Lok Sabha Question No. 1510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Nutrition Deficiency in women and children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1510

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2016

## NUTRITION DEFICIENCY IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

1510. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH :

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

(a)  whether  large  number  of  women  and  children  are  affected  by  nutrition  deficiency  in  North  Eastern Region and other parts of the country;

(b) if so, the action taken by the Government to meet this challenge;

(c) whether the Government has received any financial help from United Nations or UNESCO for women and child development schemes in North Eastern and other regions of the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  details  of  funds  released  for  different  women  and  child  development  schemes  during  last  three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether the Government has formulated any monitoring system for executing these schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         Yes.  As  per  National  Nutrition  Monitoring  Bureau's  report  of Third  Repeat  Survey,  conducted  by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in 2012 the proportion of pre-school children not meeting even 50% of RDA for calcium, vitamin A, riboflavin and vitamin C was about 51- 82%. The intakes of micronutrients such as iron, vitamin A, riboflavin, vitamin C and folic acid were not even 50% of RDA in 51-83% of pregnant women.  In  general,  the  extent  of  micronutrient  deficiency  was  low  in  non-pregnant  and  non-lactating (NPNL) women. The proportion of pre-school children with adequate intake of both protein and calorie was 49-60%, while the  corresponding figure for  non-pregnant  and  non-lactating  women  was  about  63%  and 71%, respectively. Similarly, the proportion of pregnant women and lactating mothers with adequate intake of both protein and calorie was 52% and 60%, respectively.
- (b) In order to improve the nutrition in women and children Supplementary Nutrition is provided to bridge the  gap  between  the  Recommended  Dietary  Allowance  (RDA)  and  Average  Dietary  Intake  (ADI)  under Integrated Child Development Services Scheme. This Ministry is implementing '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. Under the ICDS scheme, nutritious food is provided in the form of (i) Hot Cooked Meal, (ii) Morning Snack and (iii) Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or Energy-dense Food as Take Home Ration (THR).
- (c)        No Madam, United Nation does not provide funds to the Government for nutrition related schemes.
- (d)        The details of State/UT-wise funds released for different women and child development schemes related to nutrition (ICDS, Sabla& IGMSY) during last three years and the current year is at annexure-I, II, & III .
- (e)         Yes. The monitoring and supervision mechanism set up under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is used for the scheme Sabla and IGMSY as well. Performance of the scheme is

reviewed  on  a  quarterly/annual  basis  to  identify  gaps  and  for  taking  corrective  measures.  Monitoring committees are set up at all levels (National, State, District, Block and Village level) to take stock of the progress  of  the  scheme  as  also  strengthen  the  coordination  and  convergence  between  concerned departments. Moreover,  the  scheme  guidelines  also  provides  for  field  visits  by  the  State  Officials/District  Programme Officer  (DPO)/Child  Development  Project  Officer  (CDPO)/Supervisors  as  per  the  supervision  schedule under ICDS.

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## Annexure-I

Consolidated Statement indicating State-wise position of Funds released under ICDS Scheme [ICDS(General), SNP and Training] during 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 upto 31.01.2016 Rs. In Lakhs

| Sl. No.   | State             | Year           | Year           | Year           | Year                             |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------|
|           |                   | 2012-13        | 2013-14        | 2014-15        | 2015-16                          |
|           |                   | Funds released | Funds released | Funds released | Funds released (upto 31.01.2016) |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 110011.33      | 111334.49      | 99446.78       | 52961.70                         |
| 2         | BIHAR             | 107957.00      | 107609.68      | 116266.84      | 86191.19                         |
| 3         | CHHATTISGARH      | 53860.37       | 50459.30       | 51703.52       | 48193.79                         |
| 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       | 15931.55                         |
| 7         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 17014.46       | 17278.95       | 17184.09       | 18692.53                         |
| 8         | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 26029.50       | 29610.25       | 26031.19       | 27260.97                         |
| 9         | JHARKHAND         | 38673.75       | 49930.46       | 46904.30       | 40912.35                         |
| 10        | KARNATAKA         | 67426.31       | 75135.57       | 82856.77       | 54743.70                         |
| 11        | KERALA            | 27472.04       | 35995.97       | 24726.35       | 17097.81                         |
| 12        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 147086.26      | 102418.63      | 122544.60      | 105106.08                        |
| 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       | 43391.45                         |
| 17        | TAMIL NADU        | 42882.04       | 65605.57       | 67902.29       | 49632.35                         |
| 18        | UTTARAKHAND       | 12036.13       | 17763.50       | 20165.67       | 32960.34                         |
| 19        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 250471.26      | 235448.38      | 272553.08      | 177777.86                        |
| 20        | WEST BENGAL       | 106618.64      | 123227.84      | 97578.85       | 58716.68                         |
| 21        | TELANGANA         | 0.00           | 0.00           | 46057.10       | 28637.52                         |
| 22        | DELHI             | 16495.76       | 17700.74       | 17855.94       | 10663.01                         |
| 23        | PONDICHERRY       | 387.11         | 736.39         | 1275.34        | 926.08                           |
| 24        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 575.17         | 391.79         | 891.78         | 654.52                           |
| 25        | CHANDIGARH        | 685.85         | 731.19         | 996.18         | 650.34                           |
| 26        | D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 238.37         | 378.31         | 281.31         | 210.97                           |
| 27        | DAMAN & DIU       | 188.1          | 161.19         | 195.77         | 133.55                           |
| 28        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 146.44         | 147.46         | 138.16         | 122.01                           |
| 29        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 12392.5        | 10344.16       | 15557.38       | 7666.57                          |
| 30        | ASSAM             | 90085.33       | 103145.19      | 103517.50      | 74247.19                         |
| 31        | MANIPUR           | 7700.66        | 16140.54       | 14929.58       | 6679.81                          |
| 32        | MEGHALAYA         | 10608.84       | 14287.83       | 14357.78       | 9397.00                          |
| 33        | MIZORAM           | 5480.34        | 4772.89        | 5695.57        | 3127.59                          |
| 34        | NAGALAND          | 8526.31        | 8912.80        | 12202.63       | 7566.58                          |
| 35        | SIKKIM            | 2115.37        | 2607.14        | 2998.60        | 2001.31                          |
| 36        | TRIPURA           | 9437.63        | 13651.31       | 14074.26       | 11608.21                         |
| 37        | AKBY (LIC) #      | 472.18         | 442.90         | 451.09         |                                  |
|           | Total             | 1570149.59     | 1626748.57     | 1658181.93     | 1147137.53                       |

# AnganwadiKaryakartiBimaYojana

| State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   | State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   | State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   | State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   | State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   | State-wise funds released under Sabla in 2012-13, 2013-14 , 2014-15 & current year   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                           | 2012-13 Released                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                              | 2014-15 Released                                                                     | (Rs. in lakh) 2015-16 Released                                                       |
| 1                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 508.63                                                                               | Released 1305.11                                                                     | 805.48                                                                               | 675.68                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 135.26                                                                               | 116.83                                                                               | 120.94125                                                                            | 78.41                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 1987.42                                                                              | 2311.46                                                                              | 1042.63                                                                              | 668.26                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                | 1442.76                                                                              | 3289.87                                                                              | 6458.23                                                                              | 1100.24                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 179.15                                                                               | 1076.83                                                                              | 4232.15                                                                              | 1904.46                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                  | 135.36                                                                               | 130.56                                                                               | 225.675                                                                              | 248.705                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                              | 2625.6                                                                               | 4707.3                                                                               | 2270.3044                                                                            | 0                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                              | 455.38                                                                               | 269.66                                                                               | 792.0925                                                                             | 755.28                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 595.68                                                                               | 574.95                                                                               | 583.70875                                                                            | 956.78                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                      | 282.56                                                                               | 466.8                                                                                | 292.11725                                                                            | 156.27                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 1244.03                                                                              | 150.99                                                                               | 944.5                                                                                | 193.31                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                            | 2438.8                                                                               | 3118.78                                                                              | 4345.4863                                                                            | 3164.54                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                               | 852.56                                                                               | 1511.57                                                                              | 802.45                                                                               | 1201.843                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 6623                                                                                 | 6554.02                                                                              | 7395.7363                                                                            | 8746.45                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                          | 1550.81                                                                              | 2797.64                                                                              | 386.74                                                                               | 1531.253                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                              | 121.23                                                                               | 53.2                                                                                 | 21.15                                                                                | 95.82438                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                            | 179.16                                                                               | 383.58                                                                               | 296.92                                                                               | 232.0356                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                              | 84.94                                                                                | 111.15                                                                               | 96.36875                                                                             | 90.65                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                             | 183.6                                                                                | 240.73                                                                               | 185.31                                                                               | 188.3894                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                   | Orissa                                                                               | 2404.9                                                                               | 4003.62                                                                              | 3528.3644                                                                            | 3477.67                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                               | 538.53                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 814.7                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                            | 4031                                                                                 | 5163.67                                                                              | 4301.4788                                                                            | 3275.09                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                               | 19.99                                                                                | 30.9                                                                                 | 55.985625                                                                            | 48.2                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 2174.03                                                                              | 3774.02                                                                              | 4322.4106                                                                            | 4011.91                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                            |                                                                                      |                                                                                      | 1226.4788                                                                            | 1242.82                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                              | 447.88                                                                               | 599.6                                                                                | 622.76875                                                                            | 417.25                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 12975.15                                                                             | 13836.29                                                                             | 14642.59                                                                             | 8823.483                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                   | Uttaranchal                                                                          | 333.23                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 243.19                                                                               | 14.12                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                          | 2621.14                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                   | A&N Islands                                                                          | 93.61                                                                                | 24.36                                                                                | 93.11125                                                                             | 3.64                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                           | 0                                                                                    | 5.7                                                                                  | 7.78                                                                                 | 14.01                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                   | Daman & Diu                                                                          | 16.46                                                                                | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                   | D & NH                                                                               | 0                                                                                    | 22.99                                                                                | 0                                                                                    | 16.44                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                | 579.77                                                                               | 884.48                                                                               | 655.19625                                                                            | 204.43                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                          | 0                                                                                    | 3.52                                                                                 | 0                                                                                    | 12.03                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                   | Pondicherry                                                                          | 28.59                                                                                | 16.26                                                                                | 24.02                                                                                | 19.27                                                                                |
|                                                                                      | Total                                                                                | 47890.21                                                                             | 57536.41                                                                             | 61021.365                                                                            | 44383.44                                                                             |

## Annexure-II

| State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   | State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   | State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   | State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   | State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   | State/UT-wise grants-in-aid released under Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                 | during the last Name of the States/ UTs                                                 | three years 2012-13 (Rupees in Lakh)                                                    | and current year 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)                                               | (As on 29.02.2016) 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)                                             | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh) (Up to 29.02.2016)                                             |
| 1                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 2734.68                                                                                 | 1814.47                                                                                 | 3,004.65                                                                                | 1502.32                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       | 23.59                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | 41.49                                                                                   | 20.74                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | 149.78                                                                                  | 1,744.74                                                                                | 872.38                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | 1758.10                                                                                 | 4,862.81                                                                                | 2431.40                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                            | 557.76                                                                                  | 1456.53                                                                                 | 859.86                                                                                  | 429.94                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                     | 57.40                                                                                   | 300.95                                                                                  | 164.30                                                                                  | 82.16                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                 | 1271.23                                                                                 | 1007.80                                                                                 | 1,504.88                                                                                | 1090.90                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                 | 50.35                                                                                   | 343.65                                                                                  | -                                                                                       | 171.82                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 64.84                                                                                   | 124.30                                                                                  | 295.19                                                                                  | 537.11                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                         | 349.04                                                                                  | 665.24                                                                                  | 522.38                                                                                  | 261.20                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                    | 34.64                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 17.32                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                    | 1452.81                                                                                 | -                                                                                       | 726.40                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                  | 553.45                                                                                  | 1390.69                                                                                 | 934.59                                                                                  | 467.30                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 1698.75                                                                                 | 2128.07                                                                                 | 3,627.44                                                                                | 2358.21                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                    | 3160.24                                                                                 | 2,838.51                                                                                | 1419.26                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                 | 43.72                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | -                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                    | 53.93                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 26.96                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                 | 54.76                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | 19.39                                                                                   | 9.70                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                | 39.79                                                                                   | 60.64                                                                                   | 56.90                                                                                   | 28.46                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                  | 336.84                                                                                  | 2038.85                                                                                 | 1,796.57                                                                                | 1606.61                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                    | 66.20                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 33.10                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                    | 935.01                                                                                  | 3,640.40                                                                                | 1820.20                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                  | 8.75                                                                                    | 7.87                                                                                    | 24.12                                                                                   | 12.06                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                    | 3032.19                                                                                 | 2,241.40                                                                                | 1837.75                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                               | -                                                                                       | -                                                                                       | 1,877.78                                                                                | 938.90                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                    | 161.76                                                                                  | 209.70                                                                                  | 479.83                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                    | 95.29                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 47.64                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                             | 332.14                                                                                  | 322.64                                                                                  | 570.58                                                                                  | 1182.74                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                    | 394.82                                                                                  | 3,016.90                                                                                | 1508.46                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                    | 58.65                                                                                   | 371.42                                                                                  | 929.70                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                               | 12.44                                                                                   | 122.32                                                                                  | 44.35                                                                                   | 22.14                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                              | 7.61                                                                                    | 32.75                                                                                   | 24.58                                                                                   | 12.30                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                              | 60.69                                                                                   | 20.23                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 172.47                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                      | Daman & Diu                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                    | 4.13                                                                                    | 18.70                                                                                   | 9.36                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                    | 11.29                                                                                   | -                                                                                       | 5.64                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                    | -                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                    |
|                                                                                         | Total 8257.83 23205.84                                                                  |                                                                                         |                                                                                         | 34,313.63                                                                               | 23072.48                                                                                |

## Annexure-III