Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Anaemia Cases among Women and Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora, Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH DECEMBER 2024

## ANAEMIACASES AMONG WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 1866 SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY: SHRI KULDEEPINDORA:

## Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the high prevalence of anaemia cases among women and children in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated population of the country affected by Anaemia especially pregnant women during the last three years, State/UT and year-wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken any measures to address this issue and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has carried out any study to assess the achievements of the Anaemia Mukt Bharat programme aiming to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in children, adolescents and women in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the results of the study thereon; and

(e) whether the Government has undertaken any review of schemes supposed to tackle anaemia and malnutrition in pregnant and lactating women and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) As per National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-21), the prevalence of anaemia is 57.0 percent among women aged 15-49 years and 67.1 percent among the children aged 6-59 months in the country.

(b) The State/UT wise prevalence of anaemia among children and women including pregnant women is placed at Annexure .

(c) The Government of India implements Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme in 6X6X6 strategy to reduce the prevalence of anaemia among six beneficiary groups - Children 6-59 months, Children 5-9 years, Adolescents (10-19 years), Women of reproductive age (1549 years), pregnant women and lactating mothers in lifecycle approach through six interventions -Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid supplementation (IFA Syrup is provided biweekly to Children 6-59 months, IFA Red is provided weekly to Women of Reproductive

age group and IFA Red tablets (daily for 180 days) are provided to pregnant women and lactating mothers), Deworming (Pregnant women are provided albendazole tablet in second trimester and all children are provided albendazole tablets during National Deworming Day), Intensified year-round behavior change communication campaign and ensuring delayed cord clamping at all Delivery points, Testing of anaemia using digital invasive hemoglobinometer and point of care treatment, Mandatory provision of iron and folic acid fortified foods in public health programmes (supplementary nutrition at Anganwadi Centre, Mid Day Meal at Schools and Targeted Public Distribution system), addressing non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets, with special focus on malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis, via robust institutional mechanism.

(d) and (e) The Government undertakes National/Regional/ State level review meetings, field visits to States/UTs and Common Review Missions(CRMs) to assess the implementation of Anaemia Mukt Bharat. Field level workers as ANMs, CHOs and ASHAs promote awareness on anaemia prevention, management and healthy diets. Supportive supervision visits to strengthen the health interventions for anaemia in women including pregnant and lactating women in States/UTs are carried out.

Annexure

## State/UT wise prevalence of anaemia among children and women (Source: NFHS-5 (2019-21)

| State/UT          |   Children age 6-59 months who are anaemic (%) | Pregnant women age 15-49 years who are anaemic (%)   |   All women age 15- 49 years who are anaemic (%) |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                           63.2 | 53.7                                                 |                                             58.8 |
| A&N Island        |                                           40   | 53.7                                                 |                                             57.5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                           56.6 | 27.9                                                 |                                             40.3 |
| Assam             |                                           68.4 | 54.2                                                 |                                             65.9 |
| Bihar             |                                           69.4 | 63.1                                                 |                                             63.5 |
| Chandigarh        |                                           54.6 | *                                                    |                                             60.3 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                           67.2 | 51.8                                                 |                                             60.8 |
| DND&DD            |                                           75.8 | 60.7                                                 |                                             62.5 |
| Goa               |                                           53.2 | 41.0                                                 |                                             39   |
| Gujarat           |                                           79.7 | 62.6                                                 |                                             65   |
| Haryana           |                                           70.4 | 56.5                                                 |                                             60.4 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                           55.4 | 42.2                                                 |                                             53   |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |                                           72.7 | 44.1                                                 |                                             65.9 |
| Jharkhand         |                                           67.5 | 56.8                                                 |                                             65.3 |
| Karnataka         |                                           65.5 | 45.7                                                 |                                             47.8 |
| Kerala            |                                           39.4 | 31.4                                                 |                                             36.3 |
| Ladakh            |                                           92.5 | 78.1                                                 |                                             92.8 |
| Lakshadweep       |                                           43.1 | 20.9                                                 |                                             25.8 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                           72.7 | 52.9                                                 |                                             54.7 |
| Maharashtra       |                                           68.9 | 45.7                                                 |                                             54.2 |
| Manipur           |                                           42.8 | 32.4                                                 |                                             29.4 |
| Meghalaya         |                                           45.1 | 45.0                                                 |                                             53.8 |
| Mizoram           |                                           46.4 | 34.0                                                 |                                             34.8 |
| Nagaland          |                                           42.7 | 22.2                                                 |                                             28.9 |
| NCT Delhi         |                                           69.2 | 42.2                                                 |                                             49.9 |
| Odisha            |                                           64.2 | 61.8                                                 |                                             64.3 |
| Puducherry        |                                           64   | 42.5                                                 |                                             55.1 |
| Punjab            |                                           71.1 | 51.7                                                 |                                             58.7 |
| Rajasthan         |                                           71.5 | 46.3                                                 |                                             54.4 |
| Sikkim            |                                           56.4 | 40.7                                                 |                                             42.1 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                           57.4 | 48.3                                                 |                                             53.4 |
| Telangana         |                                           70   | 53.2                                                 |                                             57.6 |
| Tripura           |                                           64.3 | 61.5                                                 |                                             67.2 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                           66.4 | 45.9                                                 |                                             50.4 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                           58.8 | 46.4                                                 |                                             42.6 |
| West Bengal       |                                           69   | 62.3                                                 |                                             71.4 |