Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Malnutrition Free India
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Geeta Kora, Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3053

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## MALNUTRITION FREE INDIA

3053.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has proposed an inter-ministerial convergence mission to ensure malnutrition free India under Poshan Abhiyaan;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       whether  the  Government proposes to emulate the policies of those States that have  been  successful  in  improving  health  and  malnutrition  in  their  respective States; and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof along with the name of such States?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi-ministerial convergence mission with the vision to ensure attainment of malnutrition free India. POSHAN Abhiyaan provides a platform to converge the activities of various stakeholders towards attaining the goal of ' Suposhit Bharat '. Under POSHAN Abhiyaan the high impact interventions of 18 Ministries/Departments have been mapped-out, especially during the first 1,000 days of child  life  since  conception.  Each  Converging  Ministry/Department prepare action plan related to nutrition and integrate it in their ongoing activities.

To ensure effective Convergence at State level, the Chief Secretary is required to chair the Convergence Action Plan (CAP) meeting on quarterly basis. Similarly, DC/DMs also need to take CAP meeting on quarterly basis. During the year 2020-21, 30 States/UTs submitted Convergence Action Plans (CAPs).

As a result of inter-ministerial convergence, Poshan Maah 2020 witnessed unprecedented participation while following COVID-19 protocols.

(c) & (d)          POSHAN Abhiyaan encourages States/UTs to take up replicable nutrition centric Innovations with a budgetary allocation of ₹27.85 lakhs per district for the entire duration  of  the  project. As  per  the  guidelines,  States/UTs  may  choose  any  innovation pilot  and  scale  it  up  as  per  requirement  and  progress. With  regard  to  the  status  of innovation in all the States/UTs, 26 States/UTs have got their innovation plan approved by the SLSC and have started the implementation process.

To  expand  and  replicate  the  proven  nutrition  centric  innovative  models,  POSHAN Abhiyaan further provisions for Flexi-funds, given to States/UTs as 7% of the total of all programmatic components under Abhiyaan.

To  emulate  the  policies  of  those  States/UTs  that  have  been  successful  in  improving health and malnutrition, POSHAN Abhiyaan provisions for Incentive  Awards. Ministry of WCD has recognized significant contributions of State Governments, District teams, Block level teams and Field Functionaries at the POSHAN Abhiyaan Award Ceremony for 2018-19 held on 23 rd August, 2019. Names of States/UTs received awards can be seen at Annexure I .

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Annexure I Statement referred to in reply to Part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3053  for  06.08.2021  by SHRI  JUGAL  KISHORE  SHARMA,  SHRIMATI  GEETA

KORA & SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT regarding Malnutrition Free India.

## List of Awardees for the FY 2018-2019

|         | Category of Award                   | Category of Award                                                        | Category of Award                    |
|---------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Group   | ICDS-CAS Implementation             | Capacity Building, Convergence, Behaviour Change &Community Mobilisation | Overall Excellence in Implementation |
|         | State/UT                            | State/UT                                                                 | State/UT                             |
| Group 1 | Group 1                             | Group 1                                                                  | Group 1                              |
| 1 st    | Madhya Pradesh                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | Rajasthan                            |
| 2 nd    | Chhattisgarh                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                       |
| Group 2 | Group 2                             | Group 2                                                                  | Group 2                              |
| 1 st    | Andhra Pradesh                      | Tamil Nadu                                                               | Tamil Nadu                           |
| 2 nd    | Tamil Nadu                          | Maharashtra                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                       |
| Group 3 | Group 3                             | Group 3                                                                  | Group 3                              |
| 1 st    | Mizoram                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | Mizoram                              |
| 2 nd    | Himachal Pradesh                    | Uttarakhand                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                     |
| Group 4 | Group 4                             | Group 4                                                                  | Group 4                              |
| 1 st    | Chandigarh + Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Daman and Diu                                                            | Chandigarh + Dadra and Nagar Haveli  |

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