Lok Sabha Question No. 362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Supplement Food for Pregnant and Lactating Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Umesh G. Jadhav, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 362 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## SUPPLEMENT FOOD FOR PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN

## 362.   SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has allocated adequate funds  and  support for  the provision of nutritious and special supplement food for pregnant and lactating women;
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated during each of the last seven years, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the WHO and UNDP report on prevalence of  malnutrition  and  undernourishment  among  the  children,  pregnant  and lactating women in the country, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to reduce malnutrition and undernourishment  prevailing  among  the  children,  pregnant  and  lactating women in the country indicating the amount to be allocated for the same in the next three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (b)   Under  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  a  package  of  services  including Supplementary Nutrition is provided to pregnant women and lactating mothers through the platform of Anganwadi Centres till the child attains 6 months of age to meet the nutritional standards specified under National Food Security Act 2013.

Through the platform of Anganwadi Centres, IFA supplementation is given to pregnant women for at least 100 days. In the last seven years, since FY 2016-17, a total of Rs 58247.03  crore  has  been  provided  to  States/UTs  for  Supplementary  Nutrition Programme, as on date.

Details of funds released to the States/UTs under Supplementary Nutrition Programme of Anganwadi Services is at Annexure I.

(c)      The multilateral organizations like UNDP and WHO at times conduct studies on various issues relating to women and children. Such reports are normally presented to the Ministry for possible follow-up action. No such report relating to prevalence of malnutrition and undernourishment has been shared with the Ministry by UNDP or WHO.  The  estimated  number  of  malnourishment  and  undernourishment  among children and women in the country is obtained under National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

(d)   The  efforts  under  the  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  of  Anganwadi Services and POSHAN Abhiyaan have been aligned under  'Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN  2.0'  (Mission  Poshan  2.0)  which  seeks  to  address  the  challenges  of malnutrition  in  children,  adolescent  girls,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers through  a  strategic  shift  in  nutrition  content  and  delivery  and  by  creation  of  a convergent eco-system to develop and promote practices that nurture health, wellness and  immunity.  Under  Poshan  2.0,  focus  is  on  diet  diversity,  food  fortification,  and popularizing use of millets. Nutrition awareness strategies under Poshan 2.0 aim to develop sustainable health and well-being through wholesome local foods to bridge dietary gaps.

Dietary  diversification  in  the  Anganwadi  platform  encourages  the  consumption  of micronutrient rich foods, viz., dark green leafy vegetables, lentils and vitamin C rich fruits. To reduce the malnutrition and anemia in women and children arising due to deficiency of micro nutrients like Iron, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12, under Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  of  Anganwadi  Services,  Fortified  Rice  was allocated to 21 States/UTs during the 2nd quarter of FY 2021-22 and from the 3rd quarter  of  FY  2021-22  onwards  only  Fortified  Rice  is  being  allocated  to  all  the State/UTs. So far,  this Ministry has allocated 731962 MTs of Fortified Rice in FY 202122  and  938207  MTs  of  Fortified  rice  up  to  third  quarter  of  FY  2022-23  to  all  the States/UTs.

Further, greater emphasis is being given on the use of millets for preparation of Hot Cooked Meal and Take Home rations at Anganwadis for Pregnant Women, Lactating mothers and children below 6 years of age, as millets have high nutrient content which includes  protein,  essential  fatty  acid,  dietary  fibre,  B-Vitamins,  minerals  such  as calcium, iron, zinc, folic acid and other micro-nutrients thus helping to tackle anemia and other micro-nutrient deficiencies common among women and children. As per the Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 guidelines, millets need to be mandatorily supplied at least once a week and suitably integrated in Take Home Ration (not raw ration)  and Hot Cooked Meals in a palatable form.

Further,  six  area-wise  diet  charts  for  pregnant  women  and  malnourished  pregnant women,  were  developed  in  pursuance  to  the  Lok  Sabha  proceedings  on  22nd November 2019 .

Mission  POSHAN  2.0    will  be  implemented  during  the  15 th  Finance  Commission period upto 2025-26 with a total financial implication of ₹1,81,703 crore, comprising₹1,02,031  crore  as  Central  share  and ₹79,672  crore  as  State  share. Allocation to States/UTs will depend on fund utilisation and requirement by States/ UTs

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## Annexure-1

|                             | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                             | 2016-17                                                           | 2016-17                                                           | 2017-18                                                           | 2017-18                                                           | 2018-19                                                           | 2018-19                                                           | 2019-20                                                           | 2019-20                                                           | 2020-21                                                           | 2020-21                                                           | 2021-22                                                           | 2021-22                                                           | 2022-                                                             | 23                                                                |
| Sl . N o. State/UTs         | APIP Appr oved                                                    | Fund s relea sed                                                  | APIP Appr oved                                                    | Fund s relea sed                                                  | APIP Appr oved                                                    | Fund s relea sed                                                  | APIP Appr oved                                                    | Fund s relea sed                                                  | APIP ved                                                          | Appro                                                             | Fund s relea sed                                                  | APIP Appr oved                                                    | Fund s relea sed                                                  | Fund relea sed                                                    |
| 1 ANDHRA                    | 33996 .12                                                         | 31467 .53                                                         | 32916 .43                                                         | 31596 .87                                                         | 39530 .13                                                         | 37353 .55                                                         | 35844 .15                                                         | 32726 .24                                                         | 37473. 16                                                         | 37135                                                             | .93                                                               | 37135 .93                                                         | 38268 .02                                                         | 9283. 98                                                          |
| 2 BIHAR                     | 58085 .28                                                         | 52520 .17                                                         | 54423 .27                                                         | 53741 .97                                                         | 70750 .25                                                         | 76987 .83                                                         | 77825 .28                                                         | 76100 .71                                                         | 85607. 81                                                         | 85607 .81                                                         | 85607 .81                                                         |                                                                   | 88368 .99                                                         | 64205 .86                                                         |
| 3 CHHATTI SGARH             | 19992 .11                                                         | 22461 .93                                                         | 22699 .81                                                         | 25724 .9                                                          | 27099 .81                                                         | 24279 .95                                                         | 29809 .79                                                         | 20930 .7                                                          | 32790. 77                                                         |                                                                   | 24593 .07                                                         | 24593 .07                                                         | 26771 .73                                                         | 12296 .54                                                         |
| 4 GOA                       | 498.2 8                                                           | 591.4 5                                                           | 664.6                                                             | 1011. 2                                                           | 863.9 8                                                           | 859.5                                                             | 845.4 6                                                           | 826.3 8                                                           | 881.76                                                            |                                                                   | 858.8                                                             | 871.8 6                                                           | 440.8 8                                                           | 435.9 3                                                           |
| 5 GUJARA T                  | 21973 .18                                                         | 36162 .61                                                         | 28235 .82                                                         | 38496 .97                                                         | 32535 .82                                                         | 32051 .56                                                         | 35789 .4                                                          | 33671 .97                                                         | 39368.                                                            | 34                                                                | 33671 .97                                                         | 33671 .97                                                         | 50526 .47                                                         | 25253 .98                                                         |
| 6 HARYAN A                  | 6575. 13                                                          | 7131. 04                                                          | 6342. 75                                                          | 3945. 75                                                          | 7645. 58                                                          | 7305. 22                                                          | 8410. 14                                                          |                                                                   | 4205. 09                                                          | 9251.1 5                                                          | 5919. 04                                                          | 5919. 04                                                          | 5919. 04                                                          | 4439. 28                                                          |
| 7 JHARKH AND                | 18153 .74                                                         | 28723 .1                                                          | 25140 .96                                                         | 25347 .42                                                         | 29083 .25                                                         | 29083 .25                                                         | 31991 .58                                                         | 22959 .33                                                         | 35190.                                                            | 74                                                                | 26033 .9                                                          | 26033 .9                                                          | 17595 .38                                                         | 0                                                                 |
| 8 KARNAT AKA                | 41444 .92                                                         | 33914 .94                                                         | 45222 .48                                                         | 56009 .24                                                         | 49589 .22                                                         | 43588 .97                                                         | 54548 .14                                                         | 42657                                                             | .55                                                               | 59944. 17 41000                                                   |                                                                   | 42415 .51                                                         | 58102 .1                                                          | 10603 .88                                                         |
| 9 KERALA                    | 6280. 32                                                          | 8305. 96                                                          | 8296                                                              | 10976 .6                                                          | 10784 .8                                                          | 10785 .38                                                         | 11863 .28                                                         | 14085 .21                                                         | 13049.                                                            | 61                                                                | 13049 .61                                                         | 13049 .61                                                         | 19083 .19                                                         | 9787. 21                                                          |
| 1 0 MADHYA PRADES H         | 49406 .18                                                         | 55779 .33                                                         | 55724 .11                                                         | 66775 .88                                                         | 63241 .34                                                         | 64088 .78                                                         | 69565 .47                                                         |                                                                   | 71534 .93                                                         | 76522. 02                                                         | 74405 .7                                                          | 74405 .7                                                          | 55338 .77                                                         | 18601 .43                                                         |
| 1 1 MAHARA SHTRA            | 39526 .98                                                         | 32053 .19                                                         | 49665 .28                                                         | 41445 .78                                                         | 55055 .2                                                          | 10653 5.22                                                        | 60560 .72                                                         | 78949                                                             | .43 66616.                                                        | 79                                                                | 66330 .71                                                         | 85709 .12                                                         | 10523 9.33                                                        | 68567 .3                                                          |
| 1 2 ODISHA                  | 35046 .9                                                          | 25519 .58                                                         | 35698 .64                                                         | 47316 .24                                                         | 46408 .23                                                         | 43450 .56                                                         | 51049 .06                                                         | 49466 .82                                                         | 51279. 05                                                         | 50299                                                             | .05                                                               | 50299 .05                                                         | 49454 .24                                                         | 37724 .29                                                         |
| 1 3 PUNJAB                  | 4978. 88                                                          | 3124. 57                                                          | 6144. 75                                                          | 5282. 25                                                          | 7488. 18                                                          | 3744. 1                                                           | 8237                                                              | 5346.                                                             | 54 9060.7                                                         |                                                                   | 4341. 15                                                          | 4477. 26                                                          | 4530. 36                                                          | 2238. 64                                                          |
| 1 4 RAJASTH AN              | 23535 .76                                                         | 33045 .65                                                         | 28939 .88                                                         | 34931 .86                                                         | 33221 .84                                                         | 34950 .74                                                         | 36544                                                             | .02                                                               | 29913 .62                                                         | 40198. 42                                                         | 34894 .46                                                         | 34894 .46                                                         | 31399 .25                                                         | 26170 .85                                                         |
| 1 5 TAMIL NADU              | 25535 .68                                                         | 26017 .9                                                          | 28651 .21                                                         | 33186 .7                                                          | 37246 .57                                                         | 37271 .35                                                         | 39331                                                             | .66                                                               | 37341 .72                                                         | 39852. 62                                                         | 39022 .39                                                         | 39022 .39                                                         | 36337 .1                                                          | 29266 .8                                                          |
| 1 6 TELANG ANA              | 18292 .97                                                         | 17418 .86                                                         | 18076 .35                                                         | 18130 .74                                                         | 21170 .5                                                          | 22045 .61                                                         | 23287                                                             | .55                                                               | 22519 .69                                                         | 22487. 67                                                         | 21522 .15                                                         | 22029 .15                                                         | 24680 .58                                                         | 16521 .87                                                         |
| 1 7 UTTAR PRADES H          | 16078 4.24                                                        | 16078 4.24                                                        | 16524 4.43                                                        | 12935 3.52                                                        | 15615 5.99                                                        | 10457 9.08                                                        | 17177 1.59                                                        | 14868 6.46                                                        | 18894 8.75                                                        |                                                                   | 13906 3.6                                                         | 13906 3.6                                                         | 13906 3.6                                                         | 10429 7.7                                                         |
| 1 WEST BENGAL               | 38485 .72                                                         | 30462 .46                                                         | 47617 .5                                                          | 67697                                                             | .9454420                                                          | 68046 .87                                                         |                                                                   | 5986259862                                                        |                                                                   | 65848. 2                                                          | 65848 .2                                                          | 65848 .2                                                          | 32924 .1                                                          | 49386 .15                                                         |
| 8 1                         | 6740. 28                                                          | 7551. 09                                                          | 6762. 17                                                          | 4051. 41                                                          | 6762. 17                                                          | 3474. 65                                                          | 7438. 39                                                          | 4425. 64                                                          | 7185.7 5                                                          | 6539. 81                                                          |                                                                   | 6539. 81                                                          | 7825. 24                                                          | 0                                                                 |
| 9 DELHI 2 0 PUDUCH          | 3404. 04                                                          | 1702. 02                                                          | 348.1 2                                                           | 851.0 2                                                           |                                                                   | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |                                                                   | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |                                                                   | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |
| ERRY 2 1 HIMACHA L PARDES H | 5523. 79                                                          | 4662. 06                                                          | 5366. 32                                                          | 5795. 63                                                          | 0                                                                 | 6976. 22 6976. 21                                                 | 7673.                                                             | 84                                                                | 7655. 5 8441.2                                                    | 2 6919.                                                           | 0 79                                                              | 7183. 83                                                          | 5766. 4                                                           | 1795. 96                                                          |

| 2 2 JAMMU & KASHMIR     | 8070. 34   | 4035. 18   | 4257. 02   | 4035. 17   | 4257. 02   | 2128. 5    | 4682. 72   | 2341. 36   | 4682.7 2    | 4629. 5    | 4629. 5    | 3458. 83   | 1157. 38   |
|-------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 2 3 UTTARA KHAND        | 9691. 34   | 4649. 44   | 11392 .44  | 15212 .13  | 12090 .44  | 13612 .57  | 13299 .48  | 13308 .15  | 14629. 43   | 14629 .43  | 14629 .43  | 15276 .48  | 7314. 71   |
| 2 4 ANDAMA N & NICOBAR  | 262.6 7    | 262.6 8    | 284.5 7    | 284.5 7    | 369.9 4    | 369.9 4    | 406.9 4    | 327.4 4    | 406.43      | 406.4 3    | 406.4 3    | 203.2 2    | 0          |
| 2 5 CHANDIG ARH         | 380.9 8    | 190.4 9    | 592.0 9    | 592.0 9    | 769.7 2    | 769.7 2    | 846.6 9    | 705.5 2    | 633.26      | 633.2 6    | 702.8 3    | 702.8 3    | 351.4 2    |
| 2 6 D & NAGAR Haveli    | 203.8      | 203.8      | 129.8 9    | 129.8 9    | 168.8 6    | 168.8 6    | 185.7 4    | 185.7 5    |             |            |            |            |            |
| 2 7 DAMAN & DIU         | 174.1 2    | 174.1 2    | 130.8 3    | 130.8 3    | 170.0 8    | 170.0 8    | 187.0 9    | 139.8 8    | 410.11      | 410.1 1    | 410.1 1    | 410.1 1    | 102.5 2    |
| 2 8 LADAKH              | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 554.23      | 554.2 3    | 133.6 5    | 277.1 2    | 182.2 3    |
| 2 9 LAKSHA DWEEP        | 68.31      | 68.32      | 77.12      | 85.35      | 100.2 6    | 100.2 6    | 110.2 8    | 55.14      | 121.31      | 90.99      | 171.3      | 146.3 3    | 42.83      |
| 3 0 ARUNAC HAL PRADES H | 4239. 79   | 4052. 72   | 4085. 14   | 4035. 02   | 5010. 68   | 4411. 4    | 3830. 67   | 2332. 96   | 4001.4 4    | 3708. 17   | 3708. 17   | 4725. 67   | 0          |
| 3 1 ASSAM               | 37818 .61  | 17921 .03  | 35875 .31  | 31554 .71  | 45037 .9   | 30597 .01  | 49541 .69  | 49541 .69  | 54495. 86   | 54495 .86  | 54495 .86  | 69759 .55  | 27246      |
| 3 2 MANIPUR             | 3077. 49   | 500        | 3914. 63   | 5244. 2    | 5089. 02   | 7134. 08   | 9960. 45   | 4980. 21   | 8771.4 9    | 10697 .3   | 9101. 98   | 8588. 77   | 0          |
| 3 3 MEGHAL AYA          | 8352. 22   | 11184 .72  | 9422. 19   | 12238 .89  | 10468 .21  | 12364 .04  | 11515 .03  | 11582 .97  | 11707. 34   | 11648 .95  | 11240 .57  | 11051 .14  | 2810. 14   |
| 3 4 MIZORA M            | 2156. 92   | 2156. 92   | 2000. 25   | 1539. 37   | 2242. 64   | 1843. 36   | 2466. 9    | 2041. 49   | 2713.5 9    | 2288. 18   | 2288. 18   | 1862. 77   | 1144. 09   |
| 3 5 NAGALA ND           | 3490. 47   | 10611 .05  | 6902. 3    | 7000. 08   | 7588. 35   | 8231. 2    | 7967. 69   | 7390. 27   | 8233.0 4    | 8232. 9    | 8232. 9    | 8232. 75   | 6174. 68   |
| 3 6 SIKKIM              | 585.5 2    | 644.3 4    | 632.4 7    | 481.2 1    | 751.1 1    | 450.6 6    | 582.8 2    | 291.4 2    | 606.45      | 336.4 2    | 359.5      | 303.2 2    | 0          |
| 3 7 TRIPURA             | 5946. 55   | 4010. 56   | 6650. 22   | 6456. 59   | 7488. 55   | 7781. 78   | 8979. 7    | 7028. 04   | 8670.6 8    | 6503. 02   | 7104. 28   | 6883. 37   | 0          |
| TOTAL                   | 70277 9.63 | 68006 5.05 | 75852 7.35 | 79068 9.99 | 85763 1.86 | 84759 1.84 | 93681 2.41 | 86611 7.82 | 10106 36.08 | 89632 1.89 | 91638 5.96 | 92951 6.93 | 81440 0.14 |