Lok Sabha Question No. 822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Status of Malnutrition
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.822

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## STATUS OF MALNUTRITION

- 822     SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  status  of  malnutrition  existing throughout the country;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)       if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)  As per the report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4, 2015-16, 35.7% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 38.4% are stunted indicating a  reduction  from  the  previous  data  captured  in  NFHS  -  3,  2005-06,  which  reported 42.5% children under 5 years of age as underweight and 48% stunted.

However, the recently released report of NFHS-5 (2019-20) is available only for 22 States/UTs. The State/UT wise details of stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years as per NFHS-4 & NFHS-5 is annexed.

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Annexure Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.822 for 23.07.2021 by Shrimati Rama Devi regarding Status of Malnutrition.

| S.No.   | State/UT                           | Stunting   | Stunting   | Wasting   | Wasting   | Underweight   | Underweight   |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT                           | NFHS-4     | NFHS-5     | NFHS-4    | NFHS-5    | NFHS-4        | NFHS-5        |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 23.3       | 22.5       | 18.9      | 16        | 21.6          | 23.7          |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 31.4       | 31.2       | 17.2      | 16.1      | 31.9          | 29.6          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 29.4       | -          | 17.3      | -         | 19.4          | -             |
| 4       | Assam                              | 36.4       | 35.3       | 17        | 21.7      | 29.8          | 32.8          |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 48.3       | 42.9       | 20.8      | 22.9      | 43.9          | 41            |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | 28.7       | -          | 10.9      | -         | 24.5          | -             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | 37.6       | -          | 23.1      | -         | 37.7          | -             |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 37.2       | 39.4       | 26.7      | 21.6      | 35.8          | 38.7          |
| 9       | Delhi                              | 31.9       | -          | 15.9      | -         | 27            | -             |
| 10      | Goa                                | 20.1       | 25.8       | 21.9      | 19.1      | 23.8          | 24            |
| 11      | Gujarat                            | 38.5       | 39         | 26.4      | 25.1      | 39.3          | 39.7          |
| 12      | Haryana                            | 34         | -          | 21.2      | -         | 29.4          | -             |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 26.3       | 30.8       | 13.7      | 17.4      | 21.2          | 25.5          |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 27.4       | 26.9       | 12.2      | 19        | 16.6          | 21            |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          | 45.3       | -          | 29        | -         | 47.8          | -             |
| 16      | Karnataka                          | 36.2       | 35.4       | 26.1      | 19.5      | 35.2          | 32.9          |
| 17      | Kerala                             | 19.7       | 23.4       | 15.7      | 15.8      | 16.1          | 19.7          |
| 18      | Ladakh                             | 26.8       | 32         | 13.7      | 17.4      | 23.6          | 25.8          |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        | 30.9       | 30.5       | 9.3       | 17.5      | 18.7          | 20.4          |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 42         | -          | 25.8      | -         | 42.8          | -             |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        | 34.4       | 35.2       | 25.6      | 25.6      | 36            | 36.1          |
| 22      | Manipur                            | 43.8       | 46.5       | 15.3      | 12.1      | 28.9          | 26.6          |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          | 28.9       | 23.4       | 6.8       | 9.9       | 13.8          | 13.3          |
| 24      | Mizoram                            | 28.1       | 28.9       | 6.1       | 9.8       | 12            | 12.7          |
| 25      | Nagaland                           | 28.6       | 32.7       | 11.3      | 19.1      | 16.7          | 26.9          |
| 26      | Orissa                             | 34.1       | -          | 20.4      | -         | 34.4          | -             |
| 27      | Puducherry                         | 24         | -          | 23.8      | -         | 22.7          | -             |
| 28      | Punjab                             | 25.7       | -          | 15.6      | -         | 21.6          | -             |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          | 39.1       | -          | 23        | -         | 36.7          | -             |
| 30      | Sikkim                             | 29.6       | 22.3       | 14.2      | 13.7      | 14.2          | 13.1          |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         | 27.1       | -          | 19.7      | -         | 23.8          | -             |
| 32      | Telangana                          | 28         | 33.1       | 18.1      | 21.7      | 28.4          | 31.8          |
| 33      | Tripura                            | 24.3       | 32.3       | 16.8      | 18.2      | 24.1          | 25.6          |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 46.3       | -          | 17.9      | -         | 39.5          | -             |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        | 33.5       | -          | 19.5      | -         | 26.6          | -             |
| 36      | West Bengal                        | 32.5       | 33.8       | 20.3      | 20.3      | 31.6          | 32.2          |