Lok Sabha Question No. 2506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: ICDS
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ, PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2506

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2016

ICDS

## 2506 DR. K. KAMARAJ: SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  nutritional  level  of  meals  served  under  the  Integrated  Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is sufficient to meet the nutrition need of the children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of children receiving supplementary nutrition;
- (c)  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  ICDS  scheme,  during  the  last threeyears and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  its  objectives  of  reducing malnutrition,  drop  out  rates  among  children  through  this  scheme,  if  so,  the  details thereof, during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Supplementary  nutrition  under  ICDS  is  provided  in  order  to bridge the gap between the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and Average Dietary  Intake  (ADI)  as  per  the  revised  nutrition  and  feeding  norms  under  ICDS, which is at Annexure-I .  SNP is provided in the form of Hot Cooked Meal, Morning Snack and Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or Energy-dense Food as Take Home Ration (THR) to children (6 months - 6 years). Total 837.04 lakh children (6 months6 years) are receiving supplementary nutrition under ICDS Scheme.

- (c)  The details of the funds allocated and utilised under the ICDS scheme, during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-II.
- (d) As per Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), 2013-14, commissioned by Ministry of Women  and  Child  Development,  29.4%  children  under 5 years of age  are underweight indicating a reduction from data of the NFHS - 3 conducted in 2005-06, which reported 42.5% children under 5 years of age as underweight. The details are at Annexure-III.

Annexure-I

## Nutritional Norms for Supplementary Nutrition under ICDS

| Sl. No.   | Category                                     | Revised norms (per beneficiary per day)   | Revised norms (per beneficiary per day)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|           |                                              | Calories (K Cal)                          | Protein (g)                               |
| 1.        | Children (6-72 months)                       | 500                                       | 12-15                                     |
| 2.        | Severely malnourished children (6-72 months) | 800                                       | 20-25                                     |

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## Annexure-II

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 (upto31.01.2016) |
| 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

| Prevalence of Underweight among Children under 5 years (%)   | Prevalence of Underweight among Children under 5 years (%)   | Prevalence of Underweight among Children under 5 years (%)   | Prevalence of Underweight among Children under 5 years (%)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                         | State                                                        | NFHS-3 (2005-06)                                             | RSoC(2013-14)                                                |
| 1                                                            | Andaman & Nicobar                                            | --                                                           |                                                              |
| 2                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                               | 32.5                                                         | 22.3                                                         |
| 3                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                            | 32.5                                                         | 24.6                                                         |
| 4                                                            | Assam                                                        | 36.4                                                         | 22.2                                                         |
| 5                                                            | Bihar                                                        | 55.9                                                         | 37.1                                                         |
| 6                                                            | Chandigarh                                                   | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 7                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                 | 47.1                                                         | 33.9                                                         |
| 8                                                            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                         | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 9                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                  | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 10                                                           | Delhi                                                        | 26.1                                                         | 19.4                                                         |
| 11                                                           | Goa                                                          | 25                                                           | 16.2                                                         |
| 12                                                           | Gujarat                                                      | 44.6                                                         | 33.6                                                         |
| 13                                                           | Haryana                                                      | 39.6                                                         | 22.7                                                         |
| 14                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                             | 36.5                                                         | 19.5                                                         |
| 15                                                           | J&K                                                          | 25.6                                                         | 15.4                                                         |
| 16                                                           | Jharkhand                                                    | 56.5                                                         | 42.1                                                         |
| 17                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | 37.6                                                         | 28.9                                                         |
| 18                                                           | Kerala                                                       | 22.9                                                         | 18.5                                                         |
| 19                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                  | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 20                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                               | 60                                                           | 36.1                                                         |
| 21                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | 37                                                           | 25.2                                                         |
| 22                                                           | Manipur                                                      | 22.1                                                         | 14.1                                                         |
| 23                                                           | Meghalaya                                                    | 48.8                                                         | 30.9                                                         |
| 24                                                           | Mizoram                                                      | 19.9                                                         | 14.8                                                         |
| 25                                                           | Nagaland                                                     | 25.2                                                         | 19.5                                                         |
| 26                                                           | Orissa                                                       | 40.7                                                         | 34.4                                                         |
| 27                                                           | Puducherry                                                   | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 28                                                           | Punjab                                                       | 24.9                                                         | 16                                                           |
| 29                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | 39.9                                                         | 31.5                                                         |
| 30                                                           | Sikkim                                                       | 19.7                                                         | 15.8                                                         |
| 31                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                   | 29.8                                                         | 23.3                                                         |
| 32                                                           | Telangana                                                    | --                                                           | --                                                           |
| 33                                                           | Tripura                                                      | 39.6                                                         | 30.5                                                         |
| 34                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | 42.4                                                         | 34.3                                                         |
| 35                                                           | Uttrakhand                                                   | 38                                                           | 20.6                                                         |
| 36                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | 38.7                                                         | 30                                                           |
|                                                              | INDIA                                                        | 42.5                                                         | 29.4                                                         |