Lok Sabha Question No. 1495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Malnutrition Among Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1495

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2016

## MALNUTRITION AMONG WOMEN

- 1495   SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  level  of  malnutrition  among  women  in  Bundelkhand  region  is  higher  than other parts of the country; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with the schemes being implemented/proposed to be implemented by the Government to tackle this problem?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Bundelkhand  region  of  the  country  geographicallycomes  under  the  States  of  Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The data as per the Clinical, Anthropometric and Biochemical (CAB)  Survey,  2014,  a  component  of  the  Annual  Health  Survey,  conducted  by  Registrar General  of  India  (RGI),on  prevalence  of  undernutrition  (BMI<18.5)  and  anaemia  among women in some of the districts falling in the Bundelkhand region and the average prevalence in the respective State is annexed.

(b)    The  Government  has  accorded  high  priority  to  the  issue  of  malnutrition  and  is implementing  several  schemes/programmes  of  different  Ministries/Departments  through State Governments/UT Administrations to address one or other aspect related to nutrition in the  country  including  the  districts  falling  in  the  Bundelkhand  region.  This  Ministry  is implementing  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme,  'Rajiv  Gandhi Scheme  for  Empowerment  of  Adolescent  Girls  (RGSEAG)-'Sabla',  and  Indira  Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY) as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition among women and children.

Additionally, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Ministry, through its regional field units,  is  engaged  in  conducting  training  programmes  in  nutrition,  in  addition  to  advocacy towards generating awareness through nutrition education programmes on the importance of healthy balanced diets especially through the use of locally available foods, mass awareness campaigns and use of electronic and print media.

The main aim of all these activities is to improve nutritional outcomes and bring down the level of malnutrition in the country especially amongst women and children.

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## Annexure

Prevalence of Undernutrition and anaemia among Women (age 18-59 years) in districts falling under the Bundelkhand Region as per Clinical, Anthropometric and Biochemical (CAB) Survey, 2014, a component of Annual Health Survey,

| State / District   |   Chronic Energy Deficiency (BMI <18.5) (%) |   Anemia (%) |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Madhya Pradesh     |                                        21.2 |         83.7 |
| Datia              |                                        13.1 |         74.4 |
| Chhatarpur         |                                        18.8 |         84.7 |
| Tikamgarh          |                                        35.8 |         94.8 |
| Panna              |                                        15.5 |         88.3 |
| Damoh              |                                        16.3 |         82.2 |
| Sagar              |                                        49.4 |         84.7 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |                                        28.4 |         91.5 |
| Jalaun             |                                        29.1 |         95.9 |
| Jhansi             |                                        25.7 |         89.7 |
| Lalitpur           |                                        25.8 |         80.9 |
| Hamirpur           |                                        25.5 |         96.6 |
| Mahoba             |                                        30.4 |         79.4 |
| Banda              |                                         8.1 |         82.9 |
| Chitrakoot         |                                        15.4 |         93.5 |

conducted by Registrar General of India (RGI)