Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Nikshay Poshan Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## NIKSHAY POSHAN YOJANA

## *198. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take measures to monitor and evaluate the utilization of funds allocated for the nutritional well-being of Tuberculosis (TB) patients under Nikshay Poshan Yojana in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total budgetary allocation for the Nikshay Poshan Yojana, specifically for providing nutritional support to TB patients in North Chennai Constituency of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the fund(s) distributed/disbursed to ensure that TB patients receive adequate nutritional support under Nikshay Poshan Yojana; and
- (d) the details of total number of beneficiaries under Nikshay Poshan Yojana in the country, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198 FOR 15 TH DECEMBER, 2023

The Government introduced Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) in April 2018 to provide Rs 500/month for the duration of treatment, as Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to support nutrition of TB patients. Since April, 2018 to 4 th December 2023, cumulatively an amount of Rs 2617.44 Crores has been disbursed as direct benefit transfer (DBT) to 95.93 lakh eligible beneficiaries.

The Government monitors the allocation and utilization of funds under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) on regular basis at national & State/UT levels. The mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of NPY includes: -

1. Common Review Mission visits of National Health Mission (NHM)
2. Supportive Supervisory Field Visits to state & districts by program division
3. Review by National Programme Coordination Committee
4. Real-time monitoring is done through dashboards in Ni-kshay portal.

The total budgetary allocation for Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana to provide nutritional support to TB patients in country for 2022-23 and 2023-24 is Rs. 777.39 Cr & Rs. 766.89 Cr respectively. Adequate allocation of resources for NPY has been made for all eligible TB patients in Tamil Nadu with Rs 30.00 Cr each allocated for 2022-23 and 2023-24. Tamil Nadu makes disbursement under NPY at the State level, Tamil Nadu has disbursed Rs. 25.06 Cr and Rs. 16.54 Cr to eligible beneficiaries in all district in 2022 and 2023 (Jan-4 th Dec) respectively, out of which, Rs. 70.41 lakh and Rs.43.26 lakh are paid in North Chennai NTEP district in respective calendar years. The State- wise details of NPY paid in 2022 and 2023 is placed at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I State-wise status of Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (Since Jan 2022-to 4 th December 2023)

| State/UTs Name                           | Numbers of Beneficiaries Paid   | Numbers of Beneficiaries Paid   | Total Amount Paid in Rs. (In Crores)   | Total Amount Paid in Rs. (In Crores)   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| State/UTs Name                           | 2022 (Jan to Dec)               | 2023 (4th Dec 2023)             | 2022 (Jan to Dec)                      | 2023 (4th Dec 2023)                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                | 492                             | 297                             | 0.18                                   | 0.07                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 81927                           | 49517                           | 23.48                                  | 11.10                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 2754                            | 1395                            | 0.79                                   | 0.31                                   |
| Assam                                    | 42614                           | 34413                           | 12.41                                  | 8.04                                   |
| Bihar                                    | 121257                          | 85309                           | 32.39                                  | 16.37                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 3203                            | 2206                            | 0.99                                   | 0.50                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 33862                           | 20672                           | 9.93                                   | 4.74                                   |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 923                             | 596                             | 0.28                                   | 0.15                                   |
| Delhi                                    | 58427                           | 43458                           | 17.67                                  | 9.29                                   |
| Goa                                      | 1740                            | 817                             | 0.46                                   | 0.19                                   |
| Gujarat                                  | 117974                          | 90492                           | 34.61                                  | 20.96                                  |
| Haryana                                  | 67390                           | 55945                           | 20.04                                  | 13.11                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 16731                           | 13279                           | 4.87                                   | 3.14                                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir                          | 10667                           | 7834                            | 2.98                                   | 1.79                                   |
| Jharkhand                                | 45889                           | 34466                           | 13.42                                  | 7.78                                   |
| Karnataka                                | 52820                           | 315                             | 12.01                                  | 0.05                                   |
| Kerala                                   | 19976                           | 12408                           | 5.68                                   | 2.47                                   |
| Ladakh                                   | 320                             | 198                             | 0.11                                   | 0.05                                   |
| Lakshadweep                              | 23                              | 11                              | 0.01                                   | 0.00                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 174595                          | 127252                          | 48.66                                  | 29.51                                  |
| Maharashtra                              | 189622                          | 120895                          | 61.98                                  | 28.78                                  |
| Manipur                                  | 1689                            | 984                             | 0.50                                   | 0.23                                   |
| Meghalaya                                | 4023                            | 2908                            | 1.24                                   | 0.66                                   |
| Mizoram                                  | 1916                            | 1539                            | 0.63                                   | 0.38                                   |
| Nagaland                                 | 3158                            | 1733                            | 0.92                                   | 0.36                                   |
| Odisha                                   | 57221                           | 44644                           | 16.61                                  | 10.65                                  |
| Puducherry                               | 1296                            | 892                             | 0.39                                   | 0.21                                   |
| Punjab                                   | 34572                           | 2709                            | 6.85                                   | 0.28                                   |
| Rajasthan                                | 145083                          | 90833                           | 41.40                                  | 21.04                                  |
| Sikkim                                   | 1271                            | 582                             | 0.43                                   | 0.12                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 86545                           | 71424                           | 25.06                                  | 16.54                                  |
| Telangana                                | 63645                           | 40596                           | 17.83                                  | 8.58                                   |
| Tripura                                  | 3025                            | 2412                            | 0.88                                   | 0.56                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 409433                          | 397961                          | 105.71                                 | 77.22                                  |
| Uttarakhand                              | 23138                           | 16224                           | 6.84                                   | 3.59                                   |
| West Bengal                              | 83520                           | 49210                           | 23.20                                  | 8.89                                   |
| Total                                    | 1962741                         | 1426426                         | 551.43                                 | 307.71                                 |

Data Source: Ni-kshay