Lok Sabha Question No. 1820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Malnutrition among Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1820

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## 'MALNUTRITION AMONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN'

- 1820    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI; SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL; SHRI ARUN SAO;

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

- (a)      the details of the schemes/programmes being implemented to fight malnutrition among women and children in the country at present;
- (b) the budget allocation made for such programmes in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c) the malnutrition rate in Chhattisgarh during the said period; and
- (d) the other efforts made/being made by the Government to fight malnutrition in the State among women and children?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      The  Government  has  accorded  high  priority  to  the  issue  of  malnutrition  and  is making  serious  efforts  to  address  this  issue.  Government  implements  Anganwadi Services  Scheme,  POSHAN  Abhiyaan,  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  and Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Services Scheme (ICDS) as targeted interventions for Children under 6 years, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers and Adolescent Girls, throughout the country. POSHAN Abhiyaan  aims  to  reduce  malnutrition  in  a  phased  manner,  through  a  life  cycle approach, by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach. All these schemes address in one or other aspects related to nutrition and have the potential to improve nutritional outcomes in the country.
- (b)         The  State/UT  wise  statement  of  funds  allocated  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandan Yojana including the State of Chhattisgarh is at Annexure I, II & III.
- (c)         The  status  of  malnutrition  (stunting,  wasting,  and  underweight)  in  the  country amongst  children  under  5  years  is  provided  by  the  National  Family  Health  Survey (NFHS) conducted periodically by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW).

The status of malnutrition among children under 5 years in the State of Chhattisgarh as per NFHS 5 (2019-21) survey is as under:

|   SN | Indicator   | Prevalence   |
|------|-------------|--------------|
|    1 | Stunting    | 34.6%        |
|    2 | Wasting     | 18.9%        |
|    3 | Underweight | 31.3%        |

(d)     For alleviation of malnutrition, Government has announced Mission Poshan 2.0 to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing  practices  that  nurture  health,  wellness  and  immunity  to  disease  and malnutrition.  Steps  have  been  taken  to  improve  nutritional  quality  and  testing  in accredited  labs,  strengthen  delivery  and  leverage  technology  under  the  'Poshan Tracker', a robust ICT enabled platform to improve governance with regard to real time monitoring  of  provisioning  of  supplementary  nutrition  for  prompt  supervision  and management of services.

Government has released streamlined guidelines dated 13.1.2021 for greater transparency,  accountability  and  quality  in  nutrition  support  programme  and  service delivery.  These  guidelines  emphasize  on  ensuring  the  quality  of  supplementary nutrition, highlights roles and responsibilities of duty holders, IT enabled data management  and  monitoring,  leveraging  of  traditional  knowledge  through  AYUSH, procurement  and  convergence  for  achieving  good  nutritional  outcomes.  Further,  a programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centres to meet dietary  diversity  gap  leveraging  traditional  knowledge  in  nutritional  practices  has  also been taken up.

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Annexure I State/UT wise statement of funds allocated/released under POSHAN Abhiyaan (Amount in ₹ lakh)

| SN                                 | States/UTs                         |   Total Central Funds allocated/released till 01.01.2022 |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS          | 1ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS          |                                                  824.51  |
| 2ANDHRA PRADESH                    | 2ANDHRA PRADESH                    |                                                25363.3   |
| 3ARUNACHAL PRADESH                 | 3ARUNACHAL PRADESH                 |                                                 2815.88  |
| 4ASSAM                             | 4ASSAM                             |                                                32948.7   |
| 5BIHAR                             | 5BIHAR                             |                                                49365.6   |
| 6CHANDIGARH                        | 6CHANDIGARH                        |                                                  767.38  |
| 7CHHATTISGARH                      | 7CHHATTISGARH                      |                                                11434.5   |
| 8DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI andDAMAN& DIU | 8DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI andDAMAN& DIU |                                                 1196.11  |
| 9DELHI                             | 9DELHI                             |                                                 3327.18  |
| 10GOA                              | 10GOA                              |                                                  455.95  |
| 11GUJARAT                          | 11GUJARAT                          |                                                29127.7   |
| 12HARYANA                          | 12HARYANA                          |                                                 6808.82  |
| 13HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 13HIMACHAL PRADESH                 |                                                10895.4   |
| 14JAMMU &KASHMIR                   | 14JAMMU &KASHMIR                   |                                                 9224.35  |
| 15JHARKHAND                        | 15JHARKHAND                        |                                                 6665.8   |
| 16KARNATAKA                        | 16KARNATAKA                        |                                                14276.5   |
| 17KERALA                           | 17KERALA                           |                                                10444.9   |
| 18LADAKH                           | 18LADAKH                           |                                                  118.768 |
| 19LAKSHADWEEP                      | 19LAKSHADWEEP                      |                                                  425.62  |
| 20MADHYA PRADESH                   | 20MADHYA PRADESH                   |                                                39398.5   |
| 21MAHARASHTRA                      | 21MAHARASHTRA                      |                                                60810.3   |
| 22MANIPUR                          | 22MANIPUR                          |                                                 4389.99  |
| 23MEGHALAYA                        | 23MEGHALAYA                        |                                                 5073.39  |
| 24MIZORAM                          | 24MIZORAM                          |                                                 2575.03  |
| 25NAGALAND                         | 25NAGALAND                         |                                                 5263.99  |
| 26ODISHA                           | 26ODISHA                           |                                                15172.1   |
| 27PUDUCHERRY                       | 27PUDUCHERRY                       |                                                  943.62  |
| 28PUNJAB                           | 28PUNJAB                           |                                                 6909.84  |
| 29RAJASTHAN                        | 29RAJASTHAN                        |                                                22904.2   |
| 30SIKKIM                           | 30SIKKIM                           |                                                 1370.98  |
| 31TAMIL NADU                       | 31TAMIL NADU                       |                                                25060.4   |
| 32TELANGANA                        | 32TELANGANA                        |                                                17906.8   |
| 33TRIPURA                          | 33TRIPURA                          |                                                 4135.95  |
| 34UTTAR PRADESH                    | 34UTTAR PRADESH                    |                                                56969     |
| 35UTTARAKHAND                      | 35UTTARAKHAND                      |                                                13574.9   |
| 36WEST BENGAL                      | 36WEST BENGAL                      |                                                26751.1   |
| Total                              | Total                              |                                               525697     |

## Annexure II

The details of funds allocated under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (Anganwadi Services Scheme) during from 2018-19 to 2021-22(as on 31.12.2021) are as follows:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Funds allocated/released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Funds allocated/released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Funds allocated/released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Funds allocated/released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Funds allocated/released under Supplementary Nutrition Programme   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                            | State/UTs                                                          | APIP Approved 2018-19 2019-20                                      | 2020-21                                                            | 2021-22                                                            |
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH                                                   | 1 ANDHRA PRADESH                                                   | 39530.13 35844.15                                                  | 37473.16                                                           | 37135.93                                                           |
| 2 BIHAR                                                            | 2 BIHAR                                                            | 70750.25                                                           | 77825.28 85607.81                                                  | 85607.81                                                           |
| 3 CHHATTISGARH                                                     | 3 CHHATTISGARH                                                     | 27099.81                                                           | 29809.79 32790.77                                                  | 24593.07                                                           |
| 4 GOA                                                              | 4 GOA                                                              | 863.98                                                             | 845.46 881.76                                                      | 871.86                                                             |
| 5 GUJARAT                                                          | 5 GUJARAT                                                          | 32535.82                                                           | 35789.4 39368.34                                                   | 33671.97                                                           |
| 6 HARYANA                                                          | 6 HARYANA                                                          | 7645.58                                                            | 8410.14 9251.15                                                    | 5919.04                                                            |
| 7 JHARKHAND                                                        | 7 JHARKHAND                                                        | 29083.25                                                           | 31991.58 35190.74                                                  | 26033.90                                                           |
| 8 KARNATAKA                                                        | 8 KARNATAKA                                                        | 49589.22                                                           | 54548.14 59944.17                                                  | 42415.51                                                           |
| 9 KERALA                                                           | 9 KERALA                                                           | 10784.8                                                            | 11863.28 13049.61                                                  | 13049.61                                                           |
| 10 MADHYA PRADESH                                                  | 10 MADHYA PRADESH                                                  | 63241.34                                                           | 69565.47 76522.02                                                  | 74405.70                                                           |
| 11 MAHARASHTRA                                                     | 11 MAHARASHTRA                                                     | 55055.2                                                            | 60560.72 66616.79                                                  | 85709.12                                                           |
| 12 ODISHA                                                          | 12 ODISHA                                                          | 46408.23                                                           | 51049.06 51279.05                                                  | 50299.05                                                           |
| 13 PUNJAB                                                          | 13 PUNJAB                                                          | 7488.18                                                            | 8237.00 9060.70                                                    | 4477.26                                                            |
| 14 RAJASTHAN                                                       | 14 RAJASTHAN                                                       | 33221.84                                                           | 36544.02 40198.42                                                  | 34894.46                                                           |
| 15 TAMIL NADU                                                      | 15 TAMIL NADU                                                      | 37246.57                                                           | 39331.66 39852.62                                                  | 39022.39                                                           |
| 16 TELANGANA                                                       | 16 TELANGANA                                                       | 21170.5                                                            | 23287.55 22487.67                                                  | 22029.15                                                           |
| 17 UTTAR PRADESH                                                   | 17 UTTAR PRADESH                                                   | 156155.99                                                          | 171771.59 188948.75                                                | 139063.60                                                          |
| 18 WEST BENGAL                                                     | 18 WEST BENGAL                                                     | 54420                                                              | 59862.00 65848.20                                                  | 65848.20                                                           |
| 19 DELHI                                                           | 19 DELHI                                                           | 6762.17                                                            | 7438.39 7185.75                                                    | 6539.81                                                            |
| 20 PUDUCHERRY*                                                     | 20 PUDUCHERRY*                                                     | 0                                                                  | 0 0.00                                                             | 0.00                                                               |
| 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                | 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                | 6976.22                                                            | 7673.84 8441.22                                                    | 7183.83                                                            |

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| 22 JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 4257.02   | 4682.72   | 4682.72    | 4629.50   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 23 UTTARAKHAND       | 12090.44  | 13299.48  | 14629.43   | 14629.43  |
| 24 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 369.94    | 406.94    | 406.43     | 406.43    |
| 25 CHANDIGARH        | 769.72    | 846.69    | 633.26     | 702.83    |
| 26 D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 168.86    | 185.74    | 410.11     | 410.11    |
| 27 DAMAN & DIU       | 170.08    | 187.09    | -          | -         |
| 28 LADAKH            | -         | -         | 554.23     | 133.65    |
| 28 LAKSHADWEEP       | 100.26    | 110.28    | 121.31     | 171.30    |
| 29 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 5010.68   | 3830.67   | 4001.44    | 3708.17   |
| 30 ASSAM             | 45037.9   | 49541.69  | 54495.86   | 54495.86  |
| 31 MANIPUR           | 5089.02   | 9960.45   | 8771.49    | 9101.98   |
| 32 MEGHALAYA         | 10468.21  | 11515.03  | 11707.34   | 11240.57  |
| 33 MIZORAM           | 2242.64   | 2466.9    | 2713.59    | 2288.18   |
| 34 NAGALAND          | 7588.35   | 7967.69   | 8233.04    | 8232.90   |
| 35 SIKKIM            | 751.11    | 582.82    | 606.45     | 359.50    |
| 36 TRIPURA           | 7488.55   | 8979.7    | 8670.68    | 7104.28   |
| Total                | 857631.86 | 936812.41 | 1010636.08 | 916385.96 |

## Annexure III

## Statement showing Year-wise and State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) (As on 31.12.2021)

(Rs. In Crores)

| Sl. No.                       | State/UT   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-------------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.41       | 1.27      | 0.98              | 1.19      |
| 2Andhra Pradesh               | 141.02     | 101.25    | 14.39             | 14.39     |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh            | 0.36       | 0         | 8.72              | 0.56      |
| 4Assam                        | 8.17       | 125.95    | 94.69             | 17.74     |
| 5Bihar                        | 12.53      | 101.88    | 319.98            | 206.65    |
| 6Chandigarh                   | 2.48       | 3.99      | 4.4               | 1.89      |
| 7Chhattisgarh                 | 20.26      | 52.93     | 9.66              | 38.66     |
| 8Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 0.76       | 1.47      | 0.3               | 1.71      |
| 9Daman & Diu                  | 0.29       | 1.04      | 0.04              |           |
| 10Goa                         | 1.07       | 1.4       | 0.12              | 0.73      |
| 11Gujarat                     | 59.59      | 102.68 -  |                   | 23.16     |
| 12Haryana                     | 36.75      | 65.87     | 7.36              | 30.01     |
| 13Himachal Pradesh            | 17.94      | 33.69     | 7.73              | 12.9      |
| 14Jammu and Kashmir           | 8.28       | 30.12     | 7.5               | 33.72     |
| 15Jharkhand                   | 14.53      | 63.38     | 16.27             | 58.39     |
| 16Karnataka                   | 63.62      | 119.53    | 37.92             | 72.01     |
| 17Kerala                      | 35.14      | 64.19     | 15.29             | 37.67     |
| 18Ladakh                      | - -        |           | 0.76              | 0.25      |
| 19Lakshadweep                 | 0.04       | 0.18      | 0.06              | 0.08      |
| 20Madhya Pradesh              | 185.81     | 285.16    | 62.78             | 107.62    |
| 21Maharashtra                 | 117.96     | 294.14    | 113.11            | 67.87     |
| 22Manipur                     | 0.75       | 4.12      | 6.48              | 1.15      |
| 23Meghalaya                   | 1.02       | 4.21      | 5.08              | 0         |
| 24Mizoram                     | 2.95       | 8.12      | 5.46              | 0.56      |
| 25Nagaland                    | 0.52       | 2.67      | 1.39              | 0.59      |
| 26NCT Of Delhi                | 7.96       | 26.88     | 5.46              | 21.82     |
| 27Odisha                      | 3.83 -     |           | -                 | 0         |
| 28Puducherry                  | 0.64       | 1.6       | 0.85              | 2.39      |
| 29Punjab                      | 11.41      | 35.54     | 12.79             | 14.71     |
| 30Rajasthan                   | 96.05      | 96.52     | 100.02            | 54.1      |
| 31Sikkim                      | 0.21       | 0.88      | 0.57              | 0.21      |
| 32Tamil Nadu                  | 6.58       | 46.21     | 93.39             | 17.51     |
| 33Telangana                   | 3.85       | 0-        |                   | 0         |
| 34Tripura                     | 0.96       | 5.29      | 7.55              | 3.02      |
| 35Uttar Pradesh               | 142.17     | 405.56    | 99.28             | 228.73    |
| 36Uttarakhand                 | 14.26      | 27.66     | 18.97             | 16.38     |
| 37West Bengal                 | 29.39      | 87.69 -   |                   | 0         |
| Total                         | 1,049.56   | 2,203.04  | 1079.37           | 1088.36   |