Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Poshan Abhiyan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## 'POSHAN ABHIYAN'

## 727.     DR. BYREDDY SHABARI

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  Poshan  Abhiyan implemented in Andhra Pradesh during 2019-2024, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) Whether Government has any data regarding maternal nutrition standards for the State, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether the Government has any data regarding the level of nutrition provided through Saksham anganwadi centres of Nandyal, if so the details thereof; and
- (d) Whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  health  and  nutrition indicators for the new born till the age of 5 in the Nandyal region and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) Poshan  Abhiyaan  was  launched  on  8 th   March  2018.  Under  15 th   Finance Commission, Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls  (14-18  years  in  Aspirational  Districts  and  North-East  region)  have  been subsumed under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) to address the challenge of malnutrition through improved nutrition content and delivery.

The data regarding Mission Poshan 2.0 implemented at Andhra Pradesh is as follows:

| Particulars               | Particulars               | Details   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|
| Registered beneficiaries* | Registered beneficiaries* |           |
| i.                        | Pregnant Women            | 2,73,818  |
| ii.                       | Lactating mothers         | 1,98,326  |
| iii.                      | Children (0 - 6 months)   | 1,87,622  |
| iv.                       | Children (6m - 3 years)   | 14,09,424 |
| v.                        | Children (3 - 6 years)    | 11,80,386 |

| vi.                                                                                  | Adolescent girls (14 - 18 years) in the Aspirational districts of the State          | 55,821      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Total activities conducted under Jan Andolan in the State since 2018 till March 2024 | Total activities conducted under Jan Andolan in the State since 2018 till March 2024 | 2,43,96,696 |

- (b)  The  data  on  maternal  nutrition  standards  among  women  is  released  under National Family Health Survey (NFHS), which is conducted by Ministry of Health & Family  Welfare.  The  report  of  NFHS-5  is  available  on  National  Family  Health Survey portal (http://rchiips.org/nfhs/factsheet\_nfhs-5.shtml).
- (c)  Total  number  of  AWCs  in  Andhra  Pradesh  are  55,607  and  total  number  of AWCs in Nandyal district are 1,663. Andhra Pradesh has proposed for 2868 AWCs to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadi Centers, out of which none is proposed from Nandyal district.

During 2024-25 (for 1 st  and 2 nd  quarter), under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme and  Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls,  14943.36  MT  of  wheat  and  21042.2  MT  of fortified  rice  have  been  allocated  to  all  districts  of  Andhra  Pradesh  including Nandyal district.

Under Supplementary Nutrition Programme, Rs. 327.40 crore has been allocated to all districts of Andhra Pradesh including Nandyal district.

- (d) Total 118,069 children under the age of 6 years have been measured in the month of June 2024 in Nandyal district. The nutrition indicators for the children in the Nandyal district as per data available on Poshan Tracker for the month of June 2024 is as follows:

| Particulars   | Details   |
|---------------|-----------|
| Stunting      | 33%       |
| Wasting*      | 6%        |
| Underweight   | 18%       |

*For children under the age of 5

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