Lok Sabha Question No. 5706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Anaemia Control among Adolescent Girls under Mission Utkarsh
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar, Shri Chintamani Maharaj, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Anil Firojiya, Shri Dilip Saikia, Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri P C Mohan, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5706

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## Anaemia Control among Adolescent Girls under Mission Utkarsh

## 5706. Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman:

Ms Kangna Ranaut:

Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya:

Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat:

Smt. Bharti Pardhi:

Dr. Rajesh Mishra:

Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

Shri Manish Jaiswal:

Shri Anil Firojiya:

Shri Chintamani Maharaj:

Shri Dilip Saikia:

Shri Bhojraj Nag:

Shri P C Mohan:

Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar:

Will the Minister of AYUSH

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  amount  of  funds  allocated,  spent  by  the  Government  for  anaemia  control  among adolescent  girls  using  Ayurveda  interventions  under  the  Mission  Utkarsh  as  on  February 2025;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  districts  that  are  covered  under  the  said  initiative  in  the  country, State/UTwise,  particularly  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  North-Eastern  States  including  Assam  and Maharashtra;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  awareness  campaign  to  control  anaemia among adolescent girls and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  any  specific  measures/special  initiatives  have  been  taken  for  anaemia  control among adolescent girls using Ayurveda interventions under the said Mission in Mahasamund, Dhamtari and Gariaband districts of Chhattisgarh and the tribal majority districts of Gujarat; (e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of funds allocated and utilised for these districts as on February 2025?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a)  to  (f)  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  (MoA)  and  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development (MWCD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 26, 2024 with the objectives to provide Ayurveda interventions to improve the health conditions and prevention of  anaemia  in  adolescent  girls  (14-18  years)  in  the  five  identified  districts  under  Mission Utkarsh  viz.,  Assam  -  Dhubri,  Chattisgarh  -  Bastar,  Jharkhand  -  Paschimi  Sighbhum, Maharashtra - Gadchiroli and Rajasthan - Dholpur.

As per the MoU, both Ministries are to contribute 50-50% of funding for this project. The total  budget  sanctioned  for  this  project  is  Rs.  24,95,88,650  (Rupees  Twenty-four  Crore Ninety-five Lakh Eighty-eight Thousand Six Hundred Fifty only). As of 28th February 2025, the total amount released stands at Rs. 15,47,92,821 (Rupees Fifteen Crore Forty-seven Lakh Ninety-two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-one) which includes Rs. 10,30,98,111 (Rupees Ten  Crore  Thirty  Lakh  Ninety-eight  Thousand  One  Hundred  Eleven)  from  MoA  and  Rs. 5,16,94,710  (Rupees  Five  Crore  Sixteen  Lakh  Ninety-four  Thousand  Seven  Hundred  Ten) from MWCD.

The Anganwadi workers are sensitized about this project, their role in implementation, and the Ayurveda interventions used in this project. The beneficiaries are also sensitized through Information Education Communication (IEC) material and awareness lectures about different aspects of anaemia. The registered beneficiaries of the MWCDs scheme for adolescent girls in  the  above  five  districts  are  assessed  for  signs  and  symptoms  of  anaemia  by  the  Ayush teams  and  are  provided  with  Ayurveda  interventions  for  nutritional  enhancement  and improvement in the condition of anaemia prevailing in these districts.

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