Lok Sabha Question No. 3106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: PM-POSHAN Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3106

ANSWERED ON- 20.03.2023

## PM-POSHAN Scheme

3106.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries of the PM-POSHAN Scheme, State-wise;
- (b) whether  students  of  balvatikas  are  covered  under  the  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  of  such beneficiaries, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  engage  Farmers'  Producer  Organizations  and Women Self Help Groups for the implementation of the programme, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  States  that  have  switched  to  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  system  for providing compensation to cooks and helpers working under the scheme; and
- (e) the number of social audits conducted to study the implementation of the scheme, since its launch, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) & (b):  Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme is one of the foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Schemes implemented in partnership with States and UTs. This Scheme  covers  about  12.21crore  children  studying  in  Government  and  Government-Aided Schools  in  Classes  I-VIII  including  Balvatika  (just  before  class  I).  The  State-wise  number  of children enrolled under PM-POSHAN Scheme is given at Annexure-I. The State-wise number of children  in  Balvatika  as  approved  by  Programme  Approval  Board-PM  POSHAN  is  given  at Annexure-II.
- (c) :  The PM POSHAN Scheme is implemented in partnership with the States and Union Territory Administrations. The overall responsibilities for providing nutritious and hot cooked meal to the eligible  children  lies  with  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations  in accordance with the Guidelines laid down by the Central Government.  All the States and Union Territory Administrations are encouraged to decide menu suitable to the local conditions within the  prescribed  nutrition  and  food  norms  and  to  procure  locally  grown  food  items  like  millets,

vegetables,  condiments  etc.  from  Farmers'  Producers  Organizations,  Federation  of  Women's Self-Help Groups etc. so as to promote local employment generation and economic development while simultaneously improving the nutrition standards.

- (d) :  All  States/UTs  are  providing  honorarium  to  cook-cum-helpers  into  their  respective  bank accounts.
- (e) :    Social  Audit  is  collective  monitoring  of  a  Scheme  by  people's  active  involvement  covering issues of equity, equality, and expenditure management. Comprehensive and detailed Guidelines to conduct Social Audit under the scheme have been issued in 2022-23 to all the States/UTs. As per  Guidelines,  Social  Audit  is  made  mandatory  in  all  Districts  in  at  least  20  schools  or  2% schools, whichever is higher.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LSUQ  No.  3106  for  20.03.2023  raised  by  Dr.  Shrikant Eknath  Shinde,  Dr.  Sujay  Radhakrishna  Vikhe  Patil,  Dr.  Heena  Vijaykumar  Gavit,  Prof.  Rita Bahuguna  Joshi,  Dr.  Krishna  Pal  Singh  Yadav  and  Shri  Unmesh  Bhaiyyasaheb  Patil  Hon'ble  MPs regarding PM POSHAN Scheme.

Total Number of Children Enrolled under PM-POSHAN Scheme

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Number of Children Enrolled |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                       3551490 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                        173366 |
| 3        | Assam             |                       4359157 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                      17971446 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                       3033028 |
| 6        | Goa               |                        160627 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                       5253737 |
| 8        | Haryana           |                       1765992 |
| 9        | Himachal pradesh  |                        519489 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                       4177738 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                       4820532 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                       2990249 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                       6623694 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                      10049769 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                        169756 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                        598804 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                        143471 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                        145131 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                       4464441 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                       1851213 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                       6922475 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                         49675 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                       4564151 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                       1790747 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                        414432 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                      20065363 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                        711762 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                      11859195 |
| 29       | A&N Islands       |                         27922 |
| 30       | Chandigarh        |                         95602 |
| 31       | D&N H &Daman Diu  |                         68957 |
| 32       | Delhi             |                       1808677 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                        844602 |
| 34       | Ladakh            |                         15919 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |                          7888 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |                         55611 |
| Grand    | Total             |                     122126108 |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  LSUQ  No.  3106  for  20.03.2023  raised  by  Dr.  Shrikant Eknath  Shinde,  Dr.  Sujay  Radhakrishna  Vikhe  Patil,  Dr.  Heena  Vijaykumar  Gavit,  Prof.  Rita Bahuguna  Joshi,  Dr.  Krishna  Pal  Singh  Yadav  and  Shri  Unmesh  Bhaiyyasaheb  Patil  Hon'ble  MPs regarding PM POSHAN Scheme.

## Number of Children approved in Balvatika by Programme Approval Board-PM-POSHAN

| S. No.      | State/UT          |   Balvatika |
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    |           0 |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh |           0 |
| 3           | Assam             |      222786 |
| 4           | Bihar             |           0 |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      |       68054 |
| 6           | Goa               |         607 |
| 7           | Gujarat           |       50000 |
| 8           | Haryana           |           0 |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh  |       51067 |
| 10          | Jharkhand         |       55014 |
| 11          | Karnataka         |           0 |
| 12          | Kerala            |      120345 |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh    |           0 |
| 14          | Maharashtra       |           0 |
| 15          | Manipur           |       14970 |
| 16          | Meghalaya         |      153723 |
| 17          | Mizoram           |        9379 |
| 18          | Nagaland          |       38519 |
| 19          | Odisha            |      134881 |
| 20          | Punjab            |           0 |
| 21          | Rajasthan         |       34950 |
| 22          | Sikkim            |        5828 |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu        |           0 |
| 24          | Telangana         |        5464 |
| 25          | Tripura           |       15287 |
| 26          | Uttar Pradesh     |           0 |
| 27          | Uttarakhand       |           0 |
| 28          | West Bengal       |     1038211 |
| 29          | A&N Islands       |        3075 |
| 30          | Chandigarh        |        7642 |
| 31          | D&N H &Daman Diu  |        2178 |
| 32          | Delhi             |      100007 |
| 33          | Jammu &Kashmir    |      114606 |
| 34          | Ladakh            |        3605 |
| 35          | Lakshadweep       |        1783 |
| 36          | Puducherry        |        7774 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       |     2259755 |