Lok Sabha Question No. 2272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Malnutrition among children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2272

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN

## 2272.  DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of WOMENAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of malnourished children in the country State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b) whether malnourishment among children across the country has been increasing over the years
- (c) if so, the details thereof during the Iast three years, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to issue new guidelines to address the issue of malnutrition among children:
- (e) if so,  the details thereof; and,
- (f) the  funds  proposed to be sanctioned for this purpose and the time by which the guidelines are likely to be issued?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f)  As per the report of NFHS-4 conducted in 2015-16, 35.7% children under 5 years  of age  are  underweight  and  38.4%  are  stunted.  As  per  the  report  of Comprehensive  National  Nutrition  Survey  (CNNS)  (2016-18),  the  prevalence  of underweight  and  stunting  among  children  is  33.4%  and  34.7%respectively,  which indicates a reduction when compared to the levels reported by NFHS-4. The State/UTwise details including Bihar are annexed.

Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  of  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Services  (ICDS)  Scheme,  Supplementary  Nutrition  is  provided  to  children  under  6 years  of  age  in  the  form  of  Take  Home  Ration,  Morning  Snacks  and  Hot  Cooked Meals as per the provisions of the National Food  Security Act, 2013. The Supplementary  Nutrition  is  provided  to  bridge  the  gap  between  the  Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) and the Average Daily Intake (ADI) among this age group as  per  the  nutritional  standards  specified  under  Schedule  II  of  the  Act.  Severely malnourished children are provided additional nutrition in the form of food supplement providing 800 Kcal of energy and 20-25 g of protein. Further, for the management of malnourished  children  without  medical  complications  at  the  community  level,  the Composite guidelines have been drafted by the Ministry based on the recommendations of the all stakeholders.

Under the Umbrella ICDS Scheme, in order to address the issue of malnutrition, Rs. 20532.38 crores,  Rs.  3700  crores,  Rs.  2500  crores  and  Rs.  250  crores  have  been proposed for the year 2020-21for implementation of Anganwadi Services, POSHAN Abhiyaan,  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  and  Scheme  for Adolescent Girls (SAG) respectively.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha  Un-starred Question No. 2272 due for answer on 23.09.2020, raised by Dr. MOHAMMAD JAWED

| S. No.   | State              | Stunted (under 5 yrs)   | Stunted (under 5 yrs)   | Underweight (under 5 yrs)   | Underweight (under 5 yrs)   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|          |                    | NFHS-4                  | CNNS                    | NFHS-4                      | CNNS                        |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar  | 23.3                    | -                       | 21.5                        | -                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh     | 31.4                    | 31.5                    | 31.9                        | 33.5                        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 29.4                    | 28                      | 19.4                        | 15.5                        |
| 4        | Assam              | 36.4                    | 32.4                    | 29.8                        | 29.4                        |
| 5        | Bihar              | 48.3                    | 42                      | 43.9                        | 38.7                        |
| 6        | Chandigarh         | 28.7                    | -                       | 24.5                        | -                           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh       | 37.6                    | 35.4                    | 37.7                        | 40                          |
| 8        | Delhi              | 31.9                    | 28.8                    | 27                          | 28.1                        |
| 9        | Dadra Nagar Haveli | 41.7                    | -                       | 38.8                        | -                           |
| 10       | Daman & Diu        | 23.4                    | -                       | 26.7                        | -                           |
| 11       | Goa                | 20.1                    | 19.6                    | 23.8                        | 20.3                        |
| 12       | Gujarat            | 38.5                    | 39.1                    | 39.3                        | 34.2                        |
| 13       | Haryana            | 34                      | 34.9                    | 29.4                        | 28.8                        |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh   | 26.3                    | 28.4                    | 21.2                        | 22.6                        |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 27.4                    | 15.5                    | 16.6                        | 13.1                        |
| 16       | Jharkhand          | 45.3                    | 36.2                    | 47.8                        | 42.9                        |
| 17       | Karnataka          | 36.2                    | 32.5                    | 35.2                        | 32.4                        |
| 18       | Kerala             | 19.7                    | 20.5                    | 16.1                        | 18.7                        |
| 19       | Lakshadweep        | 26.8                    | -                       | 23.6                        | -                           |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh     | 42                      | 39.5                    | 42.8                        | 38.7                        |
| 21       | Maharashtra        | 34.4                    | 34.1                    | 36                          | 30.9                        |
| 22       | Manipur            | 28.9                    | 28.9                    | 13.8                        | 13                          |
| 23       | Meghalaya          | 43.8                    | 40.4                    | 28.9                        | 29.6                        |
| 24       | Mizoram            | 28.1                    | 27.4                    | 12.0                        | 11.3                        |
| 25       | Nagaland           | 28.6                    | 26.2                    | 16.7                        | 16.3                        |
| 26       | Odisha             | 34.1                    | 29.1                    | 34.4                        | 29.2                        |
| 27       | Punjab             | 25.7                    | 24.3                    | 21.6                        | 19.7                        |
| 28       | Puducherry         | 23.7                    | -                       | 22                          | -                           |
| 29       | Rajasthan          | 39.1                    | 36.8                    | 36.7                        | 31.5                        |
| 30       | Sikkim             | 29.6                    | 21.8                    | 14.2                        | 10.8                        |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu         | 27.1                    | 19.7                    | 23.8                        | 23.5                        |
| 32       | Telangana          | 28.0                    | 29.3                    | 28.3                        | 30.8                        |
| 33       | Tripura            | 24.3                    | 31.9                    | 24.1                        | 23.8                        |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh      | 46.2                    | 38.8                    | 39.5                        | 36.8                        |
| 35       | Uttarakhand        | 33.5                    | 29.9                    | 26.6                        | 18.7                        |
| 36       | West Bengal        | 32.5                    | 25.3                    | 31.5                        | 30.9                        |
|          | India              | 38.4                    | 34.7                    | 35.7                        | 33.4                        |