Lok Sabha Question No. 3762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Funds to West Bengal under Poshan Abhiyan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3762

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## 'FUNDS TO WEST BENGAL UNDER POSHAN ABHIYAN'

## 3762   SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the  districts  covered  under  Poshan  Abhiyan  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  and  details regarding Anganwadi Centres in each district;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  released  by  the  Union  Government  under  Poshan Abhiyan  to  the State of West Bengal during the last three years, district-wise;
- (c) the details of funds released and number of beneficiaries under Scheme for Adolescent Girls during the said period in the State of West Bengal, district-wise;
- (d) the details of funds released and number of beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana during the said period in the State of West Bengal, district-wise; and
- (e) the details of funds borne by the State Government for these schemes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of districts covered under POSHAN  Abhiyaan with corresponding Anganwadi Centres in each district in the state of West Bengal  is at Annexure I.
- (b)  The  district-wise  information  relating  to  funds  released  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  is  not maintained centrally. However, funds released by the Government under POSHAN Abhiyaan to the state of West Bengal as on 1st January 2022 is as under:
- (c)  The  district-wise  information  relating  to  number  of  beneficiaries  and funds  released  under Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) is not maintained centrally. However, funds released and number of beneficiaries under SAG in the State of West Bengal, during the last three years, is as under:

| Financial Year     | Funds Allocated/Released (Amount in Rs. lakh)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 to 2021-22 | 26,751.08                                       |

| Year    |   Funds Released (Rupees in Lakhs) | Number of beneficiaries   |
|---------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                             101.85 | 55147                     |
| 2019-20 |                             126.72 | 1705                      |
| 2020-21 |                              31.71 | Not reported              |

(d)  The  details  of  funds  released  and  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana during the said period in the State of West Bengal, district-wise; and The funds are  released  to  the  States/UTs  on  the  basis  of  indicative  targets  and  utilisation  of  released funds.  Further,  the  funds  under  PMMVY  are  released  State/UT-wise.  Thus,  the  Government does not maintain district-wise amount of funds released and utilization under PMMVY. Funds were not released to West Bengal in 2020-21 as the State Government had changed the name of the scheme. The year-wise details of funds released under PMMVY to the State Government of West Bengal is as under:

| Year    | Funds Released (Rupees in Crores)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 102.45                              |
| 2018-19 | 29.39                               |
| 2019-20 | 87.69                               |
| 2020-21 | Not released                        |
| 2021-22 | Not released                        |

- ii. The district-wise and Year-wise, number of beneficiaries enrolled since inception of the PMMVY scheme and till 10.03.2022 in respect of West Bengal is provided below:

| Sl. No.   | District Name      | FY 2017-2018   | FY 2018-2019   | FY 2019-2020   | FY 2020-2021   | FY 2021-2022 (till 10 th March 2022)   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | 24 Paraganas North | 2,232          | 27,559         | 25,869         | 12,386         | 1,447                                  |
| 2         | 24 Paraganas South | 2,971          | 18,926         | 60,582         | 24,041         | 2,899                                  |
| 3         | Alipurduar         | 1,419          | 4,576          | 17,143         | 9,146          | 2,453                                  |
| 4         | Bankura            | 10,763         | 18,713         | 16,241         | 20,906         | 7,494                                  |
| 5         | Birbhum            | 594            | 3,536          | 31,711         | 12,395         | 1,786                                  |
| 6         | Coochbehar         | 3,500          | 14,880         | 16,145         | 11,260         | 3,155                                  |
| 7         | Darjeeling         | 543            | 2,003          | 3,148          | 2,331          | 431                                    |
| 8         | Dinajpur Dakshin   | 988            | 7,498          | 16,238         | 8,874          | 1,462                                  |
| 9         | Dinajpur Uttar     | 214            | 4,863          | 23,497         | 12,203         | 1,021                                  |
| 10        | Hooghly            | 603            | 11,706         | 27,260         | 19,793         | 4,897                                  |
| 11        | Howrah             | 3              | 22,893         | 20,693         | 6,203          | 2                                      |
| 12        | Jalpaiguri         | 896            | 9,649          | 12,612         | 9,366          | 4,972                                  |
| 13        | Jhargram           | 1,051          | 3,112          | 6,694          | 2,490          | 354                                    |
| 14        | Kalimpong          | -              | 162            | 440            | 267            | 200                                    |
| 15        | Kolkata            | -              | 83             | 706            | 331            | 143                                    |
| 16        | Maldah             | 324            | 24,671         | 35,203         | 17,917         | 2,901                                  |
| 17        | Medinipur East     | 21,966         | 32,028         | 35,399         | 23,398         | 6,955                                  |
| 18        | Medinipur West     | 18,602         | 38,246         | 39,867         | 21,581         | 5,913                                  |
| 19        | Murshidabad        | 3,120          | 54,774         | 56,854         | 38,337         | 1,423                                  |
| 20        | Nadia              | 2,870          | 31,587         | 28,527         | 16,299         | 931                                    |
| 21        | Paschim Bardhaman  | 617            | 4,208          | 6,053          | 2,160          | 305                                    |
| 22        | Purba Bardhaman    | 6              | 15,155         | 36,679         | 20,293         | 7,561                                  |
| 23        | Purulia            | 3,746          | 10,180         | 13,719         | 5,313          | 154                                    |
|           | Total              | 77,028         | 361,008        | 531,282        | 297,287        | 58,858                                 |

(e)  The  above  mentioned  schemes  are  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  with  the  cost  sharing ratio of 60:40 between the Central Government and the State Government of West Bengal. The State has contributed its corresponding State share till date corresponding to the said schemes.

## Annexure I

District wise details of Anganwadi Centers covered under POSHAN Abhiyaan in West Bengal

| S.No.   | District           |   Anganwadi Centres |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | 24 Paraganas North |                7240 |
| 2       | Alipurduar         |                1530 |
| 3       | BANKURA            |                3375 |
| 4       | BIRBHUM            |                1103 |
| 5       | COOCHBEHAR         |                1217 |
| 6       | DINAJPUR DAKSHIN   |                 339 |
| 7       | HOOGHLY            |                1000 |
| 8       | Howrah             |                3632 |
| 9       | JALPAIGURI         |                  13 |
| 10      | Jhargram           |                1457 |
| 11      | Kalimpong          |                 151 |
| 12      | Kolkata            |                1249 |
| 13      | MALDAH             |                 621 |
| 14      | MEDINIPUR WEST     |                1637 |
| 15      | MURSHIDABAD        |                 208 |
| 16      | NADIA              |                 369 |
| 17      | PASCHIM BARDHAMAN  |                 999 |
| 18      | PURBA BARDHAMAN    |                2438 |
| 19      | PURULIA            |                2201 |
| 20      | Purba Medinipur    |                  71 |
| 21      | South 24 Parganas  |                1293 |
| 22      | Uttar Dinajpur     |                2555 |
| 23      | Darjeeling         |                3252 |
|         | Total              |               37950 |