Lok Sabha Question No. 421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Nutritional Outcome through POSHAN Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## NUTRITIONAL OUTCOME THROUGH POSHAN ABHIYAAN

421.   SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  scheme  meant  for  improving  nutritional outcomes  for  children,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  is  being implemented in all the districts across the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds spent under the scheme during the last five years, State/UT wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  been  contemplating  to  adopt  and  implement schemes  on  the  line  of  KCR  Kits  in  Telangana  State,  where  mother  upon delivery is provided with a Kit consisting of 16 items; and
- (d) if so, the measures taken or proposed to be taken to implement such schemes more effectively?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        POSHAN  Abhiyaan  scheme  meant  for  improving  nutritional  outcomes  for children,  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  is  being  implemented  in  all  the districts across 36 States/UTs.
- (b)       The State/UT-wise details of funds released under the scheme during last five years are annexed .
- (c) & (d)     Under the Mission Poshan 2.0, best practices/innovations from States/UTs are shared so that States/UTs may mutually benefit and funds have been earmarked for the development and implementation of innovations and pilots particularly showing the convergent nutrition action to achieve desirable nutritional results. Under Mission Poshan 2.0, only fortified rice is being allocated for Supplementary Nutrition and focus is on millets and locally available nutritious food for ensuring adequate nutrition

Further,  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMVVY)  provides  universal coverage to pregnant and lactating mothers for direct cash benefits of Rs. 5000 for one child with an aim to promote health seeking behaviour, promotion of institutional delivery and for partial compensation of wage loss during the period of pregnancy and motherhood. Under Mission Shakti, the Government has decided to extend the benefit for 2nd child if it is girl child with a higher financial assistance of Rs. 6000.

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Annexure

State-wise  statement  of  funds  released  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  from  F.Y. 2018-19 to F.Y.2022-23

## (as on 31.03.2023) Amount in ₹ lakhs

367

| Sl.                           | States/UTs                    |   Total Central Funds Released |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1A & N ISLANDS                | 1A & N ISLANDS                |                        1290.71 |
| 2ANDHRA PRADESH               | 2ANDHRA PRADESH               |                       25498.6  |
| 3ARUNACHAL PRADESH            | 3ARUNACHAL PRADESH            |                        2777.65 |
| 4ASSAM                        | 4ASSAM                        |                       30684.9  |
| 5BIHAR                        | 5BIHAR                        |                       46558.3  |
| 6CHANDIGARH                   | 6CHANDIGARH                   |                         880.37 |
| 7CHHATTISGARH                 | 7CHHATTISGARH                 |                       10502.1  |
| 8D & N HAVELI and DAMAN & DIU | 8D & N HAVELI and DAMAN & DIU |                        1105.5  |
| 9DELHI                        | 9DELHI                        |                        2395.48 |
| 10GOA                         | 10GOA                         |                         219.62 |
| 11GUJARAT                     | 11GUJARAT                     |                       27433.2  |
| 12HARYANA                     | 12HARYANA                     |                        6430.05 |
| 13HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 13HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                        5379.38 |
| 14JAMMU & KASHMIR             | 14JAMMU & KASHMIR             |                        9027.79 |
| 15JHARKHAND                   | 15JHARKHAND                   |                        5144.05 |
| 16KARNATAKA                   | 16KARNATAKA                   |                       16023.1  |
| 17KERALA                      | 17KERALA                      |                       11229.2  |
| 18LADAKH                      | 18LADAKH                      |                          20.71 |
| 19LAKSHADWEEP                 | 19LAKSHADWEEP                 |                         367    |
| 20MADHYA PRADESH              | 20MADHYA PRADESH              |                       37515.1  |
| 21MAHARASHTRA                 | 21MAHARASHTRA                 |                       55902    |
| 22MANIPUR                     | 22MANIPUR                     |                        4055.98 |
| 23MEGHALAYA                   | 23MEGHALAYA                   |                        5041.06 |
| 24MIZORAM                     | 24MIZORAM                     |                        3209.13 |
| 25NAGALAND                    | 25NAGALAND                    |                        7800.93 |
| 26ODISHA                      | 26ODISHA                      |                       23464.7  |
| 27PUDUCHERRY                  | 27PUDUCHERRY                  |                         905.13 |
| 28PUNJAB                      | 28PUNJAB                      |                        6113.58 |
| 29RAJASTHAN                   | 29RAJASTHAN                   |                       19686.3  |
| 30SIKKIM                      | 30SIKKIM                      |                        1272.39 |
| 31TAMIL NADU                  | 31TAMIL NADU                  |                       35507.5  |
| 32TELANGANA                   | 32TELANGANA                   |                       17905.8  |
| 33TRIPURA                     | 33TRIPURA                     |                        3955.36 |
| 34UTTAR PRADESH               | 34UTTAR PRADESH               |                       48662.9  |
| 35UTTARAKHAND                 | 35UTTARAKHAND                 |                       12651.7  |
| 36WEST                        | BENGAL                        |                       21292.2  |
| Total                         | Total                         |                      507910    |