Lok Sabha Question No. 3066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Progress of  POSHAN Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## PROGRESS OF POSHAN ABHIYAAN

## 3066.  SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

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

- (a) Whether the Government organizes conferences of Women and Child Development Ministers  of  all  the  States  to  deliberate  upon  the  solutions  regarding  prevention  of malnutrition among women and children and to ascertain the progress of the POSHAN Abhiyaan;
- (b) If so, the number of such joint meetings held during the last three years, if not, the steps taken to ensure that no women and children remain malnourished in the country;
- (c) Whether the Government maintain data regarding number of malnourished children in Maharashtra including Solapur; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

Under Mission Poshan 2.0 a strategic shift has been made for reduction in malnutrition and for improved health, wellness and immunity through community  engagement, outreach, behavioral  change,  and  advocacy.  The  scheme  focuses  on  Maternal  Nutrition,  Infant  and Young Child Feeding Norms, treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)/ Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and wellness through AYUSH practices to reduce wasting, underweight prevalence, stunting and anaemia.

Mission Poshan 2.0 is a universal self-selecting (no entry barriers) scheme available to all the beneficiaries who enroll at the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) and is being implemented in all States/UTs across the country. This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, where the responsibility of implementation of scheme lies with the States.

The implementation and progress of all Schemes of the Ministry including Mission Poshan 2.0 is reviewed on a regular basis at Secretary/ Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary levels through physical  meetings  and  video  conferences  with  States/UTs.  Minister,  Women  and  Child Development reviews the progress of schemes with States/UTs from time to time apart from regular field visits. In 2022, the Ministry had organized 8 Zonal meetings and 8 Sub Zonal Meetings to review progress of the Schemes where Women & Child Development Ministers of States/UTs had participated. In 2023, the Ministry had organized review meetings chaired by the Minister, Women and Child Development, Government of India with Women & Child Development Ministers of States/UTs through Video Conference.

(c)  and  (d):  Details  of  malnourished  children  in  Maharashtra  including  Solapur  are  at Annexure.

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Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066 FOR 09.08.2024 REGARDING 'PROGRESS OF POSHAN  ABHIYAAN'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BALYA  MAMA  SURESH  GOPINATH MHATRE

The  details  of  malnourished  children  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  including  Solapur District as on June 2024 in Poshan Tracker data are as follows:

| State/District   |   Stunting% (0-6 years) |   Underweight% (0-6 years) |   Wasting% (0-5 years) |
|------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| Maharashtra      |                    42.5 |                       17.8 |                    4.8 |
| Solapur district |                    41.2 |                       11.5 |                    3.3 |

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