Lok Sabha Question No. 3062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3062

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

†3062. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

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

- (a)        the details of policy action being undertaken under the ambit of National Poshan Mission since its inception to till date;
- (b)       the funds allocated and utilized under National Poshan Mission during the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)        whether  funds  have  been  released  to  Bihar  under  this  Mission  during  these years; and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)        POSHAN  Abhiyaan  (ertswhile  National  Nutrition  Mission)  was  launched  on 8 th March,  2018  with  the  vision  of  a  malnutrition-free  India.  The  POSHAN  Abhiyaan aims  to  reduce  malnutrition  from  the  country  in  a  phased  manner  and  achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner.

Mission Poshan 2.0, an integrated nutrition support programme has been announced in budget  2021-2022  to  strengthen  nutritional  content,  delivery,  outreach  and  outcomes with  focus  on  developing  practices  that  nurture  health,  wellness  and  immunity  to disease  and  malnutrition.  Steps  have  been  taken  to  improve  nutritional  quality  and testing  in  accredited  labs,  strengthen  delivery  and  leverage  technology  to  improve governance.  States/UTs  have  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.

(b)  to  (d)   The  details  of  the  funds  released  and  utilised  State/UT  wise  including  the state  of  Bihar under POSHAN  Abhiyaan during  the  last  two  years  and  the  current year is at Annexure-I. Further, the details of the funds released to the state of Bihar in Supplementary Nutrition component of the Anganwadi Services Scheme is at Annexure-II.

Annex-I

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question No.3062 for  06.08.2021  by SHRI  DULAL  CHAND  GOSWAMI regarding National  Nutrition Mission. State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilised during the financial years 2017-18,

2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 under POSHAN Abhiyaan

## Amount in ₹ lakhs

| S. No.   | State/UT       | 2017-18 Unspent Balance ISSNIP   | + of Funds released for 2018-19   | FY Funds released for 2019-20   | FY Funds released for FY 2020-21   | Funds released for procurement of additional sets of 2 Sarees/Local Dresses for AWWS/AWHs during 2020-21 Total   | Utilization of central funds as on 31.03.2021   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 2572.41                          | 8604.68 13296.52                  |                                 | 0.00 889.71                        | 25363.32                                                                                                         |                                                 |
| 2        | Bihar          | 7063.44                          | 15001.67                          | 25465.00                        | 0.00 1835.49                       | 49365.60                                                                                                         | 16601.84                                        |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   | 1668.12                          | 9629.51                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 839.58                        | 12137.21                                                                                                         | 27823.99                                        |
| 4        | Delhi          | 945.95                           | 2206.88                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 174.35                        | 3327.18                                                                                                          | 6505.25                                         |
| 5        | Goa            | 238.07                           | 197.78                            | 0.00                            | 0.00 20.19                         | 456.04                                                                                                           | 2432.58                                         |
| 6        | Gujarat        | 3036.66                          | 11228.03                          | 14863.00                        | 0.00 848.47                        | 29976.16                                                                                                         | 222.24                                          |
| 7        | Haryana        | 400.97                           | 5992.46                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 415.39                        | 6808.82                                                                                                          | 21769.01                                        |
| 8        | Jharkhand      | 2429.59                          | 5110.45                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 614.91                        | 8154.95                                                                                                          | 4326.00                                         |
| 9        | Karnataka      | 3351.05                          | 9870.89                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 1054.58                       | 14276.52                                                                                                         | 5245.93                                         |
| 10       | Kerala         | 1273.37                          | 6491.91                           | 0.00                            | 2679.61 529.84                     | 10974.73                                                                                                         | 11133.42                                        |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh | 4067.20                          | 15894.17                          | 17883.00                        | 0.00 1554.16                       | 39398.53                                                                                                         | 6696.51 18516.83                                |
| 12       | Maharashtra    | 2572.31                          | 20989.28                          | 33061.47                        | 0.00 1767.78                       | 58390.84                                                                                                         |                                                 |
| 13       | Odisha         | 4600.46                          | 10571.65                          | 0.00                            | 0.00 1186.47                       | 16358.58                                                                                                         | 40154.50                                        |
| 14       | Puducherry     | 39.24                            | 393.70                            | 497.00                          | 0.00 13.68                         | 943.62                                                                                                           | 7555.69                                         |
| 15       | Punjab         | 819.51                           | 6090.33                           | 0.00                            | 0.00 437.02                        | 7346.86                                                                                                          | 264.58                                          |
| 16       | Rajasthan      | 4216.26                          | 9680.99                           | 8941.00                         | 0.00 992.32                        | 23830.57                                                                                                         | 2470.04                                         |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu     | 1340.51                          | 12210.93                          | 11509.00                        | 0.00 871.02                        | 25931.46                                                                                                         | 10349.79                                        |
| 18       | Telangana      | 1736.94                          | 8595.70                           | 7003.00                         | 0.00                               |                                                                                                                  | 19476.85                                        |
|          |                |                                  |                                   |                                 | 571.20                             | 17906.84                                                                                                         |                                                 |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh  | 8440.60                          | 29582.87                          | 16166.00                        | 0.00 2779.49                       | 56968.96                                                                                                         | 14824.33                                        |
| 20       | West Bengal    | 5545.27                          | 19294.11                          | 0.00                            | 0.00 1911.70                       | 26751.08                                                                                                         |                                                 |

| 21                                | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 52.93                             | 2663.35                           | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 99.60                             | 2815.88                           | 708.11                            |                                   |
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 22                                | Assam                                | 2298.27                           | 15492.36                          | 14171.00                          | 0.00                              | 987.04                            | 32948.67                          | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 23                                | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1557.26                           | 4153.15                           | 4960.00                           | 0.00                              | 302.80                            | 10973.21                          | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 24                                | Jammu &Kashmir                       | 388.59                            | 8297.70                           | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 492.24                            | 9178.53                           | 7912.09                           |                                   |
| 25                                | Manipur                              | 340.46                            | 3865.37                           | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 184.16                            | 4389.99                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 26                                | Meghalaya                            | 462.98                            | 1713.27                           | 2802.80                           | 0.00                              | 94.34                             | 5073.39                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 27                                | Mizoram                              | 119.38                            | 957.65                            | 1498.00                           | 122.03                            | 35.90                             | 2732.96                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 28                                | Nagaland                             | 163.74                            | 1251.97                           | 2298.17                           | 1550.11                           | 63.68                             | 5327.67                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 29                                | Sikkim                               | 98.59                             | 328.47                            | 923.00                            | 0.00                              | 20.93                             | 1370.99                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 30                                | Tripura                              | 277.91                            | 3695.72                           | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 162.32                            | 4135.95                           | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 31                                | Uttarakhand                          | 1866.25                           | 4301.57                           | 7086.00                           | 0.00                              | 321.07                            | 13574.89                          | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
|                                   | Total                                | 63984.29                          | 254358.57                         | 182423.96                         | 4351.75                           | 22071.43                          | 527190.00                         | 18117.52 7010.78                  |                                   |
| 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature    | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature | 296598.86 UTs without legislature |
| 32                                | Andaman Nicobar                      | & 100.22                          | 416.89                            | 307.62                            | 100.00                            | 11.52                             | 936.25                            | 421.44                            |                                   |
| 33                                | Chandigarh                           | 158.88                            | 306.82                            | 526.97                            | 100.00                            | 7.20                              | 1099.87                           | 513.96                            |                                   |
| 34                                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 108.83                            | 129.32                            | 436.16                            | 100.00                            | 0.00                              | 1461.01                           | 682.98                            |                                   |
| 34                                |                                      | 42.06                             | 197.66                            | 446.98                            |                                   |                                   |                                   | 682.98                            |                                   |
| 35                                | Ladakh                               | 0.00                              | 45.82                             | 0.00                              | 100.00                            | 18.77                             | 164.59                            | 51.41                             |                                   |
| 36                                | Lakshadweep                          | 60.00                             | 138.90                            | 126.75                            | 100.00                            | 1.71                              | 427.36                            | 287.27                            |                                   |
|                                   | Total                                | 469.99                            | 1235.41                           | 1844.48                           | 500.00                            | 39.20                             | 4089.08                           | 1957.06                           |                                   |
|                                   | Grand Total                          | 64454.28                          | 255593.98                         | 184268.44                         | 4851.75                           | 22110.63                          | 531279.08                         | 298555.92                         |                                   |

Note : J&K has given ₹ 45.82 lakh to Ladakh out of Central Funds under POSHAN Abhiyaan after formation of UT. This allocation to Ladakh shown in the year 2018-19 to keep unchange in the total release in the respective year.

Annex -II

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question No.3062 for  06.08.2021  by SHRI  DULAL  CHAND  GOSWAMI regarding National  Nutrition Mission.

Funds  released  to  the  state  of  Bihar  in  Supplementary  Nutrition  component  of  the Anganwadi Services Scheme during the last four financial years

Amount in ₹ lakhs

| State   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   | Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during Fund released during   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | 2017-18                                                                               | 2017-18                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                               | 2018-19                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                               | 2019-20                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                               |
|         | SNP                                                                                   | GENERAL                                                                               | SNP                                                                                   | GENERAL                                                                               | SNP                                                                                   | GENERAL                                                                               | SNP                                                                                   | GENERAL                                                                               |
| Bihar   | 53741.97                                                                              | 35851.96                                                                              | 76987.83                                                                              | 36974.64                                                                              | 76100.71                                                                              | 47936.40                                                                              | 85607.81                                                                              | 41451.77                                                                              |