Lok Sabha Question No. 615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Funds for PM Poshan Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-615

ANSWERED ON- 24.07.2023

## Funds for PM Poshan Scheme

## 615. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated, released and utilised under the PM Poshan Scheme/ Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDM) year-wise and State/UT-wise for the last seven years;
- (b) the total  number of beneficiaries,  year-wise and State/UT-wise for the last seven  years including Maharashtra;
- (c) the estimated number of beneficiaries including pre-primary/Bal Vatika (BV) students, State-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (d) whether the food provided to Bal Vatikas students is different from meals provided for children from 0-6 years under ICDS and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a):  The  State/UT-wise  funds  allocated/released  and  utilized  under  the  PM  POSHAN Scheme for the last seven years are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): The State/UT-wise number of children enrolled, under the scheme including Maharashtra  for the last seven years is given at Annexure-II;
- (c):  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  children  in  Bal-Vatika  as  approved  by  Programme Approval Board-PM POSHAN for the year 2023-24 is given at Annexure-III.
- (d):  The nutritional norms for Bal Vatikas children (just before class-I) under PM POSHAN Scheme, are 450 calories and 12 grams protein in the form of one hot cooked meal. Under ICDS, the nutritional norms for children in the age group of 6 months to 3 years are  500  Calories  &  12-15  grams  protein  in  the  form  of  take  home  ration  and  the nutritional norms for children in the age group of 3-6 years, in the form of morning snack  and  hot  cooked  meal  are  500  calories  and  12-15  grams  protein.  Further, nutritional norms for malnourished children in the age group of 6 months to 6 years are 800 calories & 20-25 grams protein in the form of take home ration.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 615 for 24.07.2023 raised by Shri Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Hon'ble MP regarding Funds for PM Poshan Scheme.

State/UT-wise funds allocated/released and utilized under the PM POSHAN Scheme for the last seven years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.           | States/UTs           | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization      | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization      | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization     | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization     | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization    | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   | Utilization    | Central Assistance Allocated/ Released   |
|------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|                  |                      | 2016-17                                  | 2016-17          | 2017-18                                  | 2017-18          | 2018-19                                  | 2018-19         | 2019-20                                  | 2019-20         | 2020-21                                  | 2020-21        | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22        | 2022-23                                  |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh       | 24402.16                                 | 31090.81         | 25713.85                                 | 25038.98         | 25748.17                                 | 24891.49        | 28563.77                                 | 26861.33        | 37510.17                                 | 37320.99       | 35731.48                                 | 35460.14       | 36531.92                                 |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh    | 3355.92                                  | 3238.96          | 2551.75                                  | 2584.38          | 2506.03                                  | 2585.01         | 2367.9                                   | 2367.9          | 2917.87                                  | 2917.87        | 2968.58                                  | 647.16         | 1707.01                                  |
| 3                | Assam                | 54846.72                                 | 52811.14         | 52903.47                                 | 52453.43         | 51982.21                                 | 53532.38        | 55325.82                                 | 56024           | 75703.77                                 | 76469.2        | 61570.1                                  | 67949.19       | 88721.4                                  |
| 4                | Bihar                | 114257.02                                | 102997.04        | 97871.58                                 | 116749.66        | 112448.94                                | 110854.76       | 109313.34                                | 113259.9        | 139248.01                                | 138557.69      | 103016.32                                | 142606.72      | 76399.12                                 |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh         | 29196.57                                 | 27203.37         | 27683.33                                 | 26410.68         | 32085.98                                 | 28308.86        | 25489.23                                 | 26886.06        | 38080.87                                 | 42439.58       | 21315.32                                 | 34067.95       | 51008.15                                 |
| 6                | Goa                  | 1230.38                                  | 1219.59          | 1230.93                                  | 1241.95          | 1309.07                                  | 1252.43         | 1276.05                                  | 1161.03         | 1709.34                                  | 981.35         | 668.18                                   | 1416.47        | 1531.12                                  |
| 7                | Gujarat              | 40756.01                                 | 32466.67         | 40429.86                                 | 38955.79         | 42351.63                                 | 35897.83        | 39287.11                                 | 37962.06        | 52871.83                                 | 59593          | 50706.46                                 | 49297.72       | 52293.03                                 |
| 8                | Haryana              | 11539.51                                 | 12155.75         | 9953.83                                  | 12177.85         | 13218.95                                 | 11221.87        | 10889.91                                 | 13315.45        | 15572.73                                 | 15764.16       | 10163.12                                 | 8456.23        | 15290.09                                 |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh     | 8028.63                                  | 8520.49          | 8684.1                                   | 7965.82          | 8021.3                                   | 8018.81         | 7557.54                                  | 7789.72         | 10500.11                                 | 9477.67        | 6290.49                                  | 9731.03        | 13801.77                                 |
| 10               | Jammu & Kashmir      | 11393.26                                 | 7796.13          | 6328.69                                  | 8478.64          | 10665.8                                  | 8598.72         | 2666.45                                  | 7949.01         | 15960.26                                 | 14306.84       | 12221.88                                 | 14788.59       | 8684.9                                   |
| 11               | Jharkhand            | 38196.77                                 | 31759.84         | 30332.59                                 | 30288.74         | 33242.99                                 | 29287.08        | 32310.9                                  | 30621.39        | 35203.74                                 | 33824.83       | 25189.45                                 | 56534.44       | 38424.29                                 |
| 12               | Karnataka            | 43937.98                                 | 47203.93         | 44788.57                                 | 43548.88         | 40707.67                                 | 43358.74        | 52056.79                                 | 49733.8         | 51553.53                                 | 56520.02       | 48834.32                                 | 60863.39       | 69076.57                                 |
| 13               | Kerala               | 17781.46                                 | 19377.77         | 32978.36                                 | 18973.8          | 19856.63                                 | 19477.55        | 19962.41                                 | 20305.5         | 27688.82                                 | 28776.38       | 18482.19                                 | 32123.1        | 42543.83                                 |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh       | 65741.79                                 | 70507.81         | 58098.87                                 | 52691.33         | 56191.95                                 | 56434.57        | 50407.62                                 | 51791.74        | 82754.74                                 | 87607.86       | 47220.22                                 | 47793.37       | 36285                                    |
| 15               | Maharashtra          | 70686.68                                 | 80581.67         | 80310.7                                  | 81652.05         | 98185.46                                 | 82533.91        | 99468.82                                 | 84615.36        | 100250.03                                | 86677.29       | 49075.07                                 | 121547.2       | 159240.67                                |
| 16               | Manipur              | 2691.66                                  | 2507.42          | 2479.76                                  | 2200.51          | 2050.81                                  | 2151.03         | 2192.3                                   | 2262.23         | 3900.45                                  | 4099.46        | 1678.74                                  | 2862.5         | 2763.32                                  |
| 17               | Meghalaya            | 6239.53                                  | 6609.54          | 6486.73                                  | 6755.05          | 7734.39                                  | 7119.85         | 7835.83                                  | 7466.38         | 8733.94                                  | 8777.11        | 8564.77                                  | 8624.13        | 10124.13                                 |
| 18               | Mizoram              | 2017.24                                  | 2350.84          | 2018.32                                  | 1896.24          | 1889.23                                  | 1862.79         | 2047.93                                  | 1858.51         | 2313.45                                  | 1340.07        | 892.98                                   | 558.94         | 2974.36                                  |
| 19               | Nagaland             | 2423.56                                  | 2123.99          | 1776.42                                  | 2101.13          | 2861.95                                  | 2208.58         | 2279.38                                  | 2557.08         | 2744.38                                  | 2675.07        | 1472.51                                  | 2411.82        | 3196.49                                  |
| 20               | Orissa               | 43841.08                                 | 42267.63         | 41927.41                                 | 39697.56         | 39556.93                                 | 38228.53        | 40358.68                                 | 39699.88        | 58301.22                                 | 64346.08       | 48208.87                                 | 50065.72       | 56373.86                                 |
| 21               | Punjab               | 13773.43                                 | 14993.31         | 14330.59                                 | 14301.69         | 15249.99                                 | 14605.25        | 13855.77                                 | 14797.65        | 21769.15                                 | 20113.24       | 19146.03                                 | 19277.64       | 18712.92                                 |
| 22               | Rajasthan            | 45451.46                                 | 40441.13         | 41107.05                                 | 41853.18         | 42043.3                                  | 42136.34        | 47252.76                                 | 44287.52        | 71100.05                                 | 71641.38       | 53106.11                                 | 78354.32       | 89960.12                                 |
| 23               | Sikkim               | 899.13                                   | 947.44           | 881.12                                   | 866.74           | 881.15                                   | 865.16          | 817.45                                   | 762.31          | 840.58                                   | 856.96         | 500.65                                   | 848.59         | 1145.02                                  |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu           | 42846.05                                 | 43470.38         | 42506.34                                 | 42238.42         | 42054.58                                 | 41859.94        | 43121.49                                 | 41150.06        | 49221.67                                 | 34969.3        | 23264.94                                 | 42238.65       | 47700.1                                  |
| 25               | Telangana            | 18085.87                                 | 16991.58         | 15494.76                                 | 15899.6          | 15757.34                                 | 16833.58        | 18821.14                                 | 16223.73        | 4524.22                                  | 0              | 4334.63                                  | 9641.08        | 16682.36                                 |
| 26               | Tripura              | 5279.73                                  | 5149.273         | 5119.04                                  | 5164.16          | 5339.03                                  | 4998.5          | 5598.51                                  | 6976.09         | 6220.56                                  | 8385.98        | 7718.82                                  | 7240.19        | 6857.03                                  |
| 27               | Uttarakhand          | 8483.19                                  | 9886.4           | 9714.2                                   | 9652.28          | 9478.27                                  | 9290.6          | 10273.31                                 | 9604.07         | 13024.3                                  | 12473.54       | 12477.64                                 | 12380.16       | 11575.54                                 |
| 28               | Uttar Pradesh        | 101736.19                                | 103450.12        | 100475.08                                | 99654.16         | 112771.6                                 | 110736.9        | 118201.96                                | 111492.96       | 207166.14                                | 210748.19      | 199805.66                                | 193883.87      | 133407.6                                 |
| 29               | West Bengal          | 106921.55                                | 99324.6          | 97146.3                                  | 97729.7          | 91710.01                                 | 101761.25       | 107102.66                                | 107482.58       | 134330.72                                | 131530.83      | 139412.35                                | 138035.74      | 148947.05                                |
| 30               | A&N Islands          | 415.17                                   | 385.89           | 388.65                                   | 373.82           | 584.78                                   | 376.49          | 754.85                                   | 354             | 648.71                                   | 456.33         | 540.19                                   | 416.03         | 365.23                                   |
| 31               | Chandigarh           | 819.3                                    | 644.19           | 669.35                                   | 655.1            | 1062.83                                  | 652.73          | 884.26                                   | 722.45          | 1338.56                                  | 908.99         | 1721.62                                  | 1616.13        | 1773.77                                  |
| 32               | D&N Haveli           | 638.51                                   | 627.65           | 538.44                                   | 528.21           | 933.22                                   | 562.83          | 572.89                                   | 775.96          | 1307.94                                  | 1200.32        |                                          |                | 1227.1                                   |
|                  | Daman & Diu          | 284.48                                   | 167.54           | 332.16                                   | 262.55           | 304.07                                   | 284.31          | 258.31                                   |                 |                                          |                | 1221.23                                  | 1274.38        |                                          |
| 33               | Delhi                | 9075.93                                  | 8408.28          | 5294.99                                  | 6059.56          | 9808.38                                  | 9470.37         | 10319.99                                 | 7022.89         | 11297.29                                 | 9955.46        | 4403.79                                  | 6972.51        | 21527.1                                  |
| 34               | Lakshadweep          | 127.6                                    | 99.24            | 118.41                                   | 89.96            | 124.63                                   | 97.86           | 98.93                                    | 93.17           | 32.62                                    | 144.74         | 0                                        | 0              | 83.74                                    |
| 35               | Ladakh               |                                          |                  |                                          |                  |                                          |                 | 122.35                                   | 10.01           | 555.79                                   | 320.36         | 376.96                                   | 380.82         | 200.61                                   |
| 36 TOTAL         | Puducherry (In Lakh) | 459.94 947861.46                         | 374.08 930151.49 | 402.48 909068.08                         | 384.13 907575.73 | 515.51 951234.77                         | 394.63 922751.5 | 290.01 970004.42                         | 397.36 946641.1 | 503.45 1287401.01                        | 532.06 1276710 | 373.33 1022675                           | 577.47 1260943 | 363.04 1267499.36                        |
| TOTAL (In Crore) | TOTAL (In Crore)     | 9478.61                                  | 9301.51          | 9090.68                                  | 9075.76          | 9512.35                                  | 9227.52         | 9700.04                                  | 9466.41         | 12874.01                                 | 12767.1        | 10226.75                                 | 12609.43       | 12674.99                                 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 615 for 24.07.2023 raised by Shri Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Hon'ble MP regarding Funds for PM Poshan Scheme.

Number  of  children  Enrolled  under  PM  POSHAN  Scheme  for  the  last  seven  years  including Maharashtra

| S.No.   | States/UTs       |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |   3111790 |   2962241 |   2936526 |   3003654 |   2961814 |   3551490 |   3011813 |
| 2       | ArunachalPradesh |    200288 |    182567 |    182567 |    167565 |    160977 |    173366 |    160329 |
| 3       | Assam            |   4567270 |   4272276 |   4272276 |   4263752 |   4320767 |   4359157 |   4346177 |
| 4       | Bihar            |  20753041 |  19503049 |  18536220 |  18095158 |  17239412 |  17971446 |  18850483 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     |   3240838 |   3130280 |   3119389 |   3041123 |   3396887 |   3033028 |   3014999 |
| 6       | Goa              |    161217 |    161014 |    161006 |    161693 |    181376 |    160627 |    163123 |
| 7       | Gujarat          |   6006571 |   5761832 |   5353194 |   5488319 |   5172288 |   5253737 |   5231805 |
| 8       | Haryana          |   1602777 |   1601082 |   1476984 |   1491169 |   1447990 |   1765992 |   1679964 |
| 9       | HimachalPradesh  |    556948 |    524705 |    506544 |    509804 |    497774 |    519489 |    519930 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir   |   1018702 |    967462 |    944557 |    941554 |    887033 |    844602 |    849660 |
| 11      | Jharkhand        |   4816131 |   4673807 |   4354193 |   4402797 |   4180954 |   4177738 |   4391218 |
| 12      | Karnataka        |   4939487 |   4710473 |   4525356 |   4632909 |   4511680 |   4820532 |   4630556 |
| 13      | Kerala           |   2716532 |   2649196 |   2717007 |   2728751 |   2785523 |   2990249 |   2836394 |
| 14      | MadhyaPradesh    |   8291637 |   7332946 |   7332946 |   6809497 |   6664246 |   6623694 |   6615551 |
| 15      | Maharashtra      |  11775319 |  11012148 |  11012109 |  10788967 |  10692617 |  10049769 |  10150406 |
| 16      | Manipur          |    211186 |    186504 |    170579 |    171169 |    169803 |    169756 |    175231 |
| 17      | Meghalaya        |    605459 |    599355 |    599608 |    716078 |    592325 |    598804 |    558810 |
| 18      | Mizoram          |    150879 |    200122 |    137601 |    136951 |    131876 |    143471 |    140555 |
| 19      | Nagaland         |    159179 |    165702 |    165702 |    168338 |    159710 |    145131 |    102484 |
| 20      | Orissa           |   5316589 |   4841657 |   4537754 |   4641593 |   4513758 |   4464441 |   4550584 |
| 21      | Punjab           |   1796114 |   1707881 |   1707881 |   1574441 |   1574443 |   1851213 |   1817770 |
| 22      | Rajasthan        |   6283879 |   6222613 |   6222613 |   6265346 |   6267136 |   6922475 |   6846457 |
| 23      | Sikkim           |     71975 |     66657 |     61094 |     60691 |     55905 |     49675 |     42437 |
| 24      | Tamilnadu        |   5381913 |   5224545 |   5223545 |   5010783 |   4900596 |   4564151 |   4419618 |
| 25      | Telangana        |   2077598 |   1913868 |   2008323 |   1913868 |   1795956 |   1790747 |   2105268 |
| 26      | Tripura          |    487738 |    465525 |    445643 |    446226 |    432279 |    414432 |    392464 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand      |    783817 |    749596 |    715629 |    716910 |    689307 |    711762 |    711435 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    |  17851084 |  17683288 |  17547437 |  18019846 |  18193664 |  20065363 |  20281202 |
| 29      | West Bengal      |  12417750 |  11922163 |  11558446 |  11579246 |  11562465 |  11859195 |  11019610 |
| 30      | A&NIslands       |     33410 |     32337 |     32337 |     32337 |     31115 |     27922 |     26725 |
| 31      | Chandigarh       |     99096 |     98754 |     98754 |     95334 |     93762 |     95602 |     97634 |
| 32      | D&NH, Daman &Diu |     60120 |     60848 |     59066 |     61694 |     74293 |     68957 |     71843 |
| 33      | Delhi            |   1701357 |   1612295 |   1567703 |   1626379 |   1604505 |   1808677 |   1727369 |
| 34      | Ladakh           |         0 |         0 |         0 |     16577 |     16577 |     15919 |     13963 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep      |      6943 |      6957 |      6624 |      7481 |      7290 |      7888 |      7903 |
| 36      | Puducherry       |     57508 |     56899 |     56516 |     56516 |     48427 |     55611 |     56091 |
| Total   | Total            | 129312142 | 123262644 | 120353729 | 119844516 | 118016530 | 122126108 | 121617861 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 615 for 24.07.2023 raised by Shri Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Hon'ble MP regarding Funds for PM Poshan Scheme.

## Number of children in Bal Vatika approved by PAB PM POSHAN for the year 2023-24

| S.No.   | State/UT          |   Bal Vatika |
|---------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |            0 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |         6176 |
| 3       | Assam             |       196130 |
| 4       | Bihar             |            0 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |        43990 |
| 6       | Goa               |         1239 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |       189262 |
| 8       | Haryana           |            0 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |        39518 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |        36406 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |            0 |
| 12      | Kerala            |       120345 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |            0 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |            0 |
| 15      | Manipur           |        15594 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |       123394 |
| 17      | Mizoram           |        13856 |
| 18      | Nagaland          |        39882 |
| 19      | Odisha            |       134881 |
| 20      | Punjab            |       194719 |
| 21      | Rajasthan         |         6994 |
| 22      | Sikkim            |         5945 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        |            0 |
| 24      | Telangana         |         7537 |
| 25      | Tripura           |         6625 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     |            0 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |        46186 |
| 28      | West Bengal       |       985503 |
| 29      | A&N Islands       |         2841 |
| 30      | Chandigarh        |         7604 |
| 31      | D&N H &Daman &Diu |         2359 |
| 32      | Delhi             |        56760 |
| 33      | Jammu &Kashmir    |       138898 |
| 34      | Ladakh            |         3970 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       |         1226 |
| 36      | Puducherry        |         7064 |
|         | TOTAL             |      2434904 |