Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Central Lactation Management Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY 2024

## CENTRALLACTATION MANAGEMENTCENTRES

## 1299. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of Central Lactation Management Centres (CLMCs) and the number of Central Lactation Management Centres established under National Health Mission, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated by the Government since 2017, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has carried out the analysis of implementation of such schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d)

The Government of India has established Comprehensive Lactation Management Centres (CLMC) to ensure availability of safe, pasteurized Donor Human Milk and Lactation Management Units (LMU) for facilitating expression of mother's own milk, for feeding of sick, preterm and low birth weight babies admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Special Newborn Care Units. As per the reports received from the States/UTs for the FY 2023 -24 (up to Q3), 50 Comprehensive Lactation Management Centres and 38 Lactation Management Units are currently operational across the country. The State/UT wise details are placed at Annexure.

The details of funds allocated under National Health Mission for Lactation Management Centres programme (CLMC and LMU) from FY 2017-18 to FY 2023-24 are as follows:

| Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   | Funds allocated for Lactation Management Centres under NHMfrom F.Y. 2017-18 to F.Y. 2023-24 (in Rs Lakhs)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18*                                                                                                    | 2018-19*                                                                                                    | 2019-20*                                                                                                    | 2020-21*                                                                                                    | 2021-22*                                                                                                    | 2022-23                                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                                     |
| 70014.17                                                                                                    | 68442.10                                                                                                    | 73913.47                                                                                                    | 84921.21                                                                                                    | 98083.71                                                                                                    | 3551.67                                                                                                     | 2203.36                                                                                                     |

* includes budget allocation for all Child Health and Nutrition programmes like Mothers Absolute Affection program, Lactation Management Centres, National Deworming Day, Anemia Mukt Bharat, Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre, Vitamin A supplementation, Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses, Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight; Home Based Care for Young Child program, Home Based Newborn Care, New-Born Stabilization Unit, Navjaat Shishu Suraksha Karyakram, Special Newborn Care Unit, Family Participatory Care, Child Death Review, Paediatric-High Dependency Unit etc.

In order to strengthen the effective utilization of the Lactation Management Centres, the Government provides support through the National Health Mission based on the proposals received from the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans. Regular National level reviews, along with supportive supervision visits and Common Review Mission of the States/UTs are undertaken to support and strengthen the LMC in the States/UTs.

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## Annexure STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF NUMBER OF LACTATION MANGEMENT CENTRES (LMC)

## (Source: Reports received from States/UTs FOR FY 2023-24 (UPTO Q3))

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Number of functional CLMCs |   Number of functional LMUs |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           | INDIA          |                           50 |                          38 |
| 1         | Assam          |                            1 |                           1 |
| 2         | Delhi          |                            0 |                           2 |
| 3         | Goa            |                            1 |                           0 |
| 4         | Gujarat        |                            4 |                           0 |
| 5         | Haryana        |                            0 |                           2 |
| 6         | Kerala         |                            2 |                           0 |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh |                            2 |                           0 |
| 8         | Maharashtra    |                            7 |                           0 |
| 9         | Odisha         |                            2 |                           8 |
| 10        | Rajasthan      |                            8 |                           2 |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu     |                           19 |                          20 |
| 12        | Telangana      |                            2 |                           2 |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh  |                            1 |                           1 |
| 14        | West Bengal    |                            1 |                           0 |