Lok Sabha Question No. 418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Coverage under POSHAN Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 418 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## COVERAGE UNDER POSHAN ABHIYAAN

418.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  districts  covered  under  'POSHAN  Abhiyaan'  in  Jharkhand along with the details of Anganwadi centres in each district;
- (b) the details of the funds released under the POSHAN Abhiyaan to the NCT of Delhi by the Government during the last three years, year and district-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds released and number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme for adolescent girls and the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana during the said period in Delhi, year and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)       The details of districts covered under Poshan Abhiyaan in Jharkhand along with the details of Anganwadi Centers are annexed at A1.
- (b)        The  funds  under  Poshan  Abhiyaan  are  released  State/UT.  Data  for  further district-wise allocation is not maintained by the Ministry. During the last three years a fund of Rs. 188.6 lakhs has been released for NCT of Delhi under Poshan Abhiyan.
- (c)        The details of the funds released and number of beneficiaries covered under the Scheme for Adolescent Girls are as under:

| S.No.                                 | Year                                  | No. of beneficiaries *                | Funds released (Rs lakhs)             |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1                                     | 2020-21                               | 749                                   | 8.73                                  |
| 2                                     | 2021-22                               | 306                                   | 19.7                                  |
| 3                                     | 2022-23                               | Not Implemented                       | Not Implemented                       |
| *District-wise data is not maintained | *District-wise data is not maintained | *District-wise data is not maintained | *District-wise data is not maintained |

The Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) has been revised and subsumed under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 during 2022-23. Under the revised Scheme, Adolescent  Girls  (AGs)  in  the  age  group  of  14-18  years  in  NER  and  Aspirational Districts will be covered under SAG.

Under Pradhan Mantri Mandru Vandana Yojana, during the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, Rs. 5.46 crore, 28.31 crore and 31.46 crore have been released as  central  share  for  the  scheme  to  NCT  of  Delhi.  Further,  district-wise  details  of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY scheme in Delhi UT during the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 is as under:

| UT Name   | District   | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022   | 2022-23   |
|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| Delhi     | CENTRAL    | 5,017       | 2,442       | 2,808     |
| Delhi     | EAST       | 6,681       | 5,227       | 6,291     |
| Delhi     | NORTH      | 3,483       | 2,824       | 2,640     |
| Delhi     | NORTH EAST | 15,398      | 13,219      | 14,492    |
| Delhi     | NORTH WEST | 21,000      | 21,337      | 22,717    |
| Delhi     | SOUTH      | 15,055      | 15,801      | 15,744    |
| Delhi     | SOUTH WEST | 4,308       | 3,827       | 4,970     |
| Delhi     | WEST       | 14,943      | 11,450      | 11,926    |

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Annexure

Districts covered under Poshan Abhiyaan in Jharkhand along with the details of Anganwadi Centers

| S.No.   | District            |   Total AWC Operational |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Bokaro              |                    2261 |
| 2       | Chatra              |                    1124 |
| 3       | Deoghar             |                    1567 |
| 4       | Dhanbad             |                    2231 |
| 5       | Dumka               |                    2060 |
| 6       | East Singhbhum      |                    1722 |
| 7       | Garhwa              |                    1331 |
| 8       | Giridih             |                    2431 |
| 9       | Godda               |                    1791 |
| 10      | Gumla               |                    1670 |
| 11      | Hazaribag           |                    1770 |
| 12      | Jamtara             |                    1189 |
| 13      | Khunti              |                     840 |
| 14      | Koderma             |                     749 |
| 15      | Latehar             |                     962 |
| 16      | Lohardaga           |                     749 |
| 17      | Pakur               |                    1167 |
| 18      | Palamu              |                    2595 |
| 19      | Ramgarh             |                    1040 |
| 20      | Ranchi              |                    2830 |
| 21      | Sahibganj           |                    1688 |
| 22      | Seraikela-Kharsawan |                    1369 |
| 23      | Simdega             |                     965 |
| 24      | West Singhbhum      |                    2330 |
|         | Total               |                   38431 |