Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Implementation of POSHAN Abhiyan Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1130

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF POSHAN ABHIYAN SCHEME

1130.  SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI) SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL

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

- (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  Gujarat  State  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan scheme during the last three years including current financial year along with details of unspent and unutilized funds for the same period;
- (b) the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  including  pregnant  women,  mothers  and children, who have availed the said funds till the current financial year, Statewise;
- (c)
- whether the Government has made use of  modern technology to identify cases of malnutrition amongst the primary beneficiaries, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  implementation  of  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  scheme  has  resulted  in holistic nutrition of the target groups and if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of funds allocated to the state of Gujarat under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0  during the last three years is as under:

(in Rs. lakh)

| Funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0   | Funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0   | Funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0   | Funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2020-21                                              | FY 2021-22                                              | FY 2022-23                                              | FY 2023-24                                              |
| Funds released                                          | Funds released                                          | Funds released                                          | Fund released                                           |
| 63313.05                                                | 83985.65                                                | 91213.99                                                | 22646.86                                                |

(b) The State/UT wise details of  beneficiaries  including  children  under  6  years, Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers  registered  on  Poshan  Tracker  is  at Annexure I .

(c) IT systems have been leveraged to strengthen and bring about transparency in nutrition  delivery  support  systems  at  the  Anganwadi  centres.  The  Poshan  Tracker application facilitates monitoring and tracking of all AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries on defined indicators. Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting,  wasting,  under-weight  prevalence  among  children.  Poshan  Tracker  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), Growth Measurement etc. Various steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and strengthen delivery by leveraging technology under Poshan Tracker.

(d) The  Government  of  India's  flagship  initiative,  Poshan  Abhiyaan,  has  been instrumental in advancing nutritional outcomes for pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescent girls, and children under 6 years of age in a comprehensive manner. Jan Andolan is carried out through the annual Rashtriya Poshan Maah which is celebrated in the month of September and Poshan Pakhwada which is celebrated in March at scale across India. Outreach programs, identification drives, camps, and home visits are being regularly conducted at the village, block, and district levels, engaging diverse segments  of  the  community  to  spread  awareness  about  holistic  nutrition.  During Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2023, under the theme "Improving Nutrition through Mission LiFE",  Anganwadi  Workers sensitised  the  communities  on  importance  of  water conservation,  consuming  locally  available  &  seasonal  foods,  encourage  use  of indigenous herbs & medicinal plants, yoga etc. Through an array of diverse activities, these Jan Andolans aim to amplify community involvement on a large scale to fulfill Prime Minister's vision of a Suposhit Bharat in the Amrit Kaal. Further, Streamlined Guidelines were issued on 13.01.2021 for transparency and accountability in delivery of supplementary nutrition and to track nutritional outcomes.The Ministry took steps to encourage the adoption of millets across the country. So far, through Jan Andolans, more  than  5  crore  sensitisation  activities  have  been  conducted  focusing  on  Millet promotion in last two years helping target beneficiaries in adoption of healthy, milletbased eating practices.

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Annexure I STATE/UT WISE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES REGISTERED ON POSHAN TRACKER (OCT

## 2023)

| State/UT                         |   Children 0m-6m |   Children 6m-3y |   Children 3y-6y |   Pregnant women |   Lactating mother |
|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands         |              560 |             7117 |             3333 |              851 |                656 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   |            45380 |          1011041 |          1109103 |           132779 |              81224 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                |             2626 |            33523 |            41288 |             2639 |               2584 |
| Assam                            |           110858 |          1278820 |          1626883 |           172609 |             100572 |
| Bihar                            |           197998 |          3895558 |          5592426 |           583227 |             282003 |
| Chhattisgarh                     |           125322 |          1057353 |          1159140 |           205035 |             128531 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli - Daman &Diu |             2478 |            14391 |             8954 |             4783 |               2610 |
| Delhi                            |            52741 |           339116 |           173060 |            67049 |              53649 |
| Goa                              |             4734 |            34669 |            18268 |             4865 |               5083 |
| Gujarat                          |           197341 |          1526314 |          1553820 |           266698 |             206363 |
| Haryana                          |            59801 |           730793 |           959050 |           128718 |              98934 |
| Himachal Pradesh                 |            33498 |           226178 |           230168 |            41365 |              34885 |
| J&K                              |            31247 |           322672 |           366115 |            42486 |              42292 |
| Jharkhand                        |           132359 |          1438817 |          1455650 |           247175 |             153022 |
| Karnataka                        |           121217 |          1675285 |          1615338 |           275152 |             159257 |
| Kerala                           |            98635 |           818317 |          1112334 |           140585 |             113321 |
| Ladakh                           |              653 |             7407 |             8803 |              783 |                854 |
| Lakshadweep                      |              383 |             2822 |              810 |              374 |                353 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |           306868 |          2861859 |          3545764 |           512510 |             352120 |
| Maharashtra                      |           335730 |          2793179 |          3352521 |           447494 |             372014 |
| Manipur                          |             3719 |           101149 |           157836 |             6590 |               3942 |
| Meghalaya                        |            13188 |           166196 |           231732 |            13506 |              11720 |
| Mizoram                          |             4090 |            47650 |            59662 |             6716 |               3907 |
| Nagaland                         |             4086 |            39844 |            64634 |             3462 |               4112 |
| Odisha                           |           172021 |          1552491 |          1835980 |           304057 |             187991 |
| Puducherry                       |             2484 |            22215 |             3976 |             3363 |               3329 |
| Punjab                           |            81559 |           622249 |           462910 |           108286 |              90442 |
| Rajasthan                        |           179726 |          2065976 |          1698640 |           376865 |             253486 |
| Sikkim                           |             1577 |            13177 |            16840 |             1688 |               1584 |
| Tamil Nadu                       |           221004 |          1745764 |          1524180 |           302193 |             238248 |
| Telangana                        |           111443 |           985117 |           826979 |           181620 |             117482 |
| Tripura                          |            11445 |           132330 |           168623 |            20965 |              12540 |
| UT-Chandigarh                    |             2520 |            17039 |            21283 |             3309 |               2539 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |          1012126 |          9655653 |          8402229 |          1841302 |            1171917 |
| Uttarakhand                      |            40070 |           398018 |           222980 |            70605 |              52794 |
| West Bengal                      |           388221 |          3322942 |          4091635 |           610445 |             413789 |
| Total                            |          4109708 |         40963041 |         43722947 |          7132149 |            4760149 |