Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: ‘Anaemia Mukt Bharat’ Mission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 342 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st JULY 2023

## 'ANAEMIAMUKTBHARAT' MISSION

## 342. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) State/UT-wise number of anaemia cases reported among the women in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that more than 55 percent of women suffer from anaemia in the erstwhile Guntur district;
- (c) if so, the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government; and
- (d) the details of the medicines provided to women and children under 'Anaemia Mukt Bharat' mission in Andhra Pradesh, especially the erstwhile Guntur district?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)

The State/UT-wise details of cases of anaemia among all women age 15-49 years in the country as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21) is provided at the Annexure.

(b)

The prevalence of anaemia among all women age 15-49 years is 59.5 percent in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21).

(c)

In 2018, the Government of India launched the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy to reduce prevalence of anaemia in women, children and adolescents through life cycle approach. The 6X6X6 strategy aims to reduce anaemia among six beneficiaries age groups through implementation of six interventions and six institutional mechanisms. The State of Andhra Pradesh is implementing Anaemia Mukt Bharat strategy as per GOI guidelines. The measures taken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to address the problem of anaemia are:-

- 1 Prophylactic Iron Folic Acid Supplementation to all six beneficiaries age group
- 2 Periodic deworming: Biannual mass deworming for children and adolescents in age group 1-19 years under National Deworming Day (NDD) programme
- 3 Intensified year-round Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Campaign
- 4 Testing of anaemia using digital methods and point of care treatment, with special focus on adolescents and pregnant women
- 5 Management of severe anaemia in pregnant women by administration of IV Iron Sucrose/ Blood transfusion
- 6 Providing incentives to ASHA for identification and follow-up of high risk pregnancies including severe anaemia in pregnant women
- 7 Addressing non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets with special focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis
- 8 Strengthening supply chain management of Iron and Folic Acid supplements
- 9 Convergence and coordination with other line departments and ministries for strengthening implementation .
- (d) The details of the medicines provided to women and children including adolescent girls under 'Anaemia Mukt Bharat' programme including Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh, as per HMIS for FY 2022-23 is: 1. Iron and Folic Acid Syrup is provided to 26.85 Lakhs children (6-59 months) in the State and 1.28 Lakhs children (6-59 months) in Guntur district. 2. Iron and Folic Acid Pink tablets are provided to 31.21 Lakhs children (5-9 years) in the State and 1.33 Lakhs children (5-9 years) in Guntur district. 3. Iron and Folic Acid Blue tablets are provided to 43.26 Lakhs inschool and out of schools adolescent girls (10-19 years), in the State and 1.94 Lakhs inschool and out of schools adolescent girls adolescent girls (10-19 years) in Guntur district. 4. Iron and Folic Acid Red tablets are provided to 8.69 Lakhs pregnant women in the State and 0.33 Lakhs pregnant women in Guntur district. 5. Iron and Folic Acid Red tablets are provided to 6.38 Lakhs lactating mothers in the State
- and 0.27 Lakhs lactating mothers in Guntur district.

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Annexure State/UT-wise prevalence of anaemia among all women age 15-49 years as per National

## Family Health Survey -5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21)

| State/UT                 |   All women age 15-49 years who are anaemic (%) |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                            57.5 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                                            58.8 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                                            40.3 |
| Assam                    |                                            65.9 |
| Bihar                    |                                            63.5 |
| Chandigarh               |                                            60.3 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                                            60.8 |
| DNH& DD                  |                                            62.5 |
| Goa                      |                                            39   |
| Gujarat                  |                                            65   |
| Haryana                  |                                            60.4 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                                            53   |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                                            65.9 |
| Jharkhand                |                                            65.3 |
| Karnataka                |                                            47.8 |
| Kerala                   |                                            36.3 |
| Ladakh                   |                                            92.8 |
| Lakshadweep              |                                            25.8 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                                            54.7 |
| Maharashtra              |                                            54.2 |
| Manipur                  |                                            29.4 |
| Meghalaya                |                                            53.8 |
| Mizoram                  |                                            34.8 |
| Nagaland                 |                                            28.9 |
| NCT of Delhi             |                                            49.9 |
| Odisha                   |                                            64.3 |
| Puducherry               |                                            55.1 |
| Punjab                   |                                            58.7 |
| Rajasthan                |                                            54.4 |
| Sikkim                   |                                            42.1 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                                            53.4 |
| Telangana                |                                            57.6 |
| Tripura                  |                                            67.2 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                                            50.4 |
| Uttarakhand              |                                            42.6 |
| West Bengal              |                                            71.4 |