Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Monitoring of Poshan Abhiyaan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## 'MONITORING OF POSHAN ABHIYAAN'

- 2559    SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a) whether  Poshan  Abhiyaan  or  Bal  Swasthya  Mission  is  under  implementation  in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (b) the details of work undertaken by the Government under such mission/campaign;
- (c) whether the Government has put in place any monitoring mechanism to evaluate the success of mission across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) POSHAN Abhiyaan is being implemented in the state of Madhya Pradesh covering all  the  52  districts.  Further  Anganwadi  Centres  of  all  52  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh  are registered  on  Poshan  Tracker.  The  district-wise  registered  beneficiaries  in  the  State  of Madhya Pradesh are annexed.
- (b) Poshan Abhiyan seeks to address the challenge of malnutrition  with  interventions through technology, behaviour change and convergence. The details of the work undertaken by the Government under POSHAN Abhiyaan is as mentioned below:
- i. Procurement  of  Smartphones  and  Growth  Monitoring  Devices  has  been coordinated through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal. States/UTs are at various stages of procurement of Smartphones and GMDs. Till date, nearly 11  lakh  Smart  Phones  and  12.65  lakh  GMDs  have  been  procured  by  the States/UTs.
- ii. Close to 3.70 crore Community Based Events (CBEs) have been conducted.
- iii. More than 60 crore Jan Andolan activities have been conducted across the country.
- iv. To  encourage  diet-diversity  and  consumption  of  wholesome  local  produce, around 6.42 lakh Poshan Vatikas have been developed at AWCs.
- v. Poshan  Tracker  institutionalised  as  a  governance  tool:  An  IT  application (Poshan Tracker)  was  rolled  out  on  1 st   March  2021  to  monitor  progress  of Mission Poshan 2.0 in near real-time.
- vi. Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification  of  stunting,  wasting,  under-weight  prevalence  among  children; and last mile tracking of nutrition service delivery.
- vii. Poshan Tracker is available in 22 languages including Hindi and English. The mobile application also digitizes and automates the physical registers used by AWWs which also helps improving their quality of work.
- viii. 13.9 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) are registered on the Poshan Tracker.
- ix. 10.11 crore beneficiaries (pregnant women, lactating mothers and children up to 6 years) registered under Poshan Tracker. Close to 22.87 lakh adolescent girls (14-18 years) from North east and Aspirational districts registered on the Poshan Tracker as part of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls.
- x. 93.97% of beneficiaries have been Aadhar verified to ensure last mile tracking and delivery of services.
- xi. Migration facility for pregnant women and lactating mothers from one AWC to another within and outside a State, and from one category to another category of beneficiary is also available on the Poshan Tracker.
- xii. Geo-mapping of approx. 10.5 lakh AWCs has been carried out in partnership with BISAG-N.
- xiii. Beneficiary Redressal Mechanism is an integral part of Poshan 2.0. Poshan Tracker has a web based and an application-based facility to raise a concern. Beneficiaries  can  utilise  the  facility  and  share  their  concerns  directly  with Anganwadi Worker. A Poshan Helpline operationalised in November 2022 has been made available to beneficiaries for raising and registering a concern or query on the services offered by Poshan 2.0.

(c) to (d) Regular reviews and meetings are conducted at National and State/UT level to  monitor the  progress of implementation of POSHAN Abhiyaan.  Field level checks are carried  out  by  the  Ministry  and  State  Governments.  Further,  under  Mission  Poshan  2.0, convergence  is  a  key  component  to  ensure  monitoring  and  implementation  of  service delivery. To facilitate the same, at the district level, there is the mechanism of the District Nutrition Committee with the DM/DC as Chairperson and all officers from line departments such as Health, Education, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development etc. Similarly at the Statelevel, the State level Steering Committee is headed by the Chief Secretary of the State. These institutional  mechanisms  are  in  place  to  oversee  the  outcomes   and  delivery  under  the programme.

Government has issued Streamlined Guidelines dated 13.1.2021 under which district officials in the State are mandated to conduct periodic monitoring including surprise spotchecks, draw samples for quality testing of supplementary nutrition (Take-Home Ration (not raw ration)  and  Hot  Cooked  Meals),  ensure  that  adequate measures for food  safety  and hygiene  are  followed  throughout  the  supply  chain  etc.,  and  undertake  necessary  course correction.

ICT application named as Poshan Tracker is helping in generating data, providing feedback  to  Program  Managers  and  documenting  the  impact  of  scheme  on  nutrition indicators. The Ministry/ States/ Districts can thus make effective timely interventions, based on  the  data  from  tracker  and  evaluate  the  progress  of  different  components.   Poshan Tracker has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services such as, daily attendance, ECCE, Provision of Hot Cooked Meals/Take Home  Ration, Growth Measurement  etc.  To  ensure  last  mile  tracking  of  service  delivery,  SMS  alerts  to beneficiaries have been introduced for delivery of THR. A Poshan Helpline operationalised in November 2022 has been made available for registering concerns. Through the helpline, a  beneficiary  can  raise  a  query  or  a  concern  about  the  services  offered  under  Mission Poshan 2.0.

## Annexure

| District              | Total Beneficiaries   | Lactating Mothers   | Pregnant Women   | Children 0- 6M   | Children 6M-3Y   | Children 3- 6Y   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Agar Malwa            | 61930                 | 2670                | 4399             | 2362             | 23636            | 28863            |
| Alirajpur             | 141192                | 6913                | 7677             | 6601             | 51214            | 68787            |
| Anuppur               | 70593                 | 3326                | 5380             | 3196             | 26961            | 31730            |
| Ashoknagar            | 93817                 | 4573                | 6738             | 4052             | 35268            | 43186            |
| BARWANI               | 208499                | 10439               | 14647            | 9576             | 77598            | 96239            |
| BURHANPUR             | 88578                 | 4075                | 6502             | 3845             | 33543            | 40613            |
| Balaghat              | 166834                | 8646                | 13644            | 8264             | 69054            | 67226            |
| Betul                 | 151347                | 7797                | 12748            | 7432             | 59650            | 63720            |
| Bhind                 | 160975                | 6662                | 11289            | 6273             | 62512            | 74239            |
| Bhopal                | 200924                | 11036               | 17833            | 10843            | 77526            | 83686            |
| Chhatarpur            | 230185                | 10245               | 18044            | 9303             | 86474            | 106119           |
| Chhindwara            | 218462                | 11024               | 17197            | 10789            | 83626            | 95826            |
| DAMOH                 | 142777                | 5935                | 10809            | 5508             | 54260            | 66265            |
| DATIA                 | 77970                 | 3113                | 5473             | 2946             | 29525            | 36913            |
| DINDORI               | 80408                 | 4281                | 6183             | 4104             | 30252            | 35588            |
| Dewas                 | 155945                | 7331                | 12063            | 6948             | 58929            | 70674            |
| Dhar                  | 285789                | 14157               | 19896            | 13932            | 107229           | 130575           |
| Guna                  | 148650                | 7702                | 11538            | 7473             | 55249            | 66688            |
| Gwalior               | 178639                | 7404                | 13557            | 6538             | 68831            | 82309            |
| Harda                 | 53521                 | 2577                | 4663             | 2344             | 20838            | 23099            |
| Indore                | 207623                | 9873                | 16062            | 9098             | 77932            | 94658            |
| Jabalpur              | 183137                | 7790                | 14773            | 7004             | 69600            | 83970            |
| Jhabua                | 201643                | 10446               | 12988            | 8858             | 74096            | 95255            |
| KATNI                 | 143600                | 6793                | 12161            | 6728             | 54172            | 63746            |
| KHANDWA               | 139383                | 6183                | 10645            | 5722             | 53431            | 63402            |
| Khargone (West Nimar) | 211440                | 11102               | 16284            | 10173            | 80274            | 93607            |
| MORENA                | 231341                | 9464                | 17343            | 8614             | 89399            | 106521           |
| Mandla                | 102022                | 4738                | 8017             | 4443             | 38984            | 45840            |
| Mandsaur              | 130460                | 6497                | 9756             | 6131             | 50034            | 58042            |
| NIWADI                | 42968                 | 1661                | 2827             | 1599             | 16360            | 20521            |
| Narmadapuram          | 115490                | 5718                | 9313             | 5574             | 44456            | 50429            |
| Narsinghpur           | 92555                 | 3762                | 7334             | 3606             | 35734            | 42119            |
| Neemuch               | 77347                 | 3622                | 5450             | 3570             | 29307            | 35398            |
| PANNA                 | 118512                | 4923                | 8407             | 4277             | 45008            | 55897            |
| RAJGARH               | 164860                | 7186                | 12861            | 6504             | 61796            | 76513            |
| Raisen                | 132697                | 5981                | 10327            | 5488             | 50094            | 60807            |
| Ratlam                | 173437                | 8827                | 13085            | 8362             | 65837            | 77326            |
| Rewa                  | 260034                | 10222               | 18912            | 9639             | 99263            | 121998           |
| SHAJAPUR              | 92791                 | 3655                | 6764             | 3187             | 35318            | 43867            |
| SHIVPURI              | 213430                | 9297                | 13994            | 8523             | 81231            | 100385           |
| SIDHI                 | 136620                | 5709                | 9942             | 4977             | 51925            | 64067            |
| Sagar                 | 246195                | 10726               | 18812            | 9766             | 94136            | 112755           |
| Satna                 | 218465                | 9291                | 18280            | 8893             | 84892            | 97109            |
| Sehore                | 138461                | 6391                | 11380            | 5943             | 52354            | 62393            |
| Seoni                 | 135959                | 6104                | 10584            | 5654             | 53614            | 60003            |
| Shahdol               | 119701                | 5895                | 9955             | 5866             | 44763            | 53222            |
| Sheopur               | 95833                 | 4322                | 6756             | 3933             | 36828            | 43994            |
| Singrauli             | 152987                | 5973                | 10920            | 4866             | 58525            | 72703            |
| Tikamgarh             | 132711                | 5899                | 9676             | 5527             | 49999            | 61610            |
| UJJAIN                | 196094                | 8697                | 14137            | 8161             | 72790            | 92309            |
| UMARIA                | 61721                 | 2725                | 5259             | 2462             | 23796            | 27479            |
| VIDISHA               | 136425                | 5504                | 9384             | 4855             | 51959            | 64723            |
| Total                 |                       |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
|                       | 7722977               | 354882              | 582668           | 330332           | 2940082          | 3515013          |

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