Lok Sabha Question No. 880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: POSHAN 2.0 Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony, Dr. Amar Singh, Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 880

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## POSHAN 2.0 Scheme

880.     SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

DR. AMAR SINGH:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

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

- (a)       the number of beneficiaries under the POSHAN 2.0 scheme, State-wise; and
- (b)      the details of budgetary outlay and expenditure under the POSHAN 2.0 scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a): State-wise number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  POSHAN  2.0  scheme  as  per Poshan Tracker data as on 30.06.2024 is placed at annexure.
- (b): The  details  of  revised  estimates  and  expenditure  under  the  POSHAN  2.0 scheme during the last three years are as follows:

(Rupees in crores)

|   S.No | Financial Year   |   Revised Estimates |   Expenditure |
|--------|------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|      1 | 2021-22          |             19999.5 |       18381.7 |
|      2 | 2022-23          |             20263.1 |       19876.1 |
|      3 | 2023-24          |             22023   |       21809.6 |

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 880 FOR 26.07.2024 REGARDING 'POSHAN 2.0 Scheme' ASKED BY SHRI ANTO ANTONY, DR. AMAR SINGH and SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

State-Wise number of beneficiaries registered under the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 as per Poshan Tracker data as on 30.06.2024:

| S.No   | Name of State/UT                   | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|--------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 12905                     |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3272799                   |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 98460                     |
| 4.     | Assam                              | 3336585                   |
| 5.     | Bihar                              | 10923272                  |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh                       | 2714583                   |
| 7.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu | 39772                     |
| 8.     | Delhi                              | 688836                    |
| 9.     | Goa                                | 57683                     |
| 10.    | Gujarat                            | 3676203                   |
| 11.    | Haryana                            | 2009647                   |
| 12.    | Himachal Pradesh                   | 581853                    |
| 13.    | J&K                                | 838143                    |
| 14.    | Jharkhand                          | 3464451                   |
| 15.    | Karnataka                          | 3928840                   |
| 16.    | Kerala                             | 2188686                   |
| 17.    | Ladakh                             | 18481                     |
| 18.    | Lakshadweep                        | 4514                      |
| 19.    | Madhya Pradesh                     | 7684764                   |
| 20.    | Maharashtra                        | 7011640                   |
| 21.    | Manipur                            | 324410                    |
| 22.    | Meghalaya                          | 438884                    |
| 23.    | Mizoram                            | 138669                    |
| 24.    | Nagaland                           | 136165                    |
| 25.    | Odisha                             | 4246696                   |
| 26.    | Puducherry                         | 36344                     |
| 27.    | Punjab                             | 1600841                   |
| 28.    | Rajasthan                          | 4450703                   |
| 29.    | Sikkim                             | 42025                     |
| 30.    | Tamil Nadu                         | 4066408                   |
| 31.    | Telangana                          | 2080636                   |
| 32.    | Tripura                            | 365995                    |
| 33.    | UT-Chandigarh                      | 44220                     |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh                      | 22554563                  |
| 35.    | Uttarakhand                        | 845448                    |
| 36.    | West Bengal                        | 8710855                   |
|        | Total                              | 10,26,34,979              |