Lok Sabha Question No. 3438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Nutrition to Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## NUTRITION TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 3438.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  provide  nutrition  to  children,  women, orphans, labourers etc.;
- (b) the funds allocated/released for said  schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether private companies have been entrusted the work of preparing nutritious food;
- (d) if so, whether the private companies are providing food as per the norms fixed in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether area based food items are selected in menu of nutritious food and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) Ministry of Women and Child Development is administering Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme,  which  is  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  being  implemented  by  the  State  Governments/UT Administrations. The scheme aims at holistic development of children below 6 years of age and pregnant women & lactating mothers, by providing a package of six services comprising (i) Supplementary nutrition (ii) Pre-school non-formal education (iii) Nutrition and health Education (iv) Immunization (v) Health checkup and (vi) Referral services through Anganwadi Centres at grassroots level.

Three of the six services viz., immunization, health check-up and referral services are related to health and are provided by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through NRHM & Public Health Infrastructure.

- (b) State/UT-wise statement for funds allocated/released for said schemes during each of the last three years and the current year is at Annex .
- (c) &(d)  The  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  is  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme implemented by the State Governments/UT Administrations. The States/UTs are responsible to implement the scheme and follow the directions/guidelines issued in this regard.

The  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  PIL  196/2001  -  ' PUCL  Vs.  Union  of  India' -  passed  an  order  dated 7.10.2004 inter-alia directing that the contractors shall not be used for supply of nutrition in Anganwadis and  preferably  ICDS  funds  shall  be  spent  by  making  use  of  village  communities,  self-help  groups  and Mahila Mandals for buying grains and preparation of meals.

In  yet  another  judgement dated  19.8.2011  in  the  case  titled  ' Shagun Mahila Udyogik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Vs. State of Maharashtra', the Apex Court stressed on hygiene, quality and standard of the food prepared  for  children  covered  under  the  ICDS  scheme.    Accordingly,  Government  of  India  issued advisories dated 9.5.2012 and 26.9.2014 to all the States/UTs for strict compliance of the directions of the Supreme Court. The States/UTs are mandated to follow these directions/guidelines.

- (e) For  preparation  of  supplementary  nutrition,  local  fruits  and  vegetables  are  preferred  and  the  State Governments/UTs have been advised accordingly.

The  provision  of  supplementary  nutrition  under  ICDS  Scheme  prescribed  for  various  categories  of beneficiaries is as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Category                                     | Type of food                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Children (0-6 months)                        | Exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months of life.                                                                                                                                                                |
|         2 | Children (6-36 months)                       | Take Home Ration containing 500 calories of energy and 12-15 gms. of protein in the form that is palatable to the child. It could be given in the form of micro- nutrient fortified food and/or energy dense food. |
|         3 | Severely malnourished children (6-36 months) | Food supplement of 800 calories of energy and 20-25 gms. of protein in the form of micronutrient fortified food and/or energy - dense Food as Take Home Ration.                                                    |
|         4 | Children (3-6 years)                         | Food supplement of 500 calories of energy and 12-15 gms. of protein per child per day. Morning snack in the form of milk / banana / seasonal fruits etc. and Hot Cooked Meal.                                      |
|         5 | Severely malnourished children (3-6 years)   | Additional 300 calories of energy and 8-10 gms. of protein (in addition to 500 calories of energy and 12-15 gms. of protein given at AWC) in the form of micro-nutrient fortified food and/or energy dense food.   |
|         6 | Pregnant women and Nursing mothers           | Take Home Ration as food supplement of 600 calories of energy and 18-20 gms. of protein per beneficiary per day in the form of micro- nutrient fortified food and / or energy dense food.                          |

The recipes are decided by the States/UTs depending on the availability of local vegetables/fruits and the food habits in the area.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                             | Rs. in lakhs                                                                                                                                                                        |
| No.                                                                                                                                                                                 | STATE                                                                                                                                                                               | 2012-13 Funds released                                                                                                                                                              | Funds released                                                                                                                                                                      | Funds release 2014- 15                                                                                                                                                              | 2015-16 Funds release 2015-16 (upto 14.12.2015)                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2 ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                    | 110011.33                                                                                                                                                                           | 111334.49                                                                                                                                                                           | 99446.78                                                                                                                                                                            | 52961.70                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                   | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                               | 107957.00                                                                                                                                                                           | 107609.68                                                                                                                                                                           | 116266.84                                                                                                                                                                           | 65312.34                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                   | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                        | 53860.37                                                                                                                                                                            | 50459.30                                                                                                                                                                            | 51703.52                                                                                                                                                                            | 28125.92                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                   | GOA                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1859.53                                                                                                                                                                             | 1567.58                                                                                                                                                                             | 2617.25                                                                                                                                                                             | 1031.38                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                   | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                             | 60144.11                                                                                                                                                                            | 60807.51                                                                                                                                                                            | 48886.15                                                                                                                                                                            | 30571.95                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                   | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                             | 30331.08                                                                                                                                                                            | 31266.40                                                                                                                                                                            | 31158.68                                                                                                                                                                            | 14364.27                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                    | 17014.46                                                                                                                                                                            | 17278.95                                                                                                                                                                            | 17184.09                                                                                                                                                                            | 12442.64                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                   | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                     | 26029.50                                                                                                                                                                            | 29610.25                                                                                                                                                                            | 26031.19                                                                                                                                                                            | 20433.49                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                   | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                           | 38673.75                                                                                                                                                                            | 49930.46                                                                                                                                                                            | 46904.30                                                                                                                                                                            | 25831.17                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                           | 67426.31                                                                                                                                                                            | 75135.57                                                                                                                                                                            | 82856.77                                                                                                                                                                            | 45693.61                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                  | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                              | 27472.04                                                                                                                                                                            | 35995.97                                                                                                                                                                            | 24726.35                                                                                                                                                                            | 17097.81                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                      | 147086.26                                                                                                                                                                           | 102418.63                                                                                                                                                                           | 122544.60                                                                                                                                                                           | 61319.17                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                         | 140032.78                                                                                                                                                                           | 129519.81                                                                                                                                                                           | 90781.88                                                                                                                                                                            | 60251.44                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                  | ORISSA                                                                                                                                                                              | 66424.71                                                                                                                                                                            | 97438.29                                                                                                                                                                            | 87511.73                                                                                                                                                                            | 47888.84                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                  | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                              | 29429.25                                                                                                                                                                            | 24546.11                                                                                                                                                                            | 25893.06                                                                                                                                                                            | 13531.31                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                  | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                           | 68853.08                                                                                                                                                                            | 65232.45                                                                                                                                                                            | 73992.88                                                                                                                                                                            | 38498.94                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                  | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                          | 42882.04                                                                                                                                                                            | 65605.57                                                                                                                                                                            | 67902.29                                                                                                                                                                            | 38132.20                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                  | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                         | 12036.13                                                                                                                                                                            | 17763.50                                                                                                                                                                            | 35218.06                                                                                                                                                                            | 30495.22                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                       | 250471.26                                                                                                                                                                           | 235448.38                                                                                                                                                                           | 257500.69                                                                                                                                                                           | 166815.76                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                  | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                         | 106618.64                                                                                                                                                                           | 123227.84                                                                                                                                                                           | 97578.85                                                                                                                                                                            | 58716.68                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                  | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                | 46057.10                                                                                                                                                                            | 19135.74                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                  | DELHI                                                                                                                                                                               | 16495.76                                                                                                                                                                            | 17700.74                                                                                                                                                                            | 17855.94                                                                                                                                                                            | 8601.92                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                  | PONDICHERRY                                                                                                                                                                         | 387.11                                                                                                                                                                              | 736.39                                                                                                                                                                              | 1275.34                                                                                                                                                                             | 926.08                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                  | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                   | 575.17                                                                                                                                                                              | 391.79                                                                                                                                                                              | 891.78                                                                                                                                                                              | 654.52                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                  | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                          | 685.85                                                                                                                                                                              | 731.19                                                                                                                                                                              | 996.18                                                                                                                                                                              | 650.34                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                  | D. & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                                                   | 238.37                                                                                                                                                                              | 378.31                                                                                                                                                                              | 281.31                                                                                                                                                                              | 210.97                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                  | DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                                                         | 188.1                                                                                                                                                                               | 161.19                                                                                                                                                                              | 195.77                                                                                                                                                                              | 133.55                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                  | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                                         | 146.44                                                                                                                                                                              | 147.46                                                                                                                                                                              | 138.16                                                                                                                                                                              | 122.01                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                   | 12392.5                                                                                                                                                                             | 10344.16                                                                                                                                                                            | 15557.38                                                                                                                                                                            | 7666.57                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                               | 90085.33                                                                                                                                                                            | 103145.19                                                                                                                                                                           | 103517.50                                                                                                                                                                           | 58849.22                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                  | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                             | 7700.66                                                                                                                                                                             | 16140.54                                                                                                                                                                            | 14929.58                                                                                                                                                                            | 6679.81                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                  | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                           | 10608.84                                                                                                                                                                            | 14287.83                                                                                                                                                                            | 14357.78                                                                                                                                                                            | 9018.46                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                  | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                             | 5480.34                                                                                                                                                                             | 4772.89                                                                                                                                                                             | 5695.57                                                                                                                                                                             | 3040.67                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                  | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                            | 8526.31                                                                                                                                                                             | 8912.80                                                                                                                                                                             | 12202.63                                                                                                                                                                            | 5123.15                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                  | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                                              | 2115.37                                                                                                                                                                             | 2607.14                                                                                                                                                                             | 2998.60                                                                                                                                                                             | 1430.31                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                  | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                                             | 9437.63                                                                                                                                                                             | 13651.31                                                                                                                                                                            | 14074.26                                                                                                                                                                            | 8333.78                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                  | AKBY (LIC) #                                                                                                                                                                        | 472.18                                                                                                                                                                              | 442.90                                                                                                                                                                              | 451.09                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 37                                                                                                                                                                                  | NIPCCD                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                                                                                               | 1570149.59                                                                                                                                                                          | 1626748.57                                                                                                                                                                          | 1658181.93                                                                                                                                                                          | 960092.94                                                                                                                                                                           |