Lok Sabha Question No. 3623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Health of School-Going Girls
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST MARCH 2025

## HEALTH OFSCHOOL-GOING GIRLS

## 3623. SHRI KULDEEP INDORA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has implemented any schemes to improve the health and nutrition of school-going girls; and

(b) if so, the details thereof in this regard along with the financial assistance being provided to the State Governments particularly in Rajasthan, State-wise?

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

(a) and (b) The Government implements various schemes to improve the health and nutrition of school-going girls enumerated below:

Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation programme (WIFS): This is implemented across the country in both rural and urban areas, covering Government and Government aided schools and Anganwadi centres. The programme entails provision of weekly supervised IFA tablets to in-school adolescent girls and out-of-school adolescent girls for prevention of iron and folic acid deficiency anemia, and biannual albendazole tablets for worm infestation control. The programme is implemented through convergence of Health Ministry with key stakeholder viz Ministries of Women and Child Development and Education.

Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls: This scheme covering adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years is implemented to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene, access to and use of sanitary napkins by adolescent girls and safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environmentally friendly manner.

National Deworming Day (NDD ) ensure that albendazole tablets are administered to children (1-19 years) including school girls, in a single fixed day approach via schools and Anganwadi centres over two rounds (February and August) to reduce the worm infestation.

Funds are provided for these interventions through the National Health Mission to the States/UTs based on the proposals submitted in their Annual Programme Implementation Plans

Mission Poshan 2.0 (Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 )is the umbrella scheme to address the challenge of malnutrition , subsuming the components of Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region), where the responsibility for implementation of the various activities lies with the States and UTs.

Mission Poshan 2.0 aims at reduction in malnutrition, improved health, wellness and immunity through activities like community engagement, outreach, behavioral change, and advocacy. Supplementary Nutrition is provided to Children (6 months to 6 years), Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Adolescent Girls to beat the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition in accordance with the nutrition norms contained in Schedule-II of the National Food Security Act, which are based on the principles of diet diversity that provides for quality protein, healthy fats and micronutrients.

Fortified rice supplied to AWCs meets the requirement of micro-nutrients and helps control anemia among women and children. Greater emphasis is being laid on the use of millets at least once a week for preparation of Hot Cooked Meal and Take Home ration at Anganwadi centers.

Under this Mission, one of the major activities undertaken is Community Mobilization and Awareness Advocacy through Jan Andolan during Poshan Maah and Poshan Pakhwada to educate people on nutritional aspects as adoption of good nutrition habit requires sustained efforts for behavioural change.

The details of the State/ UT wise approvals including for Rajasthan for schemes under National Health Mission are placed at Annexure I and for Mission Poshan 2.0 placed at Annexure II

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3623 for answer on 21.03.2025

## Annexure I

| State/UT-wise SPIP Approval for programmes under National Health Mission (NHM) for FY 2023-24 (in Rs Lakh)   | State/UT-wise SPIP Approval for programmes under National Health Mission (NHM) for FY 2023-24 (in Rs Lakh)   | State/UT-wise SPIP Approval for programmes under National Health Mission (NHM) for FY 2023-24 (in Rs Lakh)   | State/UT-wise SPIP Approval for programmes under National Health Mission (NHM) for FY 2023-24 (in Rs Lakh)   | State/UT-wise SPIP Approval for programmes under National Health Mission (NHM) for FY 2023-24 (in Rs Lakh)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                   | Menstrua l Hygiene Scheme                                                                                    | National Dewormin g Day                                                                                      | Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementatio n                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                            | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                         | 21.76                                                                                                        | 22.06                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               | 2,009.08                                                                                                     | 739.06                                                                                                       | 536.74                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 173.74                                                                                                       | 252.87                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                        | 274.01                                                                                                       | 616.57                                                                                                       | 400.66                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                         | 2,539.20                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.40                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                         | 521.96                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli ,DD                                                                                      | 1.00                                                                                                         | 10.56                                                                                                        | 6.40                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                                        | 331.08                                                                                                       | 230.56                                                                                                       | 160.36                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                          | 6.29                                                                                                         | 17.89                                                                                                        | 44.33                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                      | 50.00                                                                                                        | 666.03                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                         | 402.67                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                                       | 55.40                                                                                                        | 15.40                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                           | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                            | 628.71                                                                                                       | 284.49                                                                                                       | 166.42                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                         | 1,543.38                                                                                                     | 36.90                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                         | 939.65                                                                                                       | 687.24                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                       | 119.70                                                                                                       | 581.00                                                                                                       | 9.60                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                         | 13.80                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                                                  | 9.10                                                                                                         | 0.39                                                                                                         | 2.50                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 115.00                                                                                                       | 1,236.82                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 2,411.29                                                                                                     | 1,855.77                                                                                                     | 860.52                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                      | 114.82                                                                                                       | 66.95                                                                                                        | 28.18                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                         | 89.60                                                                                                        | 64.70                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                         | 57.78                                                                                                        | 31.50                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                     | 55.28                                                                                                        | 121.57                                                                                                       | 48.66                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                       | 791.67                                                                                                       | 836.89                                                                                                       | 681.06                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                   | 36.00                                                                                                        | 21.55                                                                                                        | 36.34                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                       | 1,181.65                                                                                                     | 153.09                                                                                                       | 236.80                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                         | 822.08                                                                                                       | 542.63                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                       | 40.10                                                                                                        | 14.29                                                                                                        | 14.50                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   | 4,588.50                                                                                                     | 778.58                                                                                                       | 904.89                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                    | 1,859.46                                                                                                     | 589.02                                                                                                       | 172.60                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                      | 137.45                                                                                                       | 162.81                                                                                                       | 223.99                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                         | 8,822.00                                                                                                     | 3,656.27                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 4.00                                                                                                         | 494.37                                                                                                       | 119.72                                                                                                       |

Note:SPIP Approval is as per the available Financial Management Reports submitted by State/UTs and are provisional

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3623 for answer on 21.03.2025

## Annexure II

## Funds released in the last three years to all States and UTs under Mission Poshan 2.0

|   S. No. | STATES/UTs                         |   Amount in ₹crores |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        |               35.71 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |             2278.07 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |              470.67 |
|        4 | Assam                              |             5204.84 |
|        5 | Bihar                              |             5173.81 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                         |               68.22 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                       |             1855.15 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |               27.1  |
|        9 | Delhi                              |              477.69 |
|       10 | Goa                                |               39.49 |
|       11 | Gujarat                            |             2879.3  |
|       12 | Haryana                            |              594.07 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                   |              819.31 |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |             1415.63 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                          |             1448.19 |
|       16 | Karnataka                          |             2682.54 |
|       17 | Kerala                             |             1139.85 |
|       18 | Ladakh                             |               53.1  |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                        |                5.43 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                     |             3220.15 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                        |             5059.08 |
|       22 | Manipur                            |              566.15 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                          |              635.41 |
|       24 | Mizoram                            |              202.39 |
|       25 | Nagaland                           |              622.01 |
|       26 | Odisha                             |             2958.71 |
|       27 | Puducherry                         |                7.37 |
|       28 | Punjab                             |              766.7  |
|       29 | Rajasthan                          |             2748.63 |
|       30 | Sikkim                             |               79.54 |
|       31 | TamilNadu                          |             2302.98 |
|       32 | Telangana                          |             1540.88 |
|       33 | Tripura                            |              581.47 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                      |             7798.11 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                        |             1067.74 |
|       36 | West Bengal                        |             3133.5  |