Lok Sabha Question No. 2239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Malnourished Children in Chhatisgarh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN CHHATISGARH

## 2239   SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

- (a)       the  funds  allocated  to  eradicate  malnutrition  in  Chhattisgarh  during  the  year 2019-20, 2020-21;
- (b) the number of malnourished children identified in Chhattisgarh presently;
- (c) the details of the moderate, medium and seriously malnourished children in the State, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed responsibility with regard to checking/tracking malnutrition and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Union Government is taking any steps for making all the states malnutrition free, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c)  The  funds  released  to  Chhattisgarh  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  &  ICDS Scheme from FY 2019-20 to FY 2020-21 is as under;

(in Rs. lakhs)

| Funds released from FY 2019-20 to FY 2020-21   | Funds released from FY 2019-20 to FY 2020-21   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| POSHAN Abhiyaan                                | ICDS scheme                                    |
| 839.58                                         | 45,523.77                                      |

As on date, around 29,219 children are severely malnourished in Chhattisgarh. The district wise details of Severely malnourished children is at Annexure-I .

(d) to (e)  In order to address the challenge of malnutrition, Government has taken steps  to  improve  nutritional  quality  and  testing,  strengthen  delivery  and  leverage technology  under  Poshan Tracker  to  improve  governance.  Streamlined  Guidelines were  issued  on  Quality  Assurance,  Roles  and  Responsibilities  of  Duty  Holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and Data Management and

Monitoring for transparency, efficiency and accountability in delivery of Supplementary  Nutrition  on  13.01.2021.  In  addition,  Government  has  advised States/UTs to launch a drive for identification of SAM children for referral to hospitals (if  required)  and  AYUSH  centres  in  accordance  with  the  detailed  action  plan approved by the District Nutrition Committee to be finalized in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer.

Further,  Mission  Poshan 2.0,  an  integrated  nutrition  support  programme  has  been announced in budget 2021-2022 for all States/UTs. It seeks to strengthen nutritional content,  delivery,  outreach  and  outcomes  with  focus  on  developing  practices  that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.

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Annexure-I

| District wise Severely malnourished children in Chhattisgarh as on June 2021   | District wise Severely malnourished children in Chhattisgarh as on June 2021   | District wise Severely malnourished children in Chhattisgarh as on June 2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                         | District                                                                       | Severely malnourished Children (0 to 6 yr)                                     |
| 1                                                                              | BALOD                                                                          | 800                                                                            |
| 2                                                                              | BALODA BAZAR                                                                   | 1476                                                                           |
| 3                                                                              | BALRAMPUR                                                                      | 679                                                                            |
| 4                                                                              | BASTAR                                                                         | 1555                                                                           |
| 5                                                                              | BEMETARA                                                                       | 636                                                                            |
| 6                                                                              | BIJAPUR                                                                        | 599                                                                            |
| 7                                                                              | BILASPUR                                                                       | 1281                                                                           |
| 8                                                                              | DANTEWADA                                                                      | 1655                                                                           |
| 9                                                                              | DHAMTARI                                                                       | 627                                                                            |
| 10                                                                             | DURG                                                                           | 706                                                                            |
| 11                                                                             | GARIYABAND                                                                     | 934                                                                            |
| 12                                                                             | JANJGIR-CHAMPA                                                                 | 1498                                                                           |
| 13                                                                             | JASHPUR                                                                        | 1372                                                                           |
| 14                                                                             | KABIRDHAM                                                                      | 398                                                                            |
| 15                                                                             | KANKER                                                                         | 800                                                                            |
| 16                                                                             | KONDAGAON                                                                      | 1259                                                                           |
| 17                                                                             | KORBA                                                                          | 1484                                                                           |
| 18                                                                             | KOREA                                                                          | 197                                                                            |
| 19                                                                             | MAHASAMUND                                                                     | 1974                                                                           |
| 20                                                                             | MUNGELI                                                                        | 427                                                                            |
| 21                                                                             | NARAYANPUR                                                                     | 192                                                                            |
| 22                                                                             | RAIGARH                                                                        | 1218                                                                           |
| 23                                                                             | RAIPUR                                                                         | 1438                                                                           |
| 24                                                                             | RAJNANDGAON                                                                    | 2056                                                                           |
| 25                                                                             | SUKMA                                                                          | 2013                                                                           |
| 26                                                                             | SURAJPUR                                                                       | 1147                                                                           |
| 27                                                                             | SURGUJA                                                                        | 798                                                                            |
| TOTAL                                                                          | TOTAL                                                                          | 29,219                                                                         |