Lok Sabha Question No. 1126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Kishori Health Cards
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1126

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## KISHORI HEALTH CARDS

## 1126.   SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a)       whether  Kishori  Health  Cards  for  Adolescent  girls  are  being  maintained  at  the Anganwadi Centre under Scheme for Adolescent Girls to record the information about the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), along with the services under the scheme;
- (b)      if so, the details and the outcome thereof as on date, State-wise including Satna district in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls,  a centrally sponsored scheme in Satna district, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any complaint regarding functioning of these cards has been received by the  Government from district  Satna,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  as  on  date  along with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)     As per the information available, some of the States are maintaining Kishori Health  Cards  for  Adolescent  Girls  in  Angawadi  Centres  (AWCs)  to  record  the information about the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) along with other services provided under the scheme. Government is implementing Scheme for Adolescent Girls across the country including Satna  district of  Madhya  Pradesh.  The  details  of achievements/outcomes made under the scheme are marked on Kishori Health Card and  the  card  also  carries  important  milestones  of  Adolescent  Girls'  life  including mainstreaming  them  into  the  schools  etc.  The  information  about  the  maintenance  of Kishori Health Cards by the States/UTs is Annexed.

- (d) As  per  the  information  received  from  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh, Kishori  Health  Cards  are  not  maintained  in  the  State.  Therefore,  the  question  of complaint regarding functioning of these cards does not arise.

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## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1126 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING KISHORI HEALTH CARDS ASKED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH

| S. No.   | Name of States / UTs   | Uses of Kishori Health Card   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         | No                            |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      | Yes                           |
| 3.       | Assam                  | No                            |
| 4.       | Bihar                  | Yes                           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           | Yes                           |
| 6.       | Goa                    | No                            |
| 7.       | Gujarat                | Yes                           |
| 8.       | Haryana                | Yes                           |
| 9.       | Karnataka              | No                            |
| 10.      | Kerala                 | No                            |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh         | No                            |
| 12.      | Maharashtra            | No                            |
| 13.      | Manipur                | No                            |
| 14.      | Meghalaya              | No                            |
| 15.      | Mizoram                | Yes                           |
| 16.      | Odisha                 | No                            |
| 17.      | Punjab                 | Yes                           |
| 18.      | Rajasthan              | No                            |
| 19.      | Sikkim                 | Yes                           |
| 20.      | Uttar Pradesh          | Yes                           |
| 21..     | Uttarakhand            | No                            |
| 22.      | A & N Islands          | Yes                           |
| 23.      | Chandigarh             | Yes                           |
| 24.      | Delhi                  | No                            |
| 25.      | Dadra & N Haveli       | Yes                           |
| 26.      | Daman & Diu            | *                             |
| 27.      | Lakshadweep            | No                            |
| 28.      | Puducherry             | Yes                           |