Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Anaemia among Women
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed, Shri Shafi Parambil, Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND AUGUST 2024

## 'ANAEMIAAMONG WOMEN'

1867. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL: SHRI MURARI LALMEENA: DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

## WILLTHE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a) the total number of anaemia cases among women during the last five years in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the details of the initiatives, Government has taken to reduce the anaemia cases among women in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) As per the National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-21), the prevalence of anemia among all women age 15-49 years is 57 percent. The State/UT-wise prevalence of anemia among all women aged 15-49 years, as per the same is placed at Annexure.
- (b) The Government implements Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy to reduce prevalence of anaemia in children, adolescents, and women in life cycle approach. The 6X6X6 strategy aims to reduce anaemia among six beneficiary age groups - children 6-59 months, children 5 -9 years, adolescents 10-19 years, women of reproductive age (15-49 years), pregnant women and lactating women through implementation of six interventions - Prophylactic Iron Folic Acid Supplementation; Periodic deworming; Intensified year-round Behaviour Change Communication Campaign; Testing of anemia using digital invasive haemoglobinometer and point of care treatment; Mandatory provision of Iron Folic Acid fortified foods in public health programmes; Addressing non-nutritional causes of anemia in endemic pockets, via six institutional mechanisms - Inter-ministerial coordination; Convergence with other ministries; strengthening supply chain and logistics; Engaging National Centre of Excellence and Advanced research on Anaemia Control for capacity building of health care providers; and monitoring using AMB dashboard.

Annexure

## State/UT-wise Prevalence of Anaemia among women across the country (Source: NFHS-5, 2019-21)

|   S No. | State/UT                 |   All women age 15-49 years who are anaemic (%) |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            57.5 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                                            58.8 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            40.3 |
|       4 | Assam                    |                                            65.9 |
|       5 | Bihar                    |                                            63.5 |
|       6 | Chandigarh               |                                            60.3 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh             |                                            60.8 |
|       8 | Delhi                    |                                            49.9 |
|       9 | DNH& DD                  |                                            62.5 |
|      10 | Goa                      |                                            39   |
|      11 | Gujarat                  |                                            65   |
|      12 | Haryana                  |                                            60.4 |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh         |                                            53   |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                            65.9 |
|      15 | Jharkhand                |                                            65.3 |
|      16 | Karnataka                |                                            47.8 |
|      17 | Kerala                   |                                            36.3 |
|      18 | Ladakh                   |                                            92.8 |
|      19 | Lakshadweep              |                                            25.8 |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh           |                                            54.7 |
|      21 | Maharashtra              |                                            54.2 |
|      22 | Manipur                  |                                            29.4 |
|      23 | Meghalaya                |                                            53.8 |
|      24 | Mizoram                  |                                            34.8 |
|      25 | Nagaland                 |                                            28.9 |
|      26 | Odisha                   |                                            64.3 |
|      27 | Puducherry               |                                            55.1 |
|      28 | Punjab                   |                                            58.7 |
|      29 | Rajasthan                |                                            54.4 |
|      30 | Sikkim                   |                                            42.1 |
|      31 | Tamil Nadu               |                                            53.4 |
|      32 | Telangana                |                                            57.6 |
|      33 | Tripura                  |                                            67.2 |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh            |                                            50.4 |
|      35 | Uttarakhand              |                                            42.6 |
|      36 | West Bengal              |                                            71.4 |