Lok Sabha Question No. 587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Status of Health of Children in NER
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  FEBRUARY 2022

## 'STATUS OF HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN NER'

## 587. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of children under the age of five years in North-Eastern States of the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of children with full immunization under the age of five years in NER, Statewise;
- (c) the number of malnourished children under the age of five years in NER, State-wise;
- (d) the number of stunted children under the age of five years in NER, State-wise; and
- (e)  funds allocated for child health care to North-Eastern States under Central Government Schemes during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  Based  on  the  'Report  of  the  technical  group  on  projected  population,  India  and  States 2011-2036, National Commission on Population and Office of Registrar General of India', the estimated numbers of children under the age of five years as on 1 st March 2021 in NorthEastern States of the country are as follows:

|   S. No. | Name of the State   | No. of Under 5 Children   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,10,376                  |
|        2 | Assam               | 30,13,698                 |
|        3 | Manipur             | 2,27,880                  |
|        4 | Meghalaya           | 2,36,736                  |
|        5 | Mizoram             | 87,552                    |
|        6 | Nagaland            | 1,57,824                  |
|        7 | Sikkim              | 48,744                    |
|        8 | Tripura             | 2,93,112                  |

(b)  A  child  is  considered  fully  immunized  if  the  child  has  received  1  dose  of  Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), 3 doses of Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus toxoid (DPT), 3 doses of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and 1 dose of Measles within 1 year of age. Number of children fully immunized in North East Region as per HMIS portal is as follows:

| S. No.                                                                      | Name of the State                                                           | No. of Children with Full Immunization                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                           | 14,784                                                                      |
| 2                                                                           | Assam                                                                       | 4,43,962                                                                    |
| 3                                                                           | Manipur                                                                     | 21,431                                                                      |
| 4                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                   | 46,535                                                                      |
| 5                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                     | 12,067                                                                      |
| 6                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                    | 11,945                                                                      |
| 7                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                      | 5,444                                                                       |
| 8                                                                           | Tripura                                                                     | 34,526                                                                      |
| Data Source - HMIS (from April 2021 to December 2021 as on 20 January 2022) | Data Source - HMIS (from April 2021 to December 2021 as on 20 January 2022) | Data Source - HMIS (from April 2021 to December 2021 as on 20 January 2022) |

(c) and (d):

According to NFHS-5 (2019-21), the percentages of malnourished children under five years of age (classified as stunted, wasted and underweight) in the North-Eastern Region is placed as below:

| S. No.                                                | States                                                | Children under 5 years who are stunted (height- for-age)* (%)   | Children under 5 years who are wasted (weight- for-height)* (%)   | Children under 5 years who are underweight (weight-for-age)* (%)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 28.0                                                            | 13.1                                                              | 15.4                                                               |
| 2                                                     | Assam                                                 | 35.3                                                            | 21.7                                                              | 32.8                                                               |
| 3                                                     | Manipur                                               | 23.4                                                            | 9.9                                                               | 13.3                                                               |
| 4                                                     | Meghalaya                                             | 46.5                                                            | 12.1                                                              | 26.6                                                               |
| 5                                                     | Mizoram                                               | 28.9                                                            | 9.8                                                               | 12.7                                                               |
| 6                                                     | Nagaland                                              | 32.7                                                            | 19.1                                                              | 26.9                                                               |
| 7                                                     | Sikkim                                                | 22.3                                                            | 13.7                                                              | 13.1                                                               |
| 8                                                     | Tripura                                               | 32.3                                                            | 18.2                                                              | 25.6                                                               |
| * Below -2 standard deviations, based on WHO standard | * Below -2 standard deviations, based on WHO standard | * Below -2 standard deviations, based on WHO standard           | * Below -2 standard deviations, based on WHO standard             | * Below -2 standard deviations, based on WHO standard              |

(e)  State  wise  details  of  Central  release  (in  Crore)  under  Reproductive  and  Child  Health (RCH) Flexible Pool including Child Health [including Routine Immunization, Pulse Polio Immunization and National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Program (NIDDCP)] under National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  for  the  North  Eastern  States  from  2016-17  to  2020-21  is placed below:

| (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.              | States              | 2016-17             | 2017-18             | 2018-19             | 2019-20             | 2020-21             |
| 1                   | Arunachal Pradesh   | 58.43               | 38.38               | 57.96               | 37.85               | 23.50               |
| 2                   | Assam               | 366.77              | 395.13              | 365.44              | 392.07              | 435.18              |
| 3                   | Manipur             | 28.52               | 46.49               | 29.63               | 37.38               | 29.55               |
| 4                   | Meghalaya           | 40.78               | 45.92               | 39.86               | 33.66               | 61.17               |
| 5                   | Mizoram             | 15.99               | 26.06               | 21.38               | 20.36               | 28.28               |
| 6                   | Nagaland            | 28.33               | 28.04               | 26.41               | 23.58               | 38.20               |
| 7                   | Sikkim              | 7.81                | 9.4                 | 6.10                | 7.35                | 13.16               |
| 8                   | Tripura             | 41.44               | 24.82               | 43.53               | 44.56               | 43.37               |