Lok Sabha Question No. 2077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Malnourished Girls and Pregnant Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2077

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025

## MALNOURISHED GIRLS AND PREGNANT WOMEN

## 2077.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Government  is  providing  free  foodgrains  to  malnourished  girls  and  pregnant women in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the quantity of foodgrains allocated to the States for this purpose, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of malnourished girls/ pregnant women who have benefitted from this scheme during the last three years till date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) and (b): Under Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0, Supplementary Nutrition is provided to Children (6 months to 6 years), Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Adolescent Girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) to beat the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition by adopting a life cycle approach. Supplementary nutrition is provided in the form of Hot Cooked Meals (HCM) and Take Home Ration (THR).

Foodgrains  i.e.  wheat,  fortified  rice  and  millets,  are  allocated  at  subsidised  rates  to  State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) on quarterly basis through the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) for preparation of HCM and THR.

(c): A statement indicating the quantity of foodgrains allocated to States and UTs under WBNP and SAG till the 3 rd quarter of the financial year 2025-26 is given at Annexure - I.

(d): A statement indicating the number of Aadhar verified adolescent girls and pregnant women who have benefited from this scheme during the last three years and current financial year is given at Annexure - II.

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Annexure I

Statement referred to in part (c) of Unstarred Question No.2077 for 12.12.2025 regarding 'Malnourished Girls and Pregnant Women' asked by Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

Quantity of foodgrains allocated to States/UTs under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) during the financial year 2025-26 (till the 3 rd  quarter of 2025-26)

(in Metric Tons)

|                                   | WBNP       | WBNP           | WBNP    | SAG      | SAG      | SAG            | SAG    | SAG         |
|-----------------------------------|------------|----------------|---------|----------|----------|----------------|--------|-------------|
| States/UTs                        | Wheat      | Fortified Rice | Ragi    | Jowar    | Wheat    | Fortified Rice | Ragi   | Jowar       |
| 1 A&N Island                      | 0          | 126.6          | 36.18   | 0        | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh                  | 19757.3    | 29302.5        | 0       | 0        | 0        | 796.22         | 0      | 0           |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh               | 0          | 1804.61        | 0       | 0        | 0        | 305.39         | 0      | 0           |
| 4 Assam                           | 18702.51   | 37952.3        | 6143.94 |          | 02611.64 | 5223.29        | 849.24 | 0           |
| 5 Bihar                           | 0179634.53 | 0179634.53     | 0       | 0        | 0        | 4618.04        | 0      | 0           |
| 6 Chandigarh                      | 297.58     | 210.56         | 87.36   | 0        | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                    | 36268.5    | 7014.96        | 1504.05 | 01571.21 | 01571.21 | 0              | 104.01 | 0           |
| 8 Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu | 0          | 441.67         | 173.34  | 34.53    | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 9 Delhi                           | 6348.52    | 6822.16        | 191.22  | 108.66   | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 10Goa                             | 70.8       | 1077.38        | 0       | 0        | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 11Gujarat                         | 46611.4    | 9285.88        | 0       | 0        | 675.51   | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 12Haryana                         | 19177.97   | 3086.43        |         | 02772.81 | 134      | 32.17          | 0      | 23.61       |
| 13Himachal Pradesh                | 4646.83    | 2840.66        | 0       | 133.64   | 235.54   | 108.71         | 0      | 17.91       |
| 14Jammu &Kashmir                  | 0          | 17862.78       | 0       | 0        | 0        | 571.96         | 0      | 0           |
| 15Jharkhand                       | 18406.13   | 22060.97       | 2413.2  | 0        | 2754.4   | 0              | 293.88 | 0           |
| 16Karnataka                       | 48929.49   | 34260.76       |         | 04437.96 | 327.82   | 1229.34        | 0      | 82.8        |
| 17Kerala                          | 14520.31   | 10095.33       | 0       | 0        | 400.91   | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 18Ladakh                          | 64.19      | 208.83         | 0       | 0        | 0        | 0              | 0      | 0           |
| 19Lakshadweep                     | 44.14      | 44.75          | 11.1    | 0        | 0        | 00             | 0      | 0           |
| 20Madhya Pradesh                  | 89190.34   | 31630.21       | 0       | 0        | 980.14   | 1066.61        | 0      | 0           |
| 21Maharashtra                     | 51957.6    | 67163.02       | 0       | 0        | 827.74   | 1195.63        | 0      | 0           |
| 22Manipur                         | 0          | 4984.01        | 487.53  | 731.28   | 0        | 706.13         |        | 74.37111.54 |
| 23Meghalaya                       | 4610.7     | 2942.38        | 0       | 709.71   | 515.76   | 328.21         | 0      | 67.17       |
| 24Mizoram                         | 1197.72    | 1201.14        | 0       | 0        | 0        | 385.15         | 0      | 0           |
| 25Nagaland                        | 0          | 1964.65        | 0       | 0        | 0        | 451.75         | 0      | 0           |

| 26Odisha        | 43159.9                                  | 28972.5                                  | 0      | 05404.03   | 05404.03   | 0                     | 0      | 0   |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|------------|------------|-----------------------|--------|-----|
| 27Puducherry    | 0                                        | 374.23                                   | 0      | 0          | 0          | 0                     | 0      | 0   |
| 28Punjab        | 12927.59                                 | 15302.51                                 | 0      | 0          | 362.5      | 392.71                | 0      | 0   |
| 29Rajasthan     | 45004.29                                 | 12057.79                                 | 0      | 0          | 520.96     | 291.27                | 0      | 0   |
| 30Sikkim        | 93.37                                    | 0                                        | 0      | 38.74      | 0          | 0                     | 0      | 0   |
| 31Tamil Nadu    | 35920.55                                 | 14594.38                                 | 0      | 0          | 773.63     | 0                     | 0      | 0   |
| 32Telangana     | 12403.42                                 | 20832.68                                 | 0      | 0          | 0          | 0                     | 376.26 | 0   |
| 33Tripura       | 0                                        | 6950.02                                  | 0      | 0          | 0          | 698.51                | 0      | 0   |
| 34Uttar Pradesh | 242649.63191651.51                       |                                          | 0      |            | 02377.47   | 1018.91               | 0      | 0   |
| 35Uttarakhand   | 6606.2                                   | 1975.95                                  | 942.06 | 0          | 869.34     | 87.43                 | 0      | 0   |
| 36West Bengal   | 0121658.25                               |                                          | 0      | 0          | 0          | 0                     | 0      | 0   |
| Total           | 779566.98888388.8911989.988967.3321342.6 | 779566.98888388.8911989.988967.3321342.6 |        |            |            | 19507.431697.76303.03 |        |     |

Statement referred to in part (d) of Unstarred Question No.2077 for 12.12.2025 regarding 'Malnourished Girls and Pregnant Women' asked by Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

Number of Aadhar verified beneficiaries (as per Poshan Tracker) viz.Pregnant women (PW) and Adolescent Girls (AG) who have benefitted from this scheme during the last three years and current Financial Year

|                                  | 2022-23 *       | 2022-23 *         | 2023-24 *       | 2023-24 *         | 2024-25 *       | 2024-25 *         | 2025-26 *       | 2025-26 *         |
|----------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| State/UT                         | Pregnan t Women | Adolescen t Girls | Pregnan t Women | Adolescen t Girls | Pregnan t Women | Adolescen t Girls | Pregnan t Women | Adolescen t Girls |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands         | 802             | 0                 | 751             | 0                 | 806             | 0                 | 911             | 0                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 2,21,529        | 52,348            | 96,340          | 11,021            | 2,45,821        | 54,370            | 2,37,048        | 27,648            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                | 949             | 2,312             | 2,111           | 9,303             | 2,570           | 13,081            | 2,442           | 11,021            |
| Assam                            | 2,01,569        | 1,17,386          | 1,68,708        | 1,43,438          | 1,74,323        | 3,92,314          | 1,65,812        | 3,38,510          |
| Bihar                            | 7,04,127        | 1,16,902          | 5,12,846        | 2,18,778          | 6,75,484        | 2,08,729          | 8,84,667        | 1,69,190          |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 1,80,050        | 64,940            | 2,03,799        | 1,09,771          | 1,93,254        | 1,11,227          | 1,81,343        | 71,191            |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli - Daman& Diu | 3,654           | 0                 | 4,711           | 0                 | 3,584           | 0                 | 3,796           | 0                 |
| Delhi                            | 51,098          | 0                 | 71,189          | 0                 | 67,535          | 0                 | 70,263          | 0                 |
| Goa                              | 1,408           | 0                 | 4,741           | 0                 | 3,672           | 0                 | 3,369           | 0                 |
| Gujarat                          | 2,47,660        | 52,358            | 2,64,999        | 69,873            | 2,25,999        | 67,291            | 2,39,579        | 55,708            |
| Haryana                          | 95,695          | 178               | 1,16,459        | 7,765             | 1,22,401        | 8,401             | 1,41,898        | 9,691             |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 25,900          | 1,801             | 41,254          | 16,596            | 35,255          | 16,875            | 33,674          | 15,440            |
| J&K                              | 38,527          | 14,533            | 45,550          | 19,266            | 48,970          | 24,905            | 44,285          | 25,271            |
| Jharkhand                        | 1,11,040        | 57,040            | 2,37,767        | 1,61,685          | 1,81,181        | 2,05,408          | 1,97,420        | 1,56,811          |
| Karnataka                        | 3,48,179        | 883               | 2,77,116        | 1,299             | 3,52,265        | 66,837            | 3,84,289        | 70,348            |
| Kerala                           | 1,69,062        | 12,548            | 1,40,143        | 18,498            | 1,20,717        | 18,549            | 1,25,379        | 17,961            |
| Ladakh                           | 827             | 0                 | 863             | 0                 | 891             | 0                 | 858             | 0                 |
| Lakshadwee p                     | 222             | 0                 | 436             | 0                 | 409             | 0                 | 430             | 0                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 5,05,097        | 1,27,476          | 5,02,622        | 1,41,341          | 4,84,195        | 1,51,360          | 4,73,376        | 1,09,620          |

| Maharashtra    | 1,75,215   | 56,385    | 4,15,426   | 1,14,515   | 3,24,076   | 1,10,696   | 3,48,840   | 96,386    |
|----------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
| Manipur        | 14,258     | 44,968    | 7,419      | 42,177     | 11,112     | 43,613     | 10,125     | 32,784    |
| Meghalaya      | 3,701      | 5,177     | 13,476     | 36,542     | 8,888      | 31,930     | 14,521     | 44,094    |
| Mizoram        | 6,769      | 12,940    | 6,748      | 20,879     | 6,057      | 18,060     | 6,420      | 14,624    |
| Nagaland       | 76         | 1,587     | 2,214      | 10,362     | 1,237      | 17,334     | 2,449      | 18,581    |
| Odisha         | 3,04,502   | 2,08,374  | 3,20,022   | 2,69,240   | 3,06,106   | 2,70,509   | 3,00,552   | 2,06,251  |
| Puducherry     | 1,011      | 0         | 3,710      | 0          | 3,157      | 0          | 3,517      | 0         |
| Punjab         | 64,743     | 59        | 1,05,251   | 27,801     | 93,841     | 34,148     | 82,806     | 31,753    |
| Rajasthan      | 4,42,247   | 7,564     | 3,47,979   | 41,226     | 3,47,254   | 41,535     | 3,40,810   | 30,125    |
| Sikkim         | 1,255      | 5,255     | 1,652      | 7,849      | 1,436      | 7,357      | 1,360      | 5,510     |
| Tamil Nadu     | 3,13,165   | 31,690    | 3,15,478   | 38,564     | 2,84,361   | 44,874     | 3,04,452   | 41,176    |
| Telangana      | 1,83,951   | 13,808    | 1,78,850   | 22,977     | 1,14,018   | 19,993     | 1,70,671   | 35,442    |
| Tripura        | 21,947     | 17,394    | 20,103     | 29,241     | 17,703     | 32,353     | 17,493     | 26,523    |
| UT- Chandigarh | 3,531      | 0         | 3,387      | 0          | 3,490      | 0          | 3,608      | 0         |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 18,31,15 2 | 46,141    | 18,60,37 2 | 2,49,445   | 16,53,50 3 | 2,04,754   | 13,78,36 5 | 1,08,376  |
| Uttarakhand    | 62,498     | 11,133    | 70,446     | 69,971     | 65,995     | 73,537     | 59,303     | 58,896    |
| West Bengal    | 6,10,329   | 0         | 6,25,922   | 0          | 5,67,225   | 0          | 5,72,098   | 0         |
| Grand Total    | 69,47,74 5 | 10,83,180 | 69,90,86 0 | 19,09,423  | 67,48,79 1 | 22,90,040  | 68,08,22 9 | 18,28,931 |

* Number of beneficiary as existing in the month of November of respective Financial Year

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