Lok Sabha Question No. 3074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 3074

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SCHEME

- †3074.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SHRI DAROGA PRASAD SAROJ:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  the  Integrated  Child  Development Services (ICDS) Scheme in all the districts of the country, if so, the details thereof indicating the budget allocated and utilized therefor during each of the last five years and the current year, year-wise, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of the said scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  achievements  made  by  the  Government  under  the  said scheme;
- (d) the number of malnourished children being provided nutritious supplements every month in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen  the  said  schemes  and  make  them  effective,  State-wise  and district-wise in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) During the 15 th  Finance Commission (FC) period, various components such as nutritional support for children from 6 months to the age of 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers and Adolescent Girls, Early Childhood Care and Education of children  (3-6  years)  and  Anganwadi  infrastructure  including  modern,  upgraded Saksham Anganwadi have been reorganised under an umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0). A package of the following six services  is  provided  under  the  Mission  Poshan  2.0  scheme  through  a  network  of Anganwadi centres across the country:

- i. Supplementary Nutrition (SNP),
- ii. Pre-school Non-formal Education,
- iii. Nutrition & Health Education,
- iv. Immunization,
- v. Health Check-up,
- vi. Referral Services

Three of the six services, viz., Immunization, Health Check-up and Referral Services are related to health and are provided through National Health Mission (NHM) & Public Health Infrastructure.

Details of the funds released and utilised under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 during the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle are at Annexure I

(b)  Details of State wise beneficiaries under Mission Poshan 2.0 are at Annexure II .

(c)     Various  rounds  of  the  National  Family  Health  Survey  (NFHS)  conducted  by Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  since  1992-93  have  shown  improvement  in malnutrition indicators in children across India. Details of these indicators for children since NFHS-1 to NFHS-5 are given below:

| NFHS Survey             | Stunting%   |   Underweight% |   Wasting% |
|-------------------------|-------------|----------------|------------|
| NFHS-1 (1992-93)*       | 52          |           53.4 |       17.5 |
| NFHS-2 (1998-99)**      | 45.5        |           47   |       15.5 |
| NFHS-3 (2005-6)***      | 48.0        |           42.5 |       19.8 |
| NFHS-4 (2015-16)***38.4 |             |           35.8 |       21   |
| NFHS-5 (2019-21)***35.5 |             |           32.1 |       19.3 |

* Under 4 years
- ** Under 3 years
- *** Under 5 years

The above table gives a representative picture of malnutrition indicators among all children of 0-3 years, 0-4 years and 0-5 years age at the relevant time.

The projected population of all children up to 5 years in India for the year 2021 is 13.75 crores approximately (source: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, National Commission on Population, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare). However, only 7.54 crores children up to 5 years are enrolled in Anganwadis and registered on Poshan Tracker of the Ministry of Women & Child Development as per the October 2024 data. 7.31 crores of these children were measured on growth parameters of height  and  weight.  38.9%  of  these  children  have  been  found  to  be  stunted,  17% children have been found to be underweight and 5.2% wasted.

Further, the projected population of all children in India up to 6 years for the year 2021 is approximately 16.1 crores. As per the October 2024 data of Poshan Tracker, 8.82 crores children (0-6 years) are enrolled in Anganwadis out of whom 8.55 crores were measured on growth parameters. 37% of these children (0-6 years) have been found to be stunted and 17% children (0-6 years) have been found to be underweight.

The analysis of the above NFHS data and Poshan Tracker data shows improvement in malnutrition indicators in children across India.

(d)    As per Poshan Tracker quarter wise number of children identified as Severely Acutely Malnourished (wasted) in the State of Uttar Pradesh who have been provided nutritional support are as under:

|   1st Quarter |   2 nd Quarter |   3 rd Quarter |
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|        185041 |         180274 |         162941 |

(e)  Though Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, however its implementation falls under the ambit of State Government/ UT Administration.  This  Ministry  continuously  monitors  the  implementation  through sustained engagement with the States/UTs through Video Conferences, meetings and through Online Poshan Tracker System & Program Approval Board (PAB) meetings.

Ministry has issued guidelines to all States/UTs on 13.01.2021 to streamline several aspects  such  as  quality  assurance,  roles  and  responsibilities  of  duty  holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and data management and monitoring through 'Poshan Tracker' for transparency, efficiency and accountability in the delivery of Supplementary Nutrition. Some of the benefits of Poshan Tracker are as follows:

- I. All the beneficiaries registered in the Poshan Tracker are authenticated through Aadhar verification.
- II. All the beneficiaries upon registration in Poshan Tracker are informed, through SMS,  about  the  services  which  can  be  availed  by  them  through  Anganwdi Platform, thereby creating ownership of citizens,
- III. Further, on delivery of THR, SMS alerts along with Poshan Helpline details are being sent on the registered mobile number of beneficiaries. If beneficiary does not receive THR, she/he can raise the complaint on Poshan Helpline.
- IV. With 'Poshan Tracker', real time data on malnutrition indicators is available every  month.  As  compared  to  NFHS  (sample  size  of  approx  6.1  lakh households), Poshan Tracker consistently measures approx. 8 crore children each month revealing their real time nutritional status.

In order to improve the infrastructure facility of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) various steps  have been undertaken by the Ministry that,  inter  alia,  include  increasing  the funding for drinking water facilities and toilets at Anganwadi Centres from Rs.10,000/to  Rs.17,000/- and Rs.12,000/- to Rs.36,000/- respectively.  A total of 1665 AWCs have been approved for providing Drinking water facility in State of Rajasthan in last three years.

Under  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  there  is  a  provision  of construction of 50000 AWCs buildings over a period of five years @10000 AWCs per year. A total of 1217 AWCs have been approved for construction in State of Rajasthan in last three years in convergence with MNGREGS.

During  the  15th  Finance  Commission  cycle,  2  lakh  Anganwadi  Centres  @  40,000 AWCs per year are to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for improved nutrition delivery  and  for  imparting  early  childhood  care  and  development.  A  total  of  2961 AWCs have been approved for upgradation into Saksham AWCs in State of Rajasthan in last three years

Under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Aadivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) scheme, construction of 51 AWCs has been sanctioned to the State of Rajasthan during 202324 and 2024-25.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3074  For  Answer  On  13.12.2024  regarding 'Integrated  Child  Development  Services  Scheme'  ASKED  BY  Dr.  Manna  Lal Rawat, Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj and Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

The State/UT wise details of funds provided under Mission Poshan 2.0 Scheme, yearwise, along with the utilization are as follows:

|     |                                      | Amount in ₹ crores   | Amount in ₹ crores   | Amount in ₹ crores   | Amount in ₹ crores   | Amount in ₹ crores   | Amount in ₹ crores                  |
|-----|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S.  | Name of                              | 2021-22              | 2021-22              | 2022-23              | 2022-23              | 2023-24              | 2023-24                             |
| No. | the State                            | Funds released       | Fund utilized        | Funds released       | Fund utilized        | Funds released       | Fund utilized                       |
| 1   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 19.71                | 13.36                | 3.85                 | 3.88                 | 12.15                | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 2   | Andhra Pradesh                       | 744.60               | 749.91               | 827.79               | 721.45               | 705.68               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 3   | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 170.83               | 230.77               | 137.78               | 145.74               | 162.06               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 4   | Assam                                | 1319.90              | 1432.19              | 1651.63              | 1717.00              | 2233.31              | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 5   | Bihar                                | 1574.43              | 1608.02              | 1740.09              | 1586.61              | 1859.29              | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 6   | Chandigarh                           | 15.32                | 23.09                | 33.10                | 34.33                | 19.79                | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 7   | Chhattisgarh                         | 606.73               | 522.72               | 668.96               | 571.80               | 579.46               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 8   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 9.33                 | 9.56                 | 5.80                 | 5.80                 | 11.97                | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 9   | Delhi                                | 133.11               | 125.52               | 182.77               | 142.84               | 161.81               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 10  | Goa                                  | 10.84                | 12.92                | 14.71                | 16.83                | 13.95                | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 11  | Gujarat                              | 839.86               | 757.92               | 912.64               | 552.30               | 1126.80              | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 12  | Haryana                              | 173.03               | 146.99               | 195.25               | 150.24               | 225.78               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh                     | 247.99               | 386.68               | 270.24               | 247.76               | 301.09               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 14  | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 405.74               | 704.57               | 479.01               | 416.23               | 530.88               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |
| 15  | Jharkhand                            | 352.98               | 183.30               | 430.91               | 596.03               | 664.30               | Utilization Certificate not yet due |

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| 16   | Karnataka      |   1003.70 |   984.62 |   765.87 |   885.65 |   912.96 |
|------|----------------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 17   | Kerala         |    388.23 |   397.98 |   444.98 |   325.43 |   306.64 |
| 18   | Ladakh         |     14.7  |    14.67 |    18.79 |    18.79 |    19.62 |
| 19   | Lakshadweep    |      2.11 |     2.73 |     0.44 |     0.44 |     2.88 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh |   1085.47 |  1055.83 |  1011.57 |  1038.67 |  1123.11 |
| 21   | Maharashtra    |   1713.39 |  1609.02 |  1646.17 |  1589.97 |  1699.52 |
| 22   | Manipur        |    228.92 |   177.28 |   135.95 |   167.74 |   201.28 |
| 23   | Meghalaya      |    173.33 |   177.86 |   192.39 |   200.24 |   269.69 |
| 24   | Mizoram        |     59.32 |    61.57 |    42.81 |    53.02 |   100.27 |
| 25   | Nagaland       |    159.8  |   160.21 |   199.3  |   190.47 |   262.91 |
| 26   | Odisha         |   1065.98 |   871.2  |   923.92 |   884.96 |   968.8  |
| 27   | Puducherry     |      2.78 |     6.13 |     0.12 |     6.68 |     4.48 |
| 28   | Punjab         |    383.52 |   177.94 |    75.31 |   247.25 |   307.87 |
| 29   | Rajasthan      |    682.65 |   771.64 |   974.02 |   936.17 |  1091.96 |
| 30   | Sikkim         |     25.73 |    24.59 |    20.33 |    24.09 |    33.49 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     |    655.38 |   681.28 |   766.81 |   741.3  |   880.79 |
| 32   | Telangana      |    482.33 |   479.3  |   550.69 |   503.33 |   507.87 |
| 33   | Tripura        |    186.72 |   171.66 |   150.52 |   186.55 |   244.22 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  |   2407.55 |  2341.91 |  2721.87 |  2622.64 |  2668.69 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    |    353.65 |   336.03 |   425.84 |   364.77 |   288.24 |
| 36   | West Bengal    |    668.35 |  1378.31 |  1227.59 |  1455.89 |  1237.56 |
|      | Total          |  18368    | 18789.3  | 19849.8  | 19352.9  | 21741.2  |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3074  For  Answer  On  13.12.2024  regarding 'Integrated  Child  Development  Services  Scheme'  ASKED  BY  Dr.  Manna  Lal Rawat, Shri Daroga Prasad Saroj and Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

State wise details of beneficiaries (as per Poshan Tracker data as on 8.12.2024):

| S No.   | State                              |   Total Beneficiaries |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                     |               3152991 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                102149 |
| 3       | Assam                              |               3449889 |
| 4       | Bihar                              |              10655392 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                       |               2666135 |
| 6       | Goa                                |                 57483 |
| 7       | Gujarat                            |               3527086 |
| 8       | Haryana                            |               1954637 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                570756 |
| 10      | Jharkhand                          |               3359243 |
| 11      | Karnataka                          |               4386958 |
| 12      | Kerala                             |               2097217 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                     |               7490274 |
| 14      | Maharashtra                        |               6665962 |
| 15      | Manipur                            |                330119 |
| 16      | Meghalaya                          |                408456 |
| 17      | Mizoram                            |                133565 |
| 18      | Nagaland                           |                130603 |
| 19      | Odisha                             |               4205691 |
| 20      | Punjab                             |               1659888 |
| 21      | Rajasthan                          |               4281870 |
| 22      | Sikkim                             |                 40593 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                         |               4175319 |
| 24      | Telangana                          |               1934493 |
| 25      | Tripura                            |                353997 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh                      |              22251412 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                        |                840899 |
| 28      | West Bengal                        |               8676876 |
| 29      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                 12184 |
| 30      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                 38014 |
| 31      | Delhi                              |                668642 |
| 32      | J&K                                |                890496 |
| 33      | Ladakh                             |                 18615 |
| 34      | Lakshadweep                        |                  4631 |
| 35      | Puducherry                         |                 35725 |
| 36      | UT-Chandigarh                      |                 42811 |
|         | Total                              |             101271071 |

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