Lok Sabha Question No. 2144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: National Nutrition Mission - Poshan Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2144

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025

## NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION - POSHAN ABHIYAAN

## 2144.   SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) the details of reduction in malnutrition rates among children under age five as measured by the National Family Health Survey-6, State-wise;
- (b) the current status of monitoring of the scheme as well as the policy directives received from the National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges constituted under Poshan Abhiyaan; and
- (c) the details of the effectiveness of the Poshan tracker application in enabling the collection of real-time data and intervention?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) The data of Sixth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) is yet to be published. The percentage of malnutrition among children under age 5 years State/UTs wise as per June 2025 data of Poshan Tracker is placed at Annexure.

(b) & (c) Poshan Abhiyaan was launched in March 2018 to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach.

Under  the  15th  Finance  Commission,  Poshan  Abhiyaan  has  been  re-aligned  as  part  of  Mission Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  an  integrated  nutrition  support  programme  that  seeks  to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity from malnutrition. This Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented across all States/UTs.

The 'Poshan Tracker' application, launched on 1st March 2021, acts as a key governance tool under Mission  Poshan  2.0  to  facilitate  real-time  monitoring  of  infrastructure  and  service  delivery  at Anganwadi Centers (AWCs). It captures data on daily attendance, Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE) activities, growth measurements, and the provision of Hot Cooked Meal (HCM) and TakeHome Ration (THR). The Tracker also  enables  dynamic  identification  of  stunting,  wasting,  and underweight  prevalence,  improving  program  effectiveness  through  data-based  decision-making.

Beneficiaries  receive  SMS  alerts,  and  the  recently  introduced  Facial  Recognition  System  (FRS) ensures last-mile tracking and transparency in THR distribution.

To strengthen on-ground implementation, a supportive supervision module has been launched for supervisors to monitor the working of Anganwadi centres under them. Dashboards with heat maps and analytics are available at block, district, state, and national levels. These tools support timely decision-making, allow targeted interventions, and highlight data anomalies for correction.

In addition to digital systems, other monitoring mechanism include regular reviews and consultations such  as  Chintan  Shivir,  zonal  meetings,  APIP  meetings,  video  conferences,  and  field  visits  by officials are conducted from time to time to assess and improve implementation. Training workshops and  on-ground  support  by  Block  and  District  Coordinators  further  reinforce  the  monitoring  and accountability framework under Mission Poshan 2.0.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 2144 FOR 01.08.2025  REGARDING  'NATIONAL  NUTRITION  MISSION-  POSHAN  ABHIYAAN' ASKED BY SHRI TEJASVI SURYA

The details of percentage of malnutrition among children under age 5 years State/UTs wise as per June 2025 data of Poshan Tracker are as follows:

|   S. No. | State                            |   Stunting% |   Wasting% |   Underweight% |
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------|------------|----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                   |       18.43 |       4.97 |           7.68 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh                |       38.38 |       5.18 |          11.65 |
|        3 | Assam                            |       42.94 |       4.5  |          16.88 |
|        4 | Bihar                            |       42.68 |       9.31 |          20.98 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                     |       27.1  |       7.77 |          14.23 |
|        6 | Goa                              |        6.18 |       0.78 |           1.96 |
|        7 | Gujarat                          |       32.72 |       7.28 |          18.41 |
|        8 | Haryana                          |       23.41 |       3.83 |           7.85 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                 |       19.68 |       2.41 |           6.88 |
|       10 | Jharkhand                        |       43.26 |       6.68 |          19.13 |
|       11 | Karnataka                        |       39.05 |       3.18 |          16.5  |
|       12 | Kerala                           |       35.75 |       3.2  |          10.18 |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh                   |       42.09 |       8.19 |          24.82 |
|       14 | Maharashtra                      |       39.68 |       4.01 |          14.8  |
|       15 | Manipur                          |        9.27 |       0.67 |           2.69 |
|       16 | Meghalaya                        |       20.73 |       1.11 |           5.14 |
|       17 | Mizoram                          |       27.33 |       2.98 |           6.33 |
|       18 | Nagaland                         |       28.91 |       6.08 |           7    |
|       19 | Odisha                           |       27.91 |       3.21 |          11.63 |
|       20 | Punjab                           |       17.14 |       2.95 |           5.12 |
|       21 | Rajasthan                        |       36.1  |       6.49 |          17.57 |
|       22 | Sikkim                           |        7.89 |       1.95 |           1.69 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu                       |       14.23 |       3.54 |           6.29 |
|       24 | Telangana                        |       36.24 |       5.93 |          17    |
|       25 | Tripura                          |       41.52 |       7.68 |          18.01 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh                    |       48.83 |       5.04 |          19.96 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand                      |       23.52 |       2.47 |           6.31 |
|       28 | West Bengal                      |       32.09 |       4.75 |           9    |
|       29 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands         |        6.62 |       1.66 |           2.93 |
|       30 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli - Daman &Diu |       38.61 |       3.56 |          17.45 |
|       31 | Delhi                            |       30.63 |       3.81 |          15.35 |
|       32 | J&K                              |       15.94 |       1.55 |           4.05 |
|       33 | Ladakh                           |       12.28 |       0.25 |           1.98 |
|       34 | Lakshadweep                      |       44.83 |      11.62 |          22.54 |
|       35 | Puducherry                       |       40.88 |       6.4  |          12.2  |
|       36 | UT-Chandigarh                    |       22.27 |       5.34 |          14.69 |

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