Lok Sabha Question No. 495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Financial Support by UNICEF for ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.495

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2016

## FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY UNICEF FOR ICDS SCHEME

495. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  the  United  Nation  International  Children's  Emergency  Fund  (UNICEF)  had  been  earlier extending  financial  support  for  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  but  now  it  has limited its assistance only to technical support;
- (b) if so, the reasons for stopping the financial support;
- (c) whether the Government in collaboration with UNICEF has conducted a survey about implementation of ICDS scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): No, Madam. As per record, UNICEF had earlier been providing material support to Integrated Child Development Services  (ICDS)  Scheme.  At  present,  only  technical  support  is  being  provided  by  UNICEF  to ICDS Scheme.

(c)&(d): Rapid Survey on Children (RSOC) was commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child Development across 29 States during 2013-14 with technical assistance from UNICEF, India. The State-wise percentage of stunted and underweight children below five years according to UNICEF survey  and  the  change  in  the  percentage  when  compared  to  the  data  of  NFHS-3  (2005-06)  is Annexed .

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## Statement  Referred  in  Reply  to  LSUSQ  No.495  for  26.02.2016  by  Shri  Y.V.  Subba  Reddy  reg. Financial Support by UNICEF for ICDS Scheme

| Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   | Percentage of children aged 0-59 months classified by their nutritional status according to two anthropometric indices viz. height-for-age and weight-for-age, by state, India, RSOC, 2013-14 and NFHS-3, 2005-06   |
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| State                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Stunted                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Stunted                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Stunted                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Underweight (Weight for age)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Underweight (Weight for age)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Underweight (Weight for age)                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| State                                                                                                                                                                                                               | RSOC                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NFHS-3                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Change                                                                                                                                                                                                              | RSOC                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NFHS-3                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Change                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| India                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 38.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 48.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 29.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -13.1                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 29.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -13.1                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 19.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 26.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 36.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 45.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 39.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -16.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 34.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -4.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 36.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -17.0                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 31.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -3.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 15.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 25.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.2                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 30.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 36.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 16.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 24.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 50.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 56.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 34.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 34.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.4                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 20.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -17.4                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 43.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 52.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 33.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 47.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -13.2                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 41.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 50.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 36.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 60.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -23.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 49.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 55.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 37.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 55.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -18.8                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 47.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 49.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -2.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 56.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -14.4                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 38.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 45.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 34.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 34.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 30.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 28.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 43.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -14.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 24.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 32.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -7.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 40.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 46.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -5.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 36.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -14.2                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 33.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -2.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 14.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 42.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 55.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -12.2                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 30.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 48.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -17.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 26.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 39.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -12.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 14.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -5.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 29.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 25.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -5.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 28.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 38.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.3                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 15.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -3.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 31.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -4.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 30.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 39.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 36.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 43.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -7.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 31.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 39.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 21.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 25.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -4.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 16.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 25.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 41.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 51.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.0                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 33.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 44.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -11.1                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 35.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 46.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 25.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 37.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -11.9                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 35.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 42.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -7.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 32.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -10.2                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 34.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 43.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -9.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 28.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 37.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -8.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 19.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 24.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -5.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 18.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -4.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 23.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 30.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -7.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 23.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 29.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                | -6.5                                                                                                                                                                                                                |