Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Anaemia among Women
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JULY, 2025

## ANAEMIAAMONGWOMEN

## 977. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

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

- (a) the details of the cases of anaemia among women in the country during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise, and
- (b) the initiative taken by the Government to reduce the anaemia cases among women in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) : The prevalence of anaemia among women in the country, State/UT-wise as per National Health Family Survey-5 (2019-21) is placed at Annexure .
- (b) : The Government of India implements Anaemia Mukt Bharat Programme in the country, across all States/UTs, to reduce prevalence of anaemia in women and children in life cycle approach through implementation of six interventions-
-  Deworming (albendazole tablet in second trimester of pregnancy).
-  Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid supplementation (IFA Red tablets are provided daily for 180 days to pregnant women and lactating mothers).
-  Intensified year-round behavior change communication campaign.
-  Mandatory provision of iron and folic acid fortified foods in public health programmes.
-  Testing of anemia using digital invasive hemoglobinometer and point of care treatment.
-  Addressing non-nutritional causes of anemia in endemic pockets, with special focus on malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis, via robust institutional mechanism.

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Annexure

## State/UT-wise prevalence of anaemia among women

|   S.No. | Name of the State/UT     | Percentage of anaemia among all women (15-49 years)   |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | NA                                                    |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh           | 53.7                                                  |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 27.9                                                  |
|       4 | Assam                    | 54.2                                                  |
|       5 | Bihar                    | 63.1                                                  |
|       6 | Chandigarh               | NA                                                    |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh             | 51.8                                                  |
|       8 | Delhi                    | 42.2                                                  |
|       9 | DNH& DD                  | 60.7                                                  |
|      10 | Goa                      | NA                                                    |
|      11 | Gujarat                  | 62.6                                                  |
|      12 | Haryana                  | 65.5                                                  |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh         | 42.2                                                  |
|      14 | J&K                      | 44.1                                                  |
|      15 | Jharkhand                | 56.8                                                  |
|      16 | Karnataka                | 45.7                                                  |
|      17 | Kerala                   | 31.4                                                  |
|      18 | Ladakh                   | 78.1                                                  |
|      19 | Lakshadweep              | NA                                                    |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh           | 52.9                                                  |
|      21 | Maharashtra              | 45.7                                                  |
|      22 | Manipur                  | 32.4                                                  |
|      23 | Meghalaya                | 45                                                    |
|      24 | Mizoram                  | 34                                                    |
|      25 | Nagaland                 | 22.2                                                  |
|      26 | Odisha                   | 61.8                                                  |
|      27 | Puducherry               | 42.5                                                  |
|      28 | Punjab                   | 51.7                                                  |
|      29 | Rajasthan                | 46.3                                                  |
|      30 | Sikkim                   | 40.7                                                  |
|      31 | Tamil Nadu               | 48.3                                                  |
|      32 | Telangana                | 53.2                                                  |
|      33 | Tripura                  | 61.5                                                  |
|      34 | Uttarakhand              | 46.4                                                  |
|      35 | Uttar Pradesh            | 45.9                                                  |
|      36 | West Bengal              | 62.3                                                  |