Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Integrated Child Development Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.41 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2022

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

- 41 SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS);
- (b) the details of the measures taken for addressing the problem of malnutrition in children;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  adopted  to  strengthen  the  immune  system  in children;
- (d) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilized during last three years and  the  current  year  so  far  under  ICDS,  district-wise  in  West  Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to raise public awareness regarding the benefits of the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 41 to be answered on 04.02.2022 regarding 'Integrated  Child Development Scheme'.

- (a)       Presently,  the  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  is  implemented  through 7075 Projects and 1389110 operational Anganwadi Centres (as on 30.06.2021) across the country covering 9.06 crore beneficiaries.
- (b) to (d)       In order to improve nutritional outcomes in children to address the issue of malnutrition across the country, the Government is taking the following measures:
- i. Government has  accorded  high  priority  to  the  issue  of  malnutrition and is implementing several schemes  like Anganwadi  Services, Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana Yojana  (PMMVY)  under  the  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Services (ICDS) Scheme as direct targeted interventions; Supplementary  Nutrition  is  provided  under  the  Anganwadi  Services Scheme  in  the  form  of  Hot  Cooked  Meal,  Morning  Snack  and  Take Home Ration;
- ii. POSHAN  Abhiyaan  launched  on  8 th   March  2018,  aims  to  reduce malnutrition in the country in a phased manner, through a synergised and result oriented approach;
- iii. Government  has  taken  measures  to  strengthen  nutritional  content, delivery,  outreach  and  outcomes  with  focus  on  developing  practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition under Poshan 2.0 announced in Budget 2021-22. Steps have  also  been  taken  to  improve  nutritional  quality  and  testing, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under Poshan Tracker, a robust ICT platform to improve governance.  Government has advised States/UTs  to  ensure  that  the  quality  of  supplementary  nutrition conforms  to  prescribed  standards  laid  down  under  the  Food  Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made thereunder.   States/UTs  have  also  been  advised  to  promote  use  of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases.  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.
- iv. Streamlined Guidelines were issued for transparency and accountability  in  delivery  of  supplementary  nutrition  and  to  track nutritional outcomes on 13.01.2021;
- v. Government  of  India  under  the  Universal  Immunization  Programme (UIP), is providing immunization services through outreach and facility based  immunization  sessions.   Periodic  intensification of routine immunization activities -Mission Indradhanush  and  Intensified Mission Indradhanush are undertaken from time to time to vaccinate
- the partially vaccinated and unvaccinated children.  Further, various activities  for  demand  generation  are  undertaken  through  electronic and print media like radio, television, posters, hoardings, social media platforms etc. and Inter personal communication by front line health workers and other community workers like Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs).
- vi. The  amount  of  funds  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilised  during  last three years and the current so far under Anganwadi Services Scheme in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir are given at Annex-I.
- (e)       Community  mobilization,  behavioural  change  and  Jan  Andolan component under Poshan Abhiyaan helped reach out to the masses through large nutrition-centric annual Jan Andolans in the form of 4 Poshan Maahs (in  September)  and  3  Poshan  Pakhwadas  (in  March).  The  recently  held Poshan Maah in September 2021, marked more than 20 crore activities.   Also,  to  strengthen  the  process  of  community  engagement through  events  like  Annaprashan  Diwas,  Suposhan  Diwas  and  Godh Bharai,  around  3.70  crore  Community  Based  Events  (CBEs)  have  been conducted.

## Annexure-1

Details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  in  the  State  of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir are as under:

|                    | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released under Anganwadi Services   |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. State/         | 2018-19                                  | 2018-19                                  | 2018-19                                  | 2019-20                                  | 2019-20                                  | 2019-20                                  | 2020-21                                  | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22                                  |                                          |
| No. UTs            | APIP Appro ved                           | Funds release d                          | Funds Utiliz ed                          | APIP Appro ved                           | Funds releas ed                          | Fund s Util ized                         | APIP Appro ved                           | Funds releas ed Fund s ized              | Util APIP Appro ved                      | Fund s rele ased                         | Funds Utiliz ed                          |                                          |
| BIHAR              | 135147. 85                               | 115848. 70                               | 114124 .51                               | 144152 .87                               | 127888 .67                               | 12536 3.59                               | 167516. 01                               | 127059 .58                               | 13381 5.87 159043. 49                    | 15468 1.89                               | UC not due.                              |                                          |
| JHARKH AND         | 49428.2 9                                | 51573.3 7                                | 44238. 55                                | 58230. 22                                | 43355. 99                                | 42375. 41                                | 62367.9 8                                | 45784. 76                                | 13609. 62* 51474.9 0                     | 30825 .30                                |                                          |                                          |
| 2 3 WEST BE NGAL   | 118801. 00                               | 124775. 06                               | 96158                                    | 138042 .90                               | 116399 .75                               | 13204 6                                  | 141871. 04                               | 104720 .89 89789.                        | 29 138698. 49                            | 66835 .22                                |                                          |                                          |
| 4 JAMMU & KASHMI R | 35706.9 6                                | 37406.5 6                                | 37706. 57                                | 43489. 22                                | 31999. 86                                | 32697. 65                                | 44436.9 7                                | 28902. 02 40696.                         | 95 41891.8 1                             | 23268 .95                                |                                          |                                          |