Lok Sabha Question No. 1525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Mother's Absolute Affection Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1525 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH JULY 2023

## 'MOTHER'SABSOLUTEAFFECTIONSCHEME'

## 1525. SHRICHANDRASEKHARSAHU: DR. PRITAMGOPINATH RAOMUNDE: SHRIRAHULRAMESHSHEWALE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to sta 0te:

- (a) the number of mothers who have been provided assistance under the Mother's Absolute Affection (MAA) scheme, State/UT-wise particularly in Odisha;
- (b) whether the budgetary allocations made for the scheme have been realised during the last two years;
- (c) if so, the details of the realisations thereof, State/UT-wise, for the last two years particularly in Odisha;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of the actual realisations and expenditures incurred, State/UT-wise during the last two years; and
- (f) the extent to which MAA scheme has so far been able to achieve its objectives so far?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) To (f)

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is implementing Mothers' Absolute Affection (MAA) program with the objective to improve breastfeeding coverage and appropriate breastfeeding practices in the country. The program involves a comprehensive set of activities to promote early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for first six months and appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.

The percentage of children age under 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth and percentage of children under age 6 months exclusively breastfed (proxy indicators for mothers) provided assistance under the Mother's Absolute Affection (MAA) program as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21), State/UT wise details including State of Odisha are at Annexure I.

The State/UT-wise details of funds approved /expenditure under Mother's Absolute Affection (MAA) program, including details of State of Odisha are at Annexure II.

Annexure I State/UT-wise details of %age of children under 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth and Children under age 6 months exclusively breastfed as per NFHS-5, 2019-21)

| S.n o.   | State/UT                       |   Children under age 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth (%) | Children under age 6 months exclusively breastfed (%)   |
|----------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|          | India                          |                                                                41.8 | 63.7                                                    |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar               |                                                                46.9 | 73.3                                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                 |                                                                52   | 68                                                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              |                                                                52   | 63.4                                                    |
| 4        | Assam                          |                                                                49.1 | 63.6                                                    |
| 5        | Bihar                          |                                                                31.1 | 58.9                                                    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                     |                                                                63.7 | -                                                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                   |                                                                32.2 | 80.3                                                    |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli& Daman& Diu |                                                                25.9 | 79.4                                                    |
| 9        | Delhi                          |                                                                51.2 | 64.3                                                    |
| 10       | Goa                            |                                                                61.6 | 61.4                                                    |
| 11       | Gujarat                        |                                                                37.8 | 65                                                      |
| 12       | Haryana                        |                                                                41.6 | 69.5                                                    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh               |                                                                45.1 | 69.9                                                    |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir              |                                                                55.6 | 62                                                      |
| 15       | Jharkhand                      |                                                                21.5 | 76.1                                                    |
| 16       | Karnataka                      |                                                                49.1 | 61                                                      |
| 17       | Kerala                         |                                                                66.7 | 55.5                                                    |
| 18       | Ladakh                         |                                                                57.9 | 70.9                                                    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                    |                                                                76.3 | 67                                                      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                 |                                                                41.3 | 74                                                      |
| 21       | Maharashtra                    |                                                                53.2 | 71                                                      |
| 22       | Manipur                        |                                                                53.7 | 70.7                                                    |
| 23       | Meghalaya                      |                                                                78.8 | 42.7                                                    |
| 24       | Mizoram                        |                                                                60.1 | 67.9                                                    |
| 25       | Nagaland                       |                                                                57.9 | 43.2                                                    |
| 26       | Odisha                         |                                                                68.5 | 72.9                                                    |
| 27       | Puducherry                     |                                                                54.1 | 64.8                                                    |
| 28       | Punjab                         |                                                                53.1 | 55.5                                                    |
| 29       | Rajasthan                      |                                                                40.7 | 70.4                                                    |
| 30       | Sikkim                         |                                                                33   | 28.3                                                    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                     |                                                                60.2 | 55.1                                                    |
| 32       | Telangana                      |                                                                37.1 | 68.2                                                    |
| 33       | Tripura                        |                                                                36.4 | 62.1                                                    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                  |                                                                23.9 | 59.7                                                    |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                    |                                                                41.3 | 52.5                                                    |
| 36       | West Bengal                    |                                                                59.4 | 53.3                                                    |

Annexure II State/UT wise SPIP Approval and Expenditure for Mother Absolute Affection (MAA) program under NHM for the F.Y. 2021-22 and 2022-23 (Rs. in lakhs)

| S.N o.   |                             | 2021-22*        | 2021-22*        | 2022-23       | 2022-23     |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
| S.N o.   | State/UT                    | SPIP Approval   | Expenditure     | SPIP Approval | Expenditure |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 42.92           | 1.67            | 2.54          | 0.12        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 2,972.95        | 2,906.61        | 181.00        | 128.25      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 442.89          | 252.54          | 41.00         | 38.74       |
| 4        | Assam                       | 3,094.51        | 2,593.92        | 297.78        | 213.24      |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 1,000.00        | 614.36          | 495.18        | 147.31      |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 3.97            | 1.61            | 0.79          | 0.08        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 4,081.54        | 2,234.56        | 555.77        | 424.06      |
| 8        | DNHDD                       | 73.00           | 28.18           | 2.31          | 0.11        |
| 9        | Delhi                       | 1,269.50        | 89.17           | 34.11         | 6.75        |
| 10       | Goa                         | 43.82           | 11.48           | 3.00          | 0.17        |
| 11       | Gujarat                     | 5,335.39        | 3,727.27        | 297.40        | 215.89      |
| 12       | Haryana                     | 1,325.13        | 1,455.65        | 113.92        | 79.64       |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            | 504.44          | 281.84          | 54.37         | 22.30       |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir           | 1,419.24        | 250.34          | 70.15         | 7.46        |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   | 4,232.83        | 736.26          | 141.79        | 49.21       |
| 16       | Karnataka                   | 3,024.85        | 1,721.27        | 141.17        | 119.26      |
| 17       | Kerala                      | 544.35          | 188.34          | 105.77        | 34.86       |
| 18       | Ladakh                      | 70.82           | 4.03            | -             | -           |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                 | 6.98            | 0.45            | -             | -           |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              | 6,401.16        | 4,702.34        | 416.21        | 323.12      |
| 21       | Maharashtra                 | 4,866.18        | 4,141.59        | 416.50        | 264.87      |
| 22       | Manipur                     | 304.72          | 33.24           | 21.53         | 2.13        |
| 23       | Meghalaya                   | 493.18          | 174.63          | 34.16         | 0.10        |
| 24       | Mizoram                     | 197.64          | 66.55           | 6.32          | 6.32        |
| 25       | Nagaland                    | 353.10          | 145.46          | 16.66         | 3.32        |
| 26       | Odisha                      | 3,927.43        | 2,720.95        | 61.13         | 24.90       |
| 27       | Puducherry                  | 44.76           | 26.75           | 6.43          | 1.65        |
| 28       | Punjab                      | 1,330.00        | 882.77          | 10.00         | 9.43        |
| 29       | Rajasthan                   | 5,179.44        | 2,362.35        | 207.95        | 131.56      |
| 30       | Sikkim                      | 66.71           | 6.72            | 3.30          | 1.44        |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                  | 728.88          | 824.13          | 13.60         | 28.98       |
| 32       | Telangana                   | 1,794.28        | 1,543.40        | 104.11        | 104.11      |
| 33       | Tripura                     | 276.54          | 187.80          | 43.07         | 29.53       |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh               | 18,516.01       | 6,923.38        | 687.94        | 366.84      |
| 35 36    | Uttarakhand West Bengal     | 502.26 4,765.73 | 167.00 7,492.04 | 49.82 230.00  | 8.24 35.33  |

*For FY 2021-22, budget allocation for all Child Health programs like MAA, NDD, AMB, NRC, Vitamin A Supplementation, IMNCI, F-IMNCI, IDCF, HBYC, HBNC, NBSU, NSSK, SNCU, KMC, IDCF, SAANS, Family Participatory Care, NIPI, Child Death Review, Paediatric HDU/ Emergency/Ward/OPD and other Child Health Programs were maintained under single FMR code.