Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Integrated Child Development Services
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 106

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

## 106. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) The total number of beneficiaries under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in various States of the country;
- (b) The details of funds utilized under this scheme till now, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) The steps taken/being taken by the Government to strengthen this scheme and make it more effective State-wise and district-wise Supaul and Madhepura district in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) In the 15th FC, components of nutritional support for children below the age of 6 years,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mother,  Adolescent  Girls  (14  -  18  years);  Early Childhood  Care  and  Education  [3-6  years];  Anganwadi  infrastructure  including  modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadi, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls have been reorganised under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0).

The State-wise number of beneficiaries under the scheme is at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of funds released and utilized is placed at Annexure-II.

The Mission Poshan 2.0 is a universal self-selecting Scheme available to all the beneficiaries who enroll at the AWCs. The scheme is being implemented in all the 36 States/UTs covering all the districts of the country including Supaul and Madhepura districts of Bihar.

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, Supplementary nutrition is provided to beneficiaries 300 days in a year through the network of 13.97 lakh AWC located across the country for bridging the gap in  the  intake  as  compared  to  the  recommended  dietary  intake.  Only  fortified  rice  is  being supplied to AWCs to meet the requirement of micro nutrient and control anemia among women and children. Greater emphasis is being given on the use of millets for preparation of Hot Cooked Meal and Take Home rations (THR-not raw ration) at Anganwadi centres for Children below 6 years of age, Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers.

The objectives of Poshan 2.0 are as follows:

- To contribute to human capital development of the country;
- Address challenges of malnutrition;
- Promote nutrition awareness and good eating habits for sustainable health and wellbeing; and
- Address nutrition related deficiencies through key strategies.

Steps  have  been  taken  to  improve  nutritional  quality  and  testing  in  accredited  labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under Poshan  Tracker to improve governance.  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  promote  use  of  AYUSH  systems  for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi Centres to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.

For ensuring effective implementation and smooth operationalisation of Poshan 2.0, the Ministry  has  issued  Operational  Guidelines  on  01.08.2022  to  all  the  36  States/UTs covering all the districts of the country. Moreover, streamlined guidelines were also issued for  transparency  and  accountability  in  delivery  of  supplementary  nutrition  and  to  track nutritional outcomes on 13.01.2021.

IT systems have been leveraged to strengthen and bring about transparency in nutrition delivery support systems at the Anganwadi centres. The 'Poshan Tracker' application was rolled  out  on  1st  March,  2021  as  an  important  governance  tool.  The  Poshan  Tracker facilitates  monitoring  and  tracking  of  all  AWCs,  AWWs  and  beneficiaries  on  defined indicators. Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting, wasting, under-weight prevalence among children.

Further, under Poshan 2.0, for the first time, a digital revolution was ushered in when the Anganwadi Centres were equipped with mobile devices. The mobile application has also facilitated digitization and automation of physical registers used by AWWs that helps in improving their quality of work. Poshan Tracker is available in 22 languages including Hindi and English. It has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services such as,  daily  attendance,  ECCE,  Provision  of  Hot Cooked  Meal  (HCM)/Take Home Ration (THR-not raw ration), Growth Measurement etc. The App also offers counselling videos on key behaviours and services which help disseminate messages on birth preparedness, delivery, post-natal care, breastfeeding and complementary feeding. States/UTs can see their progress on various indicators on the Poshan Tracker dashboard on monthly basis and can make course correction wherever required.

A  third-party  evaluation  of  all  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in  Women  and  Child Development Sector including Anganwadi services, POSHAN Abhiyaan was conducted by  NITI  Aayog  in  2020.  The  evaluation  found  the  relevance  of  Anganwadi  Services scheme & POSHAN Abhiyaan satisfactory.

In  addition,  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  and  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare jointly released the protocol for Community Management of Malnutrition (CMAM) to  prevent  and  treat  severe  acute  malnutrition  children  thereby  reducing  associated morbidity  and  mortality.  The  community-based  approach  involves  timely  detection  and screening of children with severe acute malnutrition in the community, management for those without medical complications with wholesome, local nutritious foods at home and supportive medical care. Those malnourished children, who have medical complications are referred for facility-based care.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 106 FOR 2.02.2024 REGARDING 'INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES' ASKED BY SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT, M.P.

The State-wise number of beneficiaries of the scheme*

| State                          |   Pregnant women and Lactating mothers |   Children (0 - 5 years) |   Children (5 - 6 years) | Adolescent Girls in Aspirational districts and North-East States   |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                 |                                 274208 |                  1922373 |                   247936 | 13726                                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh              |                                   6878 |                    66132 |                    12932 | 15142                                                              |
| Assam                          |                                 320934 |                  2474937 |                   506652 | 154220                                                             |
| Bihar                          |                                 949526 |                  7690423 |                  1932384 | 237270                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                   |                                 398284 |                  2004529 |                   349072 | 124255                                                             |
| Goa                            |                                  10973 |                    54018 |                     3619 |                                                                    |
| Gujarat                        |                                 529521 |                  2878927 |                   416105 | 75073                                                              |
| Haryana                        |                                 262826 |                  1428567 |                   309431 | 16669                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh               |                                  85348 |                   423556 |                    68462 | 16855                                                              |
| Jharkhand                      |                                 441913 |                  2595871 |                   404769 | 242839                                                             |
| Karnataka                      |                                 568142 |                  3090597 |                   446338 | 1420                                                               |
| Kerala                         |                                 286997 |                  1680294 |                   340318 | 18699                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                 |                                1063082 |                  5663948 |                  1108548 | 143230                                                             |
| Maharashtra                    |                                 799675 |                  5260557 |                  1106808 | 114299                                                             |
| Manipur                        |                                  19171 |                   214665 |                    52250 | 52343                                                              |
| Meghalaya                      |                                  26149 |                   325636 |                    77956 | 56170                                                              |
| Mizoram                        |                                  11132 |                    92519 |                    17894 | 23116                                                              |
| Nagaland                       |                                   7581 |                    86525 |                    23596 | 27059                                                              |
| Odisha                         |                                 579119 |                  2988533 |                   583216 | 297423                                                             |
| Punjab                         |                                 228881 |                  1152164 |                   140610 | 29351                                                              |
| Rajasthan                      |                                 678398 |                  3569770 |                   372520 | 43925                                                              |
| Sikkim                         |                                   3837 |                    26139 |                     5308 | 9133                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                     |                                 634440 |                  3180319 |                   323462 | 41639                                                              |
| Telangana                      |                                 353411 |                  1757793 |                   164965 | 32146                                                              |
| Tripura                        |                                  39719 |                   255825 |                    55794 | 35068                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                  |                                3431899 |                 17101678 |                  2191331 | 240740                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                    |                                 138558 |                   625421 |                    40869 | 73038                                                              |
| West Bengal                    |                                1178777 |                  6525170 |                  1313129 |                                                                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands      |                                   1759 |                    10770 |                      353 |                                                                    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & |                                   8820 |                    24227 |                     1942 |                                                                    |
| Delhi                          |                                 144219 |                   557578 |                    18405 |                                                                    |
| J&K                            |                                  99665 |                   620533 |                   104158 | 19935                                                              |
| Ladakh                         |                                   2051 |                    14461 |                     2369 |                                                                    |
| Lakshadweep                    |                                    938 |                     4163 |                       39 |                                                                    |
| Puducherry                     |                                   8690 |                    29663 |                       34 |                                                                    |
| UT-Chandigarh                  |                                   7018 |                    34329 |                     6514 |                                                                    |
| Total                          |                               13602539 |                 76432610 |                 12750088 | 2154783                                                            |

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 106 FOR 2.02.2024 REGARDING 'INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES' ASKED BY SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT, M.P.

In the 15th FC, Saksham Anganwadi, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls have been reorganised under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0). The State-wise details of funds utilized under Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 till now is as follows:

| State/UTs               | Rs. In        | Rs. In        | Rs. In        | Rs. In                        |
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
| State/UTs               | 2021-22       | 2021-22       | 2022-23       | lakhs 2023-24 (till Jan 2024) |
| State/UTs               | Fund Released | Fund Utilised | Fund Released | Fund Released                 |
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH        | 74460.38      | 74990.85      | 79210.34      | 53073.19                      |
| 2BIHAR                  | 157443.07     | 160801.5      | 167871.47     | 113806.8                      |
| 3CHHATTISGARH           | 60673.15      | 52272.36      | 58909.3       | 49543.13                      |
| 4GOA                    | 1083.56       | 1291.72       | 1452.6        | 837.994                       |
| 5GUJARAT                | 83985.65      | 75792.18      | 90097.17      | 100309.38                     |
| 6HARYANA                | 17303.35      | 14698.8       | 19521.36      | 17565.59                      |
| 7JHARKHAND              | 35297.77      | 18330.29      | 35733.95      | 46257.47                      |
| 8KARNATAKA              | 100370.19     | 98461.76      | 75118.35      | 73326.08                      |
| 9KERALA                 | 38822.74      | 39797.9       | 44213.5       | 22174.92                      |
| 10 MADHYA PRADESH       | 108546.91     | 107787.58     | 98501.92      | 99915.2                       |
| 11MAHARASHTRA           | 171338.93     | 160901.59     | 163377.2      | 116756.87                     |
| 12ODISHA                | 106598.46     | 96445.74      | 87506.99      | 59054.88                      |
| 13PUNJAB                | 38351.68      | 17793.83      | 7473.96       | 18642.65                      |
| 14RAJASTHAN             | 68264.63      | 77164.16      | 95301.83      | 70949.66                      |
| 15TAMIL NADU            | 65538.13      | 68127.94      | 74844.97      | 55109.09                      |
| 16TELANGANA             | 48232.68      | 47929.87      | 51474         | 11612.1                       |
| 17 UTTAR PRADESH        | 240755.08     | 234191.44     | 268122.42     | 183233.88                     |
| 18WEST BENGAL           | 66835.22      | 137830.5      | 120031.77     | 94856.08                      |
| 19DELHI                 | 13310.7       | 12552.28      | 18277         | 10383.04                      |
| 20PUDUCHERRY            | 277.8         | 612.87        | 0.75          | 405.8                         |
| 21 HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 24798.74      | 25209.25      | 26051.03      | 17477.38                      |
| 22 JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 40573.74      | 37918.293     | 47746.57      | 37233.13                      |
| 23UTTARAKHAND           | 35365.25      | 33602.58      | 34877.55      | 20752.56                      |
| 24 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 1971.15       | 1333.23       | 431.68        | 661.83                        |
| 25CHANDIGARH            | 1532.18       | 2308.52       | 3309.9        | 854.75                        |
| 26 HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU | 933.39        | 838.79        | 579.95        | 578.46                        |
| 27LADAKH                | 1469.55       | 1467.45       | 1878.52       | 1736.92                       |
| 28LAKSHADWEEP           | 210.52        | 272.64        | 44.18         | 97.95                         |
| 29 ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 17082.84      | 14564.45      | 12934.21      | 11703.19                      |
| 30ASSAM                 | 131989.88     | 143219.22     | 161876.99     | 144496.92                     |
| 31MANIPUR               | 22892.04      | 17728.41      | 11962.31      | 14167.12                      |
| 32MEGHALAYA             | 17332.82      | 17786.35      | 19170.27      | 10897.84                      |
| 33MIZORAM               | 5931.57       | 6196.87       | 4216.61       | 3534.73                       |
| 34NAGALAND              | 15980.27      | 16020.96      | 19633.32      | 17489.3                       |
| 35SIKKIM                | 2573.06       | 2459.08       | 1968.56       | 0                             |
| 36TRIPURA               | 18672.47      | 17165.52      | 14746.76      | 9742.23                       |
| Total                   | 1836799.55    | 1835866.77    | 1918469.3     | 1489238.11                    |

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