Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: National Nutrition Mission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

- 727     SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MADAM:

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

- (a)      the  amount  of  funds  allocated/released  to  Gujarat  under  National  Nutrition Mission including the funds utilised during the last three years;
- (b)       whether the State of Gujarat has sent any proposal to the Government related to provision of balanced food under National Nutrition Mission;
- (c)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)       the details of action taken on the said proposal so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         A total amount of Rs 29976.16 lakhs has been released to the State of Gujarat under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  (erstwhile  National  Nutrition  Mission)  during  the  last  three Financial years. The details of funds released and utilized during the last three years by the  state  of  Gujarat  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  (National  Nutrition  Mission)  is  at Annexure I.

In  addition,  under  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  Rs.  99395.5  Lakhs  for Supplementary Nutrition Programme and Rs 89389.74 Lakhs for ICDS (General) have been released to the state of Gujarat during last three Financial Years. The details of funds  released  and  utilised  during  last  three  years  by  the  State  of  Gujarat  under Anganwadi Services scheme is at Annexure II.

- (b)  to  (d)  No  such  proposal  related  to  provision  of  balanced  food  under  POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) has been received by the Ministry  from the State of Gujarat.

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Annexure I

## Statement referred in Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 727 for 23.07.2021

## Details of Funds Released and Utilised by the State of Gujarat under POSHAN Abhiyaan during last three years

## Rs in lakhs

| State   |   Released in FY 2017 |   - Released in FY 2018-19 |   Released in FY 2019-20 | Released in FY 2020-21   |   Total central funds released Total |   central funds utilised |
|---------|-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Gujarat |               3036.66 |                      11228 |                    14863 | 0.00*                    |                              29127.7 |                    21769 |

* Funds  were  not  released  for  Program  intervention  during  the  Financial  Year  2020-2021  due  to availability of Rs 14779.16 lakhs as on 01.04.2020 with the state of Gujarat. However, Rs 848.46 Lakhs was released in FY 2020-2021 for AWW & AWH. Therefore, the total amount released under POSHAN Abhiyaan last three Financial Years is Rs 29976.16 lakhs.

## Annexure II

## Statement referred in Reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 727 for 23.07.2021

## Details of Funds Released and Utilised by the State of Gujarat under Anganwadi Services during last three years

## (Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. N o.   |         | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   | Fund released to Gujarat under Anganwadi Services   |
|------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. N o.   | F.Y     | SNP                                                 | SNP                                                 | SNP                                                 | ICDS (GENERAL)                                      | ICDS (GENERAL)                                      | ICDS (GENERAL)                                      |
| Sl. N o.   |         | APIP Approved                                       | Funds release d                                     | Funds Utilize d                                     | APIP Approved                                       | Funds released                                      | Funds Utilized                                      |
| 1          | 2018-19 | 32535.82                                            | 32051.56                                            | 23392.34                                            | 25716.23                                            | 29206.40                                            | 32295.14                                            |
| 2          | 2019-20 | 35789.40                                            | 33671.97                                            | 40542.46                                            | 32581.23                                            | 32422.06                                            | 30313.82                                            |
| 3          | 2020-21 | 39368.34                                            | 33671.97                                            | 61059.19                                            | 32465.82                                            | 27761.28                                            | 47512.12                                            |
| Total      | Total   | 107693.56                                           | 99395.5                                             | 124993.99                                           | 90763.28                                            | 89389.74                                            | 110121.08                                           |

APIP- Annual Programme Implementation Plan

SNP- Supplementary Nutrition Programme