Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 954

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2023

## SCHEME FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS (SAG)

954. DR.KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV; DR.HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT; PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI; DR.SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL; DR. SHRIKANT KENATH SHINDE:

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

- (a): the number of beneficiaries under the Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) since its launch, State-wise;
- (b): the plan, if any, for the upskilling of health functionaries and police personnels responsible for counseling and guidance on accessing public services under the scheme;
- (c): whether  the  SAG  has  been  able  to  achieve  the  objective  for  which  it  was launched, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d): the  total  amount  released  by the Government for the said scheme since its launch and the actual amount spent thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : The Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) has been revised and subsumed under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 w.e.f. 01.04.2022. The targeted beneficiaries under this scheme are girls in the age group of 14  - 18 years in the Aspirational Districts and all North Eastern States.   State-wise number of beneficiaries under the Scheme is given at Annexure - I.

This scheme consists of two components, viz., nutrition and nonnutrition.  Under nutrition component, supplementary nutrition containing 600 calories, 18 - 20 gms of protein and micronutrients is provided in the form of Take Home Ration (THR) for maximum of 300 days in a year. The non-nutrition component is based on convergence with different ministries wherein IFA supplementation, health check up and referral services, nutrition &health education, skill training etc. is provided.

An amount of Rs.52 crore has been released by this Ministry to the States/UTs under this scheme during 2022 - 23 against which Utilisation Certificate has been received for Rs.27.21 crore till date.  An amount of Rs.177.90 crore has been released to States/UTs under the Scheme during the current financial year.

## Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 954 by Dr. Krishna Pal Singh Yadav & Others for answer on 08.12.2023

No. of beneficiaries under SAG

| SL .NO   | States/UT         |   * No. of Beneficiaries (2023-24) |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                              14736 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                              14848 |
| 3        | Assam             |                             159891 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                             258944 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                             128976 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                              78207 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                              18545 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                              17165 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir |                              20157 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                             261919 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                               1686 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                              19352 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                             154954 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                             119365 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                              52641 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                              57187 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                              23552 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                              27347 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                             298346 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                              30265 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                              46833 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                               9462 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                              40777 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                              35330 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                              35552 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                             267262 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                              77196 |
|          | Total             |                            2270495 |