442970.00     | 136484.86                      | 1509431.95 | 7567.72                   | 757511.97      |

NR - Not reported

* During 2017-18 expenditure booked only SNP component.