Lok Sabha Question No. 2198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Inclusion of Districts in ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2198

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015

## INCLUSION OF DISTRICTS IN ICDS SCHEME

## 2198.     SHRI HARI MANJHI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  districts  included  under  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand and Bihar;
- (b) whether the Government has evaluated the impact of non-inclusion of all districts of the States under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include the remaining districts in the said scheme; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  by Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a centrally sponsored flagship scheme of the Government of India covering all the districts in the country.

The Scheme was restructured and strengthened in 2012 introducing some new components.  The new components of restructured ICDS were rolled out in a phased manner as per details given below:

- i) In 200 high burden districts in the first year (2012-13) as per Annex-I .
2. ii) In additional 200 districts -  covering all remaining districts in NER States and Special Category States  (total  120).  Remaining  80  districts  from  other  States/UTs  including  Jharkhand  and Bihar, as per Annex-II .
3. iii) Remaining districts in 2014-15.

Thus,  from  1.4.2014,  the  new  components  of  restructured  ICDS  are  being  implemented  in  all  the districts of the country.

- (b) to (d) Does not arise.

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## SELECTED 200 HIGH-BURDEN DISTRICTS

| A.      | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   | COMMONDISTRICTS SELECTED ONTHE COUNT OF UNDERNUTRITION AND ANAEMIA USING DLHS-II DATA AS WELL AS FROM EAG STATES   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State                                                                                                              | Districts                                                                                                          | No. of Blocks                                                                                                      | Sl. No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                              | Districts No. of Blocks                                                                                            | Sl. No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                              | Districts                                                                                                          | No. of Blocks                                                                                                      |
| 1       | Bihar                                                                                                              | Bhagalpur                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                                 | 51                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     | Raisen                                                                                                             | 7 101                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                      | Chitrakoot                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                  |
| 2       |                                                                                                                    | Buxar                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                 | 52                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Rajgarh                                                                                                            | 6 102                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Etawah                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 3       |                                                                                                                    | Darbhanga                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                                 | 53                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Ratlam                                                                                                             | 6 103                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Faizabad                                                                                                           | 11                                                                                                                 |
| 4       |                                                                                                                    | Gopalganj                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                                 | 54                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Shajapur                                                                                                           | 8 104                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Farukhabad                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                                  |
| 5       |                                                                                                                    | Jamui                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                 | 55                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Sheopur                                                                                                            | 3 105                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Fatehpur                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                 |
| 6       |                                                                                                                    | Jehanabad                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                                  | 56                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Shivpuri                                                                                                           | 8 106                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Ghaziabad                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 7       |                                                                                                                    | Lakhisarai                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                                  | 57                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Sidhi                                                                                                              | 8 107                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Ghazipur                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                                 |
| 8       |                                                                                                                    | Madhepura                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                 | 58                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Tikamgarh                                                                                                          | 6 108                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Hamirpur                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                  |
| 9       |                                                                                                                    | Madhubani                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                                 | 59                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Ujjain                                                                                                             | 6 109                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Hardoi                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                 |
| 10      |                                                                                                                    | Munger                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                  | 60                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Umaria                                                                                                             | 3 110                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Hathras/ Mahamaya Nagar                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                  |
| 11      |                                                                                                                    | Muzaffarpur                                                                                                        | 16                                                                                                                 | 61                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Vidisha                                                                                                            | 7 111                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Jhansi                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 12      |                                                                                                                    | East Champaran                                                                                                     | 27                                                                                                                 | 62                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Khargone (West Nimar)                                                                                              | 9 112                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Kanpur Nagar                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                 |
| 13      |                                                                                                                    | Purnia                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                 | 63                                                                                                                 | Orissa                                                                                                             | Boudh (Bauda) 3                                                                                                    | 113                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | Kaushambi                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 14      |                                                                                                                    | Saharsa                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                 | 64                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Dhenkanal                                                                                                          | 8 114                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Sant Kabir Nagar                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                  |
| 15      |                                                                                                                    | Samastipur                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                                 | 65                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Gajapati                                                                                                           | 7 115                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Lucknow                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                  |
| 16      |                                                                                                                    | Sitamarhi                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                                 | 66                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Kalahandi                                                                                                          | 13 116                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                    | Mahoba                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                  |
| 17      |                                                                                                                    | Supaul                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                 | 67                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Koraput                                                                                                            | 14 117                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                    | Mainpuri                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                  |
| 18      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                       | Bastar                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                 | 68                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Malkangiri 7                                                                                                       | 118                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | Maunathbhanjan                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                  |
| 19      |                                                                                                                    | Dantewada                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                 | 69                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                          | Ajmer                                                                                                              | 8 119                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Meerut                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                                 |
| 20      |                                                                                                                    | Durg                                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                                 | 70                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Alwar                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Moradabad                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                 |
| 21      |                                                                                                                    | Jashpur                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                  | 71                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Baran                                                                                                              | 120 7 121                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    | Muzaffarnagar                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                                 |
| 22      |                                                                                                                    | Kanker                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                  | 72                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Barmer                                                                                                             | 8 122                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Siddharth Nagar                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                 |
| 23      |                                                                                                                    | Kawardha                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                  | 73                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Bikaner                                                                                                            | 6 123                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Jaloon                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                  |
| 24      |                                                                                                                    | Korba                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                  | 74                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Chittorgarh                                                                                                        | 14 124                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                    | Kushinagar                                                                                                         | 14                                                                                                                 |
| 25      |                                                                                                                    | Mahasamund                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                  | 75                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Churu                                                                                                              | 6 125                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Pilibhit                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                  |
| 26 27   | Jharkhand                                                                                                          | Raipur Chatra                                                                                                      | 15 10                                                                                                              | 76 77                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Dausa Dholpur                                                                                                      | 5 126 4 127                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                    | Rae Bareli Rampur                                                                                                  | 21 6                                                                                                               |
| 28      |                                                                                                                    | Dhanbad                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                  | 78                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Dungarpur                                                                                                          | 5 128                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Shahjahanpur                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                 |
|         |                                                                                                                    | Dumka                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 129                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | Unnao                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    |
| 29 30   |                                                                                                                    | Giridih                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                  | 79                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Jaipur Jhunjhunun                                                                                                  | 13 8                                                                                                               | Uttaranchal                                                                                                        | Chamoli                                                                                                            | 16 9                                                                                                               |
| 31      |                                                                                                                    | Koderma                                                                                                            | 12 5                                                                                                               | 80 81                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Jodhpur                                                                                                            | 130 10 131                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                    | Champawat                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                  |
| 32      |                                                                                                                    | West                                                                                                               | 15                                                                                                                 | 82                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Karauli                                                                                                            | 5 132                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Haridwar                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 33      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     | Singhbhum Barwani                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                  | 83                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Kota                                                                                                               | 5 133                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Pauri Garhwal                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                                 |
| 34      |                                                                                                                    | Bhind                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                  | 84                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Rajsamand                                                                                                          | 7 134                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Tehri Garhwal                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                 |
| 35      |                                                                                                                    | Chhindwara                                                                                                         | 11                                                                                                                 | 85                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Sawai Madhopur                                                                                                     | 135                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | Udham Singh Nagar                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  |
| 36      |                                                                                                                    | Damoh                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                  | 86                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Sirohi                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | Total (No. of Blocks)                                                                                              | 355                                                                                                                |
| 37      |                                                                                                                    | Datia                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                  | 87                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Tonk                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 38      |                                                                                                                    | Dewas                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                  | 88                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Udaipur                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 39      |                                                                                                                    | Dindori                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                  | 89                                                                                                                 | Uttar                                                                                                              | Kanpur Dehat                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 40      |                                                                                                                    | Khandwa (East Nimar)                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                  | 90                                                                                                                 | Pradesh                                                                                                            | Aligarh                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 41      |                                                                                                                    | Guna                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                  | 91                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Allahabad                                                                                                          | 28                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 42      |                                                                                                                    | Hoshangabad                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                  | 92                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | JP Nagar                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 43      |                                                                                                                    | Indore                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                  | 93                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Auraiya                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 44      |                                                                                                                    | Jabalpur                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                  | 94                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Azamgarh                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 45      |                                                                                                                    | Jhabua                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                  | 95                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Baghpat                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 46 47   |                                                                                                                    | Katni Mandsaur                                                                                                     | 6 5                                                                                                                | 96 97                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | Banda Barabanki                                                                                                    | 8 17                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
|         |                                                                                                                    | Morena                                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                                  | 98                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Sant Ravidas Nagar                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 48 49   |                                                                                                                    | Neemuch                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                    | 99                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | Bulandshahr                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 50      |                                                                                                                    | Panna                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                  | 100                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | Chandauli                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
|         |                                                                                                                    | Total (No. of Blocks)                                                                                              | 482                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | Total (No. of Blocks)                                                                                              | 416                                                                                                                | Grand Total (No.                                                                                                   | of Blocks)                                                                                                         | 1253                                                                                                               |

| B. DISTRICTS Sl. No .                                     | SELECTED State                                            | ONTHE COUNT OF Districts                                  | UNDERNUTRITION AND No. of Blocks                          | ANAEMIA Sl. No.                                           | USING DLHS-II State                                       | FROM NON - EAG Districts                                  | STATES No. of Blocks                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | Guntur                                                    |                                                           | 36                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Wardha                                                    | 8                                                         |
| 2                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | Srikakulam                                                |                                                           | 37                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Buldana                                                   | 13                                                        |
| 3                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | Karimnagar                                                |                                                           | 38                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Nandurbar                                                 | 6                                                         |
| 4                                                         | Assam                                                     | Golaghat                                                  | 8                                                         | 39                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Nanded                                                    | 16                                                        |
| 5                                                         | Assam                                                     | Karimganj                                                 | 7                                                         | 40                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Gadchiroli                                                | 12                                                        |
| 6                                                         | Assam                                                     | Nagaon                                                    | 18                                                        | 41                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Chandrapur                                                | 15                                                        |
| 7                                                         | Daman &Diu (UT)                                           | Daman                                                     | 1                                                         | 42                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Jalgaon                                                   | 15                                                        |
| 8                                                         | Daman &Diu (UT)                                           | Diu                                                       | 1                                                         | 43                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Washim                                                    | 6                                                         |
| 9                                                         | Gujarat                                                   | Valsad                                                    | 5                                                         | 44                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Ahmadnagar                                                | 14                                                        |
| 10                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Narmada                                                   | 4                                                         | 45                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Parbhani                                                  | 9                                                         |
| 11                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Kheda                                                     | 13                                                        | 46                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Dhule                                                     | 4                                                         |
| 12                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | The Dangs                                                 |                                                           | 47                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Bid                                                       | 11                                                        |
| 13                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Bharuch                                                   | 8                                                         | 48                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Amravati                                                  | 14                                                        |
| 14                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Porbandar                                                 | 4                                                         | 49                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Jalna                                                     | 8                                                         |
| 15                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Panch Mahals                                              | 11                                                        | 50                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Nagpur                                                    | 13                                                        |
| 16                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Navsari                                                   | 5                                                         | 51                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Sangli                                                    | 10                                                        |
| 17                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Anand                                                     | 8                                                         | 52                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Mumbai                                                    |                                                           |
| 18                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Sabar Kantha                                              | 12                                                        | 53                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Hingoli                                                   | 5                                                         |
| 19                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Bhavnagar                                                 | 11                                                        | 54                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Nashik                                                    | 15                                                        |
| 20                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Amreli                                                    | 11                                                        | 55                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | Gondiya                                                   | 8                                                         |
| 21                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Vadodara                                                  | 12                                                        | 56                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | Phek                                                      | 5                                                         |
| 22                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Kachch                                                    | 10                                                        | 57                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Muktsar                                                   | 4                                                         |
| 23                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | Patan                                                     | 7                                                         | 58                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Firozpur                                                  | 10                                                        |
| 24                                                        | Haryana                                                   | Faridabad                                                 | 5                                                         | 59                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Sangrur                                                   | 13                                                        |
| 25                                                        | Haryana                                                   | Kaithal                                                   | 6                                                         | 60                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Amritsar                                                  | 9                                                         |
| 26                                                        | Haryana                                                   | Gurgaon                                                   | 4                                                         | 61                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Hoshiarpur                                                | 10                                                        |
| 27                                                        | Haryana                                                   | Panipat                                                   | 5                                                         | 62                                                        | Punjab                                                    | Mansa                                                     | 5                                                         |
| 28                                                        | Haryana                                                   | Yamunanagar                                               | 6                                                         | 63                                                        | West Bengal                                               | Dakshin Dinajpur                                          | 8                                                         |
| 29                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | Kinnaur                                                   | 3                                                         | 64                                                        | West Bengal                                               | Puruliya                                                  | 20                                                        |
| 30                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | Kangra                                                    | 15                                                        | 65                                                        | West Bengal                                               | Birbhum                                                   | 19                                                        |
| 31                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | Sirmaur                                                   | 6                                                         |                                                           |                                                           | Total (No. of Blocks)                                     | 305                                                       |
| 32                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | Kolar                                                     | 5                                                         |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |
| 33                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | Bagalkot                                                  | 6                                                         |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |
| 34                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | Bellary                                                   | 7                                                         |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |
| 35                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | Gulbarga                                                  | 6                                                         |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |
| Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 | Total (No. of Blocks) 230 Grand Total (No. of Blocks) 535 |

| SL. NO.   | CRITERIA FOR SELECTION                                                                                               |   NO. OF DISTRICTS |   NO. OF BLOCKS |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| A.        | Common Districts Selected on the Count of Undernutrition and Anaemia using DLHS - II data as well as from EAG States |                135 |            1253 |
| B.        | Districts selected on the Count of Undernutrition and Anaemia using DLHS - II data from Non - EAG States             |                 65 |             535 |
|           | Total No. of Districts                                                                                               |                200 |            1788 |