Lok Sabha Question No. 810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Poshan Abhiyan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## POSHAN ABHIYAN

810.    SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

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

- (a)      the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  Poshan  Abhiyan  along  with  the  present status of its development and implementation;
- (b)      the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  Abhiyan during the last three years, State/UT-wise including Assam and West Bengal;
- (c) the details of the target set and achievements made so far under the scheme;
- (d)      the details of the beneficiaries benefitted under the scheme;
- (e)      whether the Government is able to meet the set target under the scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to improve nutritional indicators of women and children by   leveraging  technology,  encouraging  Jan  Bhaagidari  and  establishing  convergence with  other  schemes  and  programmes  with  similar  and  supporting  objectives.  The Abhiyaan also aims to ensure an enabling environment for better nutritional management in partnership with all stakeholders.
- (b)         Details  of  the  funds  released  and  utilized  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan during the last  three  Years,  State/UT-wise  including  Assam  and  West  Bengal  are  at Annexure. (West Bengal has chosen not to participate in Poshan Abhiyan)
- (c)  to  (e)      POSHAN  Abhiyaan  is  an  overarching  scheme  and  a  multi-ministerial convergence mission to improve nutritional outcomes. Based on a review and evaluation of POSHAN Abhiyaan, steps have been taken  for course correction to ensure nutritional quality, strengthen delivery mechanisms, introduce transparency and leverage technology for improving governance.

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## Statement referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 810  for 05.02.2021 State-wise funds utilised under POSHAN Abhiyaan during last three years *

( Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT               | 2017 - 18 + Unspent Balance of ISSNIP   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   Total Central fund utilization as on 31.12.2020 |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh 2572.41 |                                         |   8604.68 |   13296.5 |                                          14540.2  |
|         2 | Bihar                  | 7063.44                                 |  15001.7  |   25465   |                                          22674.3  |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh           | 1668.12                                 |   9629.51 |       0   |                                           5453.16 |
|         4 | Delhi                  | 945.95                                  |   2206.88 |       0   |                                           1959.81 |
|         5 | Goa                    | 238.07                                  |    197.78 |       0   |                                            201.02 |
|         6 | Gujarat                | 3036.66                                 |  11228    |   14863   |                                          18984.2  |
|         7 | Haryana                | 400.97                                  |   5992.46 |       0   |                                           3879.64 |
|         8 | Jharkhand              | 2429.59                                 |   5110.45 |       0   |                                           3798.71 |
|         9 | Karnataka              | 3351.05                                 |   9870.89 |       0   |                                           9392.68 |
|        10 | Kerala                 | 1273.37                                 |   6491.91 |       0   |                                           5675.56 |
|        11 | Madhya Pradesh         | 4067.20                                 |  15894.2  |   17883   |                                          16371.5  |
|        12 | Maharashtra            | 2572.31                                 |  20989.3  |   33061.5 |                                          33671.3  |
|        13 | Odisha                 | 4600.46                                 |  10571.6  |       0   |                                           2027.11 |
|        14 | Puducherry             | 39.24                                   |    393.7  |     497   |                                            202.7  |
|        15 | Punjab                 | 819.51                                  |   6090.33 |       0   |                                           1544.89 |
|        16 | Rajasthan              | 4216.26                                 |   9680.99 |    8941   |                                           9494.14 |
|        17 | Tamil Nadu             | 1340.51                                 |  12210.9  |   11509   |                                          15697.8  |
|        18 | Telangana              | 1736.94                                 |   8595.7  |    7003   |                                           5508.46 |
|        19 | Uttar Pradesh          | 8440.60                                 |  29582.9  |   16166   |                                          16276.9  |
|        20 | West Bengal            | 5545.27                                 |  19294.1  |       0   |                                              0    |

| 21                      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 52.93                   |                         | 2663.35 0.00            | 650.89                  |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 22                      | Assam                              | 2298.27                 | 15492.36                | 14171.00                | 16271.07                |
| 23                      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1557.26                 | 4153.15                 | 4960.00                 | 6625.51                 |
| 24                      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 388.59                  | 8297.70                 | 0.00                    | 6747.53                 |
| 25                      | Manipur                            | 340.46                  | 3865.37                 | 0.00                    | 2138.40                 |
| 26                      | Meghalaya                          | 462.98                  | 1713.27                 | 2802.80                 | 4556.05                 |
| 27                      | Mizoram                            | 119.38                  | 957.65                  | 1498.00                 | 2030.27                 |
| 28                      | Nagaland                           | 163.74                  | 1251.97                 | 2298.17                 | 4515.56                 |
| 29                      | Sikkim                             | 98.59                   | 328.47                  | 923.00                  | 1036.56                 |
| 30                      | Tripura                            | 277.91                  | 3695.72                 | 0.00                    | 2867.15                 |
| 31                      | Uttarakhand                        | 1866.25                 | 4301.57                 | 7086.00                 | 7098.71                 |
|                         | Total                              | 63984.29                | 254358.57               | 182423.9 6              | 241891.72               |
| UTs without legislature | UTs without legislature            | UTs without legislature | UTs without legislature | UTs without legislature | UTs without legislature |
| 3 2                     | Andaman &Nicobar                   | 100.22                  | 416.89                  | 307.62                  | 379.91                  |
| 3 3                     | Chandigarh                         | 158.88                  | 306.82                  | 526.97                  | 462.82                  |
| 3 4                     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 108.83                  | 129.32                  | 436.16                  | 587.89                  |
| 3 4                     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 42.06                   | 197.66                  | 446.98                  | 587.89                  |
| 3 5                     | Ladakh                             | 0.00                    | 45.82                   | 0.00                    | 41.47                   |
| 3 6                     | Lakshadweep                        | 60.00                   | 138.90                  | 126.75                  | 250.47                  |
|                         | Total                              | 469.99                  | 1235.41                 | 1844.48                 | 1722.56                 |
|                         | Grand Total                        | 64454.28                | 255593.98               | 184268.4 4              | 243614.28               |

*A ctivities under the Abhiyaan were affected by COVID-19 in 2020-21.