Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Funds to Bihar under ICDS
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.50

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## FUNDS TO BIHAR UNDER ICDS

- *50.     SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) the  schemes and programmes being implemented by the Government in Bihar under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme; and
- (b) the  funds  released  by  the  Union  Government  to  Bihar  under  the  said  Scheme during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.50  to  be  answered  on  09.12.2022  regarding  "Funds  to  Bihar  under  ICDS" asked  by  Shri  Rajiv  Ranjan  Singh  Alias  Lalan  Singh  And  Shri  Dinesh  Chandra Yadav

(a)  Anganwadi  Services  (erstwhile  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services Scheme)  under  'Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0'  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme implemented by States/UTs with the following objectives:-

- i. To improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group of 0-6 years;
- ii. To lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child;
- iii. To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts;
- iv. To  achieve  effective  co-ordination  of  policy  and  implementation  amongst  the various departments to promote child development; and
- v. To  enhance  the  capability  of  the  mother  to  look  after  the  normal  health  and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

Under Anganwadi Services, a package of six services, namely, (i) Supplementary Nutrition;  (ii)  Pre-school  Non-formal  Education;  (iii)  Nutrition  &  Health  Education;  (iv) Immunization; (v) Health Check-up; and (vi) Referral Services has been provided to all eligible beneficiaries, namely, children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers through the platform of Anganwadi Centres across the country. Three of  the  services  viz.  Immunization,  Health  Check-up  and  Referral Services  are  related  to  health  and  are  provided  through  National  Health  Mission (NHM)& Public Health Infrastructure.

The  services  are  provided  to  all  the  eligible  beneficiaries,  who  registered themselves at the Anganwadi Centres, without any limitation and necessary awareness has been created among public to avail the nutritional and health services provided. Further,  following  Sub-schemes  concerned  with  nutrition  have  been  realigned  and brought under 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0':

- i) Anganwadi Services (in place of ICDS)
2. ii) Scheme for Adolescent Girls
3. iii) POSHAN Abhiyaan

Components  under  Saksham  Anganwadi  have  been  reorganized  in key verticals, viz., Nutrition Support for Poshan and for Adolescent Girls; Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years] for enhancing quality of learning and learning material; Anganwadi Infrastructure including Saksham Anganwadis. All beneficiaries registered at  13.91  Lakh  AWCs  will  be  covered  including  children  (6  months-6  years)  and Pregnant  Women  &Lactating  Mothers.The  Adolescent  Girls  in  the  age  group  14-18 years are covered as  beneficiaries only in the  in Aspirational Districts of the country and in the North Eastern Region States (in place of earlier coverage of all out of school adolescent girls in the age group 11-14 years in entire country).

Under  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  2  lakh  selected  AWCs  (40,000 AWCs  per  year)  would  be  strengthened,  upgraded  and  rejuvenated  for  improved nutrition delivery.

## (b) The details of funds released to Bihar during the last three years is as under:

(Rupees in Lakhs)

|      |          | SNP           | SNP            | ICDS (GENERAL)   | ICDS (GENERAL)   |
|------|----------|---------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No | Year     | APIP Approved | Funds released | APIP Approved    | Funds released   |
| 1    | 2019- 20 | 77825.28      | 76100.71       | 63915.2          | 47936.4          |
| 2    | 2020- 21 | 85607.81      | 85607.81       | 79313.7          | 41451.77         |
| 3    | 2021- 22 | 85607.81      | 88368.99       | 72588.79         | 69074.08         |

APIP- Annual Programme Implementation Plan

SNP- Supplementary Nutrition Programme

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