Lok Sabha Question No. 2124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: PM POSHAN in  Andhra Pradesh School
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2124 ANSWERED ON - 09/12/2024

## PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School

## 2124.   Shri Kesineni Sivanath: Shri B K Parthasarathi: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  and  the  number  of  schools  registered  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Poshan Shakti  Nirman  Scheme  (PM  POSHAN)  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise  and district-wise in the State of Andhra  Pradesh including  Hindupur and Chittoor parliamentary constituencies;
- (b)  the funds allocated and released by the Government for the scheme classified during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)   the details and the number of school children benefitted under PM POSHAN during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to ensure the participation of schools in the scheme;
- (e)  the  details  and  the  total  number  of  social  audit  done  by  district  level  Steering-cumMonitoring Committees  (SMCs)  in the State of Andhra  Pradesh, district-wise, especially in Hindupur parliamentary constituency; and
- (f)   whether the Government has any data regarding the total number of Women Self Help Groups  (SHGs)  engaged  as  Cook-cum-Helpers  (CCHs)  in  the  State  and  if  so,  the district-wise details thereof especially in Hindupur and Chittoor parliamentary constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) : The  number  of  schools  covered  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Poshan  Shakti  Nirman (PM  POSHAN)  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise  and  district-wise  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh including Hindupur and Chittoor parliamentary constituencies are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II , respectively.

(b): The  State-wise  funds  released  by  the  Central  Government  under  PM  POSHAN Scheme  during  the  last  five  years  are  given  at Annexure-III. The  Central  Assistance  is released State-wise and not district-wise.

- (c) & (d) : PM  POSHAN  is  one  of  the  foremost  rights  based  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs for providing one hot cooked and nutritious meal to children studying in Balvatika (pre-primary classes) and classes I to VIII  of    Government  and  Government-aided  schools  on  all  school  working  days.  The number of children benefitted under PM POSHAN during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure-IV and Annexure-V, respectively.
- (e): The Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that under PM POSHAN Scheme, the  district  level  Steering-cum-Monitoring  Committees  (SMCs)  have been formed under the chairmanship of respective Collector & District Magistrate. The Social Audit for the year 2023-24 was conducted by Andhra Pradesh Society for Social Audit Accountability and Transparency (APSSAAT), Department of Rural Development. The State Government has further reported that during 2023-24, a total of 520 Social Audits were conducted in the State including 24 Social Audits in Hindupur Parliamentary Constituency.
- (f): The Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that the members of local women Self  Help  Groups  are  engaged  as  Cook-Cum-Helpers  (CCHs).  The  number  of  CCHs engaged  in  the  year  2023-2024,  District  wise  and  in  Parliamentary  Constituencies  of Hindupur and Chittoor are given at Annexure-VI .

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath,  Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

## State-wise number of schools covered under the PM POSHAN

| S. No.   | States/UTs             | Schools UnderPM POSHAN   | Schools UnderPM POSHAN   | Schools UnderPM POSHAN   | Schools UnderPM POSHAN   | Schools UnderPM POSHAN   |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs             | 2019-20                  | 2020-21                  | 2021-22                  | 2022-23                  | 2023-24                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 45484                    | 45545                    | 45180                    | 44392                    | 44150                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 2934                     | 2780                     | 2829                     | 2763                     | 2569                     |
| 3        | Assam                  | 52806                    | 53427                    | 51956                    | 50342                    | 44340                    |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 69770                    | 70180                    | 70333                    | 70392                    | 70869                    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 44982                    | 44986                    | 45331                    | 45585                    | 45860                    |
| 6        | Goa                    | 1473                     | 1468                     | 1469                     | 1247                     | 1231                     |
| 7        | Gujarat                | 33200                    | 34788                    | 32545                    | 32523                    | 32519                    |
| 8        | Haryana                | 14398                    | 14397                    | 14430                    | 14409                    | 14254                    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       | 15513                    | 15513                    | 15512                    | 15602                    | 15193                    |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 23112                    | 22205                    | 21952                    | 21845                    | 18142                    |
| 11       | Jharkhand              | 35774                    | 35773                    | 35590                    | 35537                    | 35480                    |
| 12       | Karnataka              | 54574                    | 54359                    | 54174                    | 53882                    | 53284                    |
| 13       | Kerala                 | 12083                    | 12324                    | 12325                    | 12037                    | 12024                    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh         | 113029                   | 112908                   | 111757                   | 110058                   | 109212                   |
| 15       | Maharashtra            | 86485                    | 86499                    | 85718                    | 85648                    | 85616                    |
| 16       | Manipur                | 3476                     | 3476                     | 3287                     | 3303                     | 3310                     |
| 17       | Meghalaya              | 11690                    | 11678                    | 11226                    | 11214                    | 11214                    |
| 18       | Mizoram                | 2513                     | 2511                     | 2495                     | 2495                     | 2499                     |
| 19       | Nagaland               | 2055                     | 2067                     | 1993                     | 1935                     | 1928                     |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 55797                    | 55525                    | 51146                    | 50862                    | 50618                    |
| 21       | Punjab                 | 19791                    | 19735                    | 19729                    | 19694                    | 19601                    |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 66493                    | 66341                    | 67327                    | 67760                    | 70044                    |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 868                      | 868                      | 867                      | 867                      | 869                      |
| 24       | Tamilnadu              | 43292                    | 43246                    | 43190                    | 43094                    | 43131                    |
| 25       | Telangana              | 27212                    | 27329                    | 27380                    | 27303                    | 28807                    |
| 26       | Tripura                | 6524                     | 6524                     | 6475                     | 4465                     | 4441                     |
| 27       | Uttarakhand            | 17042                    | 17045                    | 16906                    | 16865                    | 16692                    |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 169359                   | 167193                   | 141996                   | 142152                   | 141834                   |
| 29       | West Bengal            | 83935                    | 83945                    | 83945                    | 83504                    | 82549                    |
| 30       | A&N Islands            | 332                      | 332                      | 333                      | 333                      | 333                      |
| 31       | Chandigarh             | 122                      | 122                      | 122                      | 121                      | 120                      |
| 32       | D&N Haveli, Daman &Diu | 372                      | 368                      | 364                      | 335                      | 320                      |
| 33       | Delhi                  | 2941                     | 3046                     | 3055                     | 2786                     | 2790                     |
| 34       | Ladakh                 | 817                      | 817                      | 817                      | 803                      | 793                      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep            | 39                       | 39                       | 31                       | 30                       | 30                       |
| 36       | Puducherry             | 426                      | 426                      | 426                      | 424                      | 424                      |
|          | Total                  | 1120783                  | 1119724                  | 1084211                  | 1076607                  | 1067090                  |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath,  Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

(A):  District-wise schools covered from the years 2019-20 to 2021-22 in State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     |
| 1       | SRIKAKULAM             | 3190                        | 3166                        | 3159                        |
| 2       | VIZAYANAGARAM          | 2701                        | 2701                        | 2701                        |
| 3       | VISAKHAPATNAM          | 3869                        | 3908                        | 3919                        |
| 4       | EAST GODAVARI          | 4268                        | 4290                        | 4240                        |
| 5       | WEST GODAVARI          | 3239                        | 3239                        | 3231                        |
| 6       | KRISHNA                | 3097                        | 3090                        | 2998                        |
| 7       | GUNTUR                 | 3548                        | 3527                        | 3469                        |
| 8       | PRAKASAM               | 3418                        | 3419                        | 3369                        |
| 9       | SPSR NELLORE           | 3412                        | 3428                        | 3387                        |
| 10      | CHITT00R               | 4803                        | 4821                        | 4821                        |
| 11      | KADAPA                 | 3262                        | 3301                        | 3269                        |
| 12      | ANANTHAPURAM           | 3753                        | 3757                        | 3760                        |
| 13      | KURNOOL                | 2924                        | 2898                        | 2857                        |
|         | TOTAL                  | 45484                       | 45545                       | 45180                       |

## (B):  District-wise schools covered from the years 2022-23 to 2023-24 in State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | 2022-23                     | 2023-24                     |
| 1       | SRIKAKULAM             | 2575                        | 2573                        |
| 2       | MANYAM                 | 1495                        | 1491                        |
| 3       | VIZAYANAGARAM          | 1752                        | 1751                        |
| 4       | VISAKHAPATNAM          | 587                         | 583                         |
| 5       | ASR                    | 2704                        | 2689                        |
| 6       | ANAKAPALLI             | 1435                        | 1424                        |
| 7       | KAKINADA               | 1259                        | 1257                        |
| 8       | EAST GODAVARI          | 987                         | 980                         |
| 9       | KONASEEMA              | 1581                        | 1573                        |
| 10      | ELURU                  | 1818                        | 1808                        |
| 11      | WEST GODAVARI          | 1382                        | 1374                        |
| 12      | KRISHNA                | 1366                        | 1356                        |
| 13      | NTR                    | 921                         | 916                         |
| 14      | GUNTUR                 | 1094                        | 1070                        |
| 15      | PALNADU                | 1536                        | 1533                        |
| 16      | BAPATLA                | 1432                        | 1414                        |
| 17      | PRAKASAM               | 2371                        | 2350                        |
| 18      | SPSR NELLORE           | 2590                        | 2575                        |

| 19   | TIRUPATHI    |   2299 |   2294 |
|------|--------------|--------|--------|
| 20   | CHITT00R     |   2457 |   2446 |
| 21   | ANNAMAYYA    |   2166 |   2151 |
| 22   | KADAPA       |   2051 |   2022 |
| 23   | SRI SATYASAI |   2031 |   2026 |
| 24   | ANANTHAPURAM |   1698 |   1694 |
| 25   | KURNOOL      |   1437 |   1432 |
| 26   | NANDYAL      |   1368 |   1368 |
|      | TOTAL        |  44392 |  44150 |

## (C):  Schools covered in Parliamentary Constituencies of Hindupur & Chittoor from the years 2019-20 to 2023-24

|       |                            | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   | Number of Schools Covered   |
|-------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No | Parliamentary Constituency | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     | 2022-23                     | 2023-24                     |
| 1     | HINDUPUR                   | 2116                        | 2119                        | 2119                        | 2103                        | 2098                        |
| 2     | CHITTOOR                   | 2501                        | 2501                        | 2531                        | 2514                        | 2514                        |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath,  Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

## Central Assistance Released under PM POSHAN

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No.          | States/UTs            | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   |
|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.          | States/UTs            | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                       |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh        | 28563.77                      | 37510.17                      | 35731.48                      | 36531.92                      | 25342.88                      |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh     | 2367.9                        | 2917.87                       | 2968.58                       | 1707.01                       | 2573.12                       |
| 3               | Assam                 | 55325.82                      | 75703.77                      | 61570.1                       | 88721.4                       | 59594.79                      |
| 4               | Bihar                 | 109313.34                     | 139248.01                     | 103016.32                     | 76399.12                      | 92323.54                      |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh          | 25489.23                      | 38080.87                      | 21315.32                      | 51008.15                      | 24313.65                      |
| 6               | Goa                   | 1276.05                       | 1709.34                       | 668.18                        | 1531.12                       | 1832.31                       |
| 7               | Gujarat               | 39287.11                      | 52871.83                      | 50706.46                      | 52293.03                      | 37785.29                      |
| 8               | Haryana               | 10889.91                      | 15572.73                      | 10163.12                      | 15290.09                      | 16089.74                      |
| 9               | Himachal Pradesh      | 7557.54                       | 10500.11                      | 6290.49                       | 13801.77                      | 9435.53                       |
| 10              | Jammu &Kashmir        | 2666.45                       | 15960.26                      | 12221.88                      | 8684.9                        | 13680.88                      |
| 11              | Jharkhand             | 32310.9                       | 35203.74                      | 25189.45                      | 38424.29                      | 34202.2                       |
| 12              | Karnataka             | 52056.79                      | 51553.53                      | 48834.32                      | 69076.57                      | 55973.07                      |
| 13              | Kerala                | 19962.41                      | 27688.82                      | 18482.19                      | 42543.83                      | 24901.32                      |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh        | 50407.62                      | 82754.74                      | 47220.22                      | 36285                         | 63404.21                      |
| 15              | Maharashtra           | 99468.82                      | 100250.03                     | 49075.07                      | 159240.67                     | 79372.1                       |
| 16              | Manipur               | 2192.3                        | 3900.45                       | 1678.74                       | 2763.32                       | 2459.64                       |
| 17              | Meghalaya             | 7835.83                       | 8733.94                       | 8564.77                       | 10124.13                      | 10186.01                      |
| 18              | Mizoram               | 2047.93                       | 2313.45                       | 892.98                        | 2974.36                       | 2407.96                       |
| 19              | Nagaland              | 2279.38                       | 2744.38                       | 1472.51                       | 3196.49                       | 2250.44                       |
| 20              | Odisha                | 40358.68                      | 58301.22                      | 48208.87                      | 56373.86                      | 51937.63                      |
| 21              | Punjab                | 13855.77                      | 21769.15                      | 19146.03                      | 18712.92                      | 19988.62                      |
| 22              | Rajasthan             | 47252.76                      | 71100.05                      | 53106.11                      | 89960.12                      | 31727.94                      |
| 23              | Sikkim                | 817.45                        | 840.58                        | 500.65                        | 1145.02                       | 801.45                        |
| 24              | Tamil Nadu            | 43121.49                      | 49221.67                      | 23264.94                      | 47700.1                       | 39852.49                      |
| 25              | Telangana             | 18821.14                      | 4524.22                       | 4334.63                       | 16682.36                      | 14550.92                      |
| 26              | Tripura               | 5598.51                       | 6220.56                       | 7718.82                       | 6857.03                       | 4434.26                       |
| 27              | Uttarakhand           | 10273.31                      | 13024.3                       | 12477.64                      | 11575.54                      | 11482.42                      |
| 28              | Uttar Pradesh         | 118201.96                     | 207166.14                     | 199805.66                     | 133407.6                      | 100659.56                     |
| 29              | West Bengal           | 107102.66                     | 134330.72                     | 139412.35                     | 148947.05                     |                               |
| 30              | A&N Islands           | 754.85                        | 648.71                        | 540.19                        | 365.23                        | 505.97                        |
| 31              | Chandigarh            | 884.26                        | 1338.56                       | 1721.62                       | 1773.77                       | 639.4                         |
| 32              | D&N Haveli Daman &Diu | 572.89 258.31                 | 1307.94                       | 1221.23                       | 1227.1                        | 807.92                        |
| 33              | Delhi                 | 10319.99                      | 11297.29                      | 4403.79                       | 21527.1                       | 8370.83                       |
| 34              | Lakshadweep           | 98.93                         | 141.87                        | 92.22                         | 83.74                         | 95.39                         |
| 35              | Ladakh                | 122.35                        | 555.79                        | 376.96                        | 202.28                        | 504.21                        |
| 36              | Puducherry            | 290.01                        | 503.45                        | 373.33                        | 363.04                        | 634.04                        |
| TOTAL (In Lakh) | TOTAL (In Lakh)       | 970004.42                     | 1287510.26                    | 1022767.22                    | 1267501.03                    | 845121.73                     |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath,  Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

## State-wise number of children covered under the PM POSHAN

| S. No.   | States/UTs             | Children covered under the PM POSHAN   | Children covered under the PM POSHAN   | Children covered under the PM POSHAN   | Children covered under the PM POSHAN   | Children covered under the PM POSHAN   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs             | 2019-20                                | 2020-21                                | 2021-22                                | 2022-23                                | 2023-24                                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 2961814                                | 3343945                                | 3551490                                | 3011813                                | 2721250                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 167565                                 | 160977                                 | 173366                                 | 160329                                 | 151169                                 |
| 3        | Assam                  | 4263752                                | 4320767                                | 4359157                                | 4584261                                | 4087368                                |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 18095158                               | 17239412                               | 17971446                               | 18850483                               | 17922255                               |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 3041123                                | 3396887                                | 3033028                                | 3055124                                | 2955613                                |
| 6        | Goa                    | 161693                                 | 181376                                 | 160627                                 | 163123                                 | 162557                                 |
| 7        | Gujarat                | 5488319                                | 5172288                                | 5253737                                | 5231805                                | 5235179                                |
| 8        | Haryana                | 1491169                                | 1447990                                | 1765992                                | 1679964                                | 1524852                                |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       | 509804                                 | 497774                                 | 519489                                 | 563953                                 | 542798                                 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 941554                                 | 887033                                 | 844602                                 | 1014491                                | 1033269                                |
| 11       | Jharkhand              | 4402797                                | 4180954                                | 4177738                                | 4439392                                | 4215702                                |
| 12       | Karnataka              | 4632909                                | 4511680                                | 4820532                                | 4630556                                | 4348544                                |
| 13       | Kerala                 | 2728751                                | 2785523                                | 2990249                                | 2977348                                | 2844407                                |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh         | 6809497                                | 6664246                                | 6623694                                | 6584078                                | 6469704                                |
| 15       | Maharashtra            | 10788967                               | 10692617                               | 10049769                               | 10150406                               | 9892877                                |
| 16       | Manipur                | 171169                                 | 169803                                 | 169756                                 | 192444                                 | 191077                                 |
| 17       | Meghalaya              | 716078                                 | 592325                                 | 598804                                 | 705499                                 | 684322                                 |
| 18       | Mizoram                | 136951                                 | 131876                                 | 143471                                 | 157972                                 | 148083                                 |
| 19       | Nagaland               | 168338                                 | 159710                                 | 145131                                 | 145942                                 | 137504                                 |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 4641593                                | 4513758                                | 4464441                                | 4550584                                | 4442893                                |
| 21       | Punjab                 | 1574441                                | 1574443                                | 1851213                                | 1817770                                | 1969651                                |
| 22       | Rajasthan              | 6265346                                | 6267136                                | 6922475                                | 6856215                                | 6264851                                |
| 23       | Sikkim                 | 60691                                  | 55905                                  | 49675                                  | 48869                                  | 48577                                  |
| 24       | Tamilnadu              | 5010783                                | 4900596                                | 4564151                                | 4419618                                | 4112913                                |
| 25       | Telangana              | 1913868                                | 1795956                                | 1790747                                | 2114463                                | 1888988                                |
| 26       | Tripura                | 446226                                 | 432279                                 | 414432                                 | 400090                                 | 384563                                 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand            | 716910                                 | 689307                                 | 711762                                 | 711435                                 | 678529                                 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 18019846                               | 18193664                               | 20065363                               | 20281202                               | 17411532                               |
| 29       | West Bengal            | 11579246                               | 11562465                               | 11859195                               | 12118941                               | 11748222                               |
| 30       | A&N Islands            | 32337                                  | 31115                                  | 27922                                  | 30580                                  | 30094                                  |
| 31       | Chandigarh             | 95334                                  | 93762                                  | 95602                                  | 106581                                 | 104276                                 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli, Daman &Diu | 61694                                  | 74293                                  | 68957                                  | 75262                                  | 75654                                  |
| 33       | Delhi                  | 1626379                                | 1604505                                | 1808677                                | 1842867                                | 1760915                                |
| 34       | Ladakh                 | 16577                                  | 16577                                  | 15919                                  | 17917                                  | 17780                                  |
| 35       | Lakshadweep            | 7481                                   | 7290                                   | 7888                                   | 9129                                   | 8945                                   |
| 36       | Puducherry             | 56516                                  | 48427                                  | 55611                                  | 65067                                  | 58831                                  |
|          | Total                  | 119844516                              | 118016530                              | 122126108                              | 123765573                              | 116275744                              |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath, Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

## (A):  District-wise number of children covered from the years 2019-20 to 2021-22 in State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | Number of children covered underPM POSHAN   | Number of children covered underPM POSHAN   | Number of children covered underPM POSHAN   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | 2019-20                                     | 2020-21                                     | 2021-22                                     |
| 1       | SRIKAKULAM             | 173909                                      | 197946                                      | 207049                                      |
| 2       | VIZAYANAGARAM          | 140807                                      | 155747                                      | 161483                                      |
| 3       | VISAKHAPATNAM          | 208354                                      | 249007                                      | 263433                                      |
| 4       | EAST GODAVARI          | 303059                                      | 347116                                      | 374089                                      |
| 5       | WEST GODAVARI          | 198419                                      | 250374                                      | 270889                                      |
| 6       | KRISHNA                | 200881                                      | 216478                                      | 200765                                      |
| 7       | GUNTUR                 | 286326                                      | 321008                                      | 337044                                      |
| 8       | PRAKASAM               | 231281                                      | 262485                                      | 275905                                      |
| 9       | SPSR NELLORE           | 177705                                      | 206150                                      | 233747                                      |
| 10      | CHITT00R               | 261639                                      | 283829                                      | 301684                                      |
| 11      | KADAPA                 | 176734                                      | 203318                                      | 215765                                      |
| 12      | ANANTHAPURAM           | 269800                                      | 301945                                      | 324693                                      |
| 13      | KURNOOL                | 332900                                      | 348542                                      | 384944                                      |
|         | TOTAL                  | 2961814                                     | 3343945                                     | 3551490                                     |

## (B):  District-wise number of children covered from the years 2022-23 & 2023-24 in State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | Number of children covered underPM POSHAN   | Number of children covered underPM POSHAN   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of the District   | 2022-23                                     | 2023-24                                     |
| 1       | SRIKAKULAM             | 143648                                      | 129360                                      |
| 2       | MANYAM                 | 59900                                       | 55811                                       |
| 3       | VIZAYANAGARAM          | 108932                                      | 95549                                       |
| 4       | VISAKHAPATNAM          | 67284                                       | 59513                                       |
| 5       | ASR                    | 91412                                       | 90804                                       |
| 6       | ANAKAPALLI             | 93403                                       | 79208                                       |
| 7       | KAKINADA               | 124481                                      | 108067                                      |
| 8       | EAST GODAVARI          | 96519                                       | 83003                                       |
| 9       | KONASEEMA              | 90608                                       | 78528                                       |
| 10      | ELURU                  | 119429                                      | 104308                                      |
| 11      | WEST GODAVARI          | 89637                                       | 77989                                       |
| 12      | KRISHNA                | 82089                                       | 73674                                       |
| 13      | NTR                    | 86995                                       | 76564                                       |
| 14      | GUNTUR                 | 91929                                       | 81313                                       |
| 15      | PALNADU                | 137296                                      | 118933                                      |
| 16      | BAPATLA                | 86407                                       | 74262                                       |
| 17      | PRAKASAM               | 164232                                      | 150279                                      |
| 18      | SPSR NELLORE           | 148240                                      | 137916                                      |
| 19      | TIRUPATHI              | 125650                                      | 114816                                      |
| 20      | CHITT00R               | 130881                                      | 119011                                      |
| 21      | ANNAMAYYA              | 115277                                      | 104112                                      |

| 22   | KADAPA       |   120710 |   109286 |
|------|--------------|----------|----------|
| 23   | SRI SATYASAI |   115979 |   104457 |
| 24   | ANANTHAPURAM |   167419 |   157178 |
| 25   | KURNOOL      |   230560 |   224476 |
| 26   | NANDYAL      |   122896 |   112833 |
|      | TOTAL        |  3011813 |  2721250 |

(C):  Children covered in Parliamentary Constituencies of Hindupur & Chittoor from the years 2019-20 to 2023-24

|   Sl.No | Parliamentary Constituency   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|---------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | HINDUPUR                     |    121767 |    139012 |    139012 |    121023 |    109211 |
|       2 | CHITTOOR                     |    105076 |    105076 |    145328 |    131825 |    131825 |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2124  for 09.12.2024  asked  by  Hon'ble  MPs  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath,  Shri  B  K  Parthasarathi,  and  Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, regarding 'PM POSHAN in Andhra Pradesh School'.

## (A):   The District wise Self Help Groups engaged as Cook cum Helpers in the year 2023-2024

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   |   2023-24 |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|
| 1       | SRIKAKULAM             |      4634 |
| 2       | MANYAM                 |      2298 |
| 3       | VIZIANAGARAM           |      3242 |
| 4       | VISAKHAPATNAM          |      1036 |
| 5       | ASR                    |      3569 |
| 6       | ANAKAPALLI             |      2680 |
| 7       | KAKINADA               |      2538 |
| 8       | EAST GODAVARI          |      2036 |
| 9       | KONASEEMA              |      2722 |
| 10      | ELURU                  |      3380 |
| 11      | WEST GODAVARI          |      2516 |
| 12      | KRISHNA                |      2386 |
| 13      | NTR                    |      1978 |
| 14      | GUNTUR                 |      2012 |
| 15      | PALNADU                |      2964 |
| 16      | BAPATLA                |      2408 |
| 17      | PRAKASAM               |      4318 |
| 18      | SPSR NELLORE           |      4584 |
| 19      | TIRUPATI               |      3882 |
| 20      | CHITTOOR               |      4405 |
| 21      | ANNAMAYYA              |      3774 |
| 22      | YSR KADAPA             |      3525 |
| 23      | SRI SATYASAI           |      3607 |
| 24      | ANANTHAPURAM           |      3718 |
| 25      | KURNOOL                |      4008 |
| 26      | NANDYAL                |      3012 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                  |     81232 |

## (B):    Self Help Groups engaged as Cook cum Helpers in Parliamentary Constituencies of Hindupur & Chittoor

|   Sl. No | Name of the Parliamentary Constituency   |   CCHs Engaged 2023-24 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|        1 | HINDUPUR                                 |                   3762 |
|        2 | CHITTOOR                                 |                   4656 |