Ministry of Women and Child Development
Malnutrition in India
Posted On:
18 SEP 2020 5:24PM by PIB Delhi
Malnutrition is not the direct cause of death among children under five years of age. Though it can increase morbidity and mortality by reducing resistance to infections. Malnourished children are more vulnerable to any infection than normal children. The overall under five mortality rate (number of deaths per thousand live births) has reduced from 74.3 as reported by 3rd National Family Health Survey report released in 2005-06 to 49.7 as 4th National Family Health Survey report released in 2015-16.
This Ministry implements Anganwadi Services, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and Scheme for Adolescent Girls under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) as targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country. The details of funds allocated/released and utilized during last year under these schemes is at Annexure I, II and III respectively.
POSHAN Abhiyaanhas been launched in March 2018 to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner by leveraging technology, convergence and Jan Andolan.
The details of funds allocated/released and utilized during last year under POSHAN Abhiyaan is at Annexure IV.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Lok Sabha today.
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APS/SG/RC
Annexure-I
Status of Funds Released and Expenditure under Anganwadi Services in FY 2019-20
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UTs
|
Funds released
|
Funds Utilized
|
|
| |
|
1
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
32726.24
|
Unspent Balance/Excess expenditure of F.Y 2019-20 will be adjusted in the funds released during 2020-21 after receiving UCs/SoEs from respective States/UTs.
|
|
|
2
|
BIHAR
|
76100.71
|
|
|
3
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
20930.7
|
|
|
4
|
GOA
|
826.38
|
|
|
5
|
GUJARAT
|
33671.97
|
|
|
6
|
HARYANA
|
4205.09
|
|
|
7
|
JHARKHAND
|
22959.33
|
|
|
8
|
KARNATAKA
|
42657.55
|
|
|
9
|
KERALA
|
14085.21
|
|
|
10
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
71534.93
|
|
|
11
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
78949.43
|
|
|
12
|
ODISHA
|
49466.82
|
|
|
13
|
PUNJAB
|
5346.54
|
|
|
14
|
RAJASTHAN
|
29913.62
|
|
|
15
|
TAMIL NADU
|
37341.72
|
|
|
16
|
TELANGANA
|
22519.69
|
|
|
17
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
148686.46
|
|
|
18
|
WEST BENGAL
|
59862
|
|
|
19
|
DELHI
|
4425.64
|
|
|
20
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
0
|
|
|
21
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
7655.5
|
|
|
22
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
2341.36
|
|
|
23
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
13308.15
|
|
|
24
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
|
327.44
|
|
|
25
|
CHANDIGARH
|
705.52
|
|
|
26
|
D. & NAGAR HAVELI
|
185.75
|
|
|
27
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
139.88
|
|
|
28
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
55.14
|
|
|
29
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
2332.96
|
|
|
30
|
ASSAM
|
49541.69
|
|
|
31
|
MANIPUR
|
4980.21
|
|
|
32
|
MEGHALAYA
|
11582.97
|
|
|
33
|
MIZORAM
|
2041.49
|
|
|
34
|
NAGALAND
|
7390.27
|
|
|
35
|
SIKKIM
|
291.42
|
|
|
36
|
TRIPURA
|
7028.04
|
|
|
Total
|
866117.82
|
|
Annexure-II
Status of Funds Released and Expenditure under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 and 2019-20
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
2019-20
|
|
Central Share released
|
Total amount disbursed to beneficiaries
(Including State Share)
|
|
(₹in Lakhs)
|
(₹in Lakhs)
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
61
|
73
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
10,125
|
16,732
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
-
|
330
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
11,991
|
16,317
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
10,001
|
33,508
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
394
|
275
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4,908
|
7,795
|
|
8
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
147
|
128
|
|
9
|
Daman & Diu
|
104
|
65
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
2,688
|
3,623
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
140
|
195
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
9,677
|
15,058
|
|
13
|
Haryana
|
6,587
|
7,083
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3,297
|
2,541
|
|
15
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
3,012
|
2,919
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
6,338
|
9,259
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
11,739
|
18,304
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
6,419
|
9,210
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
14
|
8
|
|
20
|
Ladakh
|
-
|
|
|
21
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
26,756
|
30,202
|
|
22
|
Maharashtra
|
28,788
|
38,189
|
|
23
|
Manipur
|
412
|
1,061
|
|
24
|
Meghalaya
|
143
|
657
|
|
25
|
Mizoram
|
422
|
329
|
|
26
|
Nagaland
|
95
|
708
|
|
27
|
Odisha
|
-
|
-
|
|
28
|
Puducherry
|
160
|
376
|
|
29
|
Punjab
|
3,554
|
5,007
|
|
30
|
Rajasthan
|
8,780
|
15,808
|
|
31
|
Sikkim
|
88
|
152
|
|
32
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4,621
|
14,394
|
|
33
|
Telangana
|
-
|
-
|
|
34
|
Tripura
|
529
|
1,501
|
|
35
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
38,391
|
57,623
|
|
36
|
Uttarakhand
|
2,422
|
2,487
|
|
37
|
West Bengal
|
8,769
|
20,130
|
|
Grand Total
|
211,571
|
332,046
|
Annexure-III
Status of Funds Released and Expenditure under Scheme for Adolescent Girls in FY 2019-20
|
S. No.
|
States/UTs
|
Release
|
Utilized
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
127.39
|
65.24
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
33.71
|
-
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
488.62
|
1594.47
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
582.91
|
23.78
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
48.40
|
-
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
43.03
|
0.10
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
1937.79
|
2447.4
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
70.56
|
22.19
|
|
9
|
Himachal pradesh
|
0
|
-
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
46.53
|
-
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
254.39
|
-
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
1253.33
|
37.63
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
1.08
|
2.25
|
|
14
|
Madhya pradesh
|
1118.38
|
2124.80
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
925.32
|
818.38
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
96.86
|
2.71
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
1278.91
|
1277.49
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
13.56
|
4.98
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
223.29
|
66.74
|
|
20
|
Odisha
|
72.60
|
-
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
0
|
-
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
130.35
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
-
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
95.48
|
16.93
|
|
25
|
Telangana
|
151.54
|
-
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
32.27
|
20.03
|
|
27
|
Uttar pradesh
|
1827.57
|
2798.24
|
|
28
|
Uttaranchal
|
0
|
-
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
126.72
|
-
|
|
30
|
A & N islands
|
1.02
|
-
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
2.46
|
-
|
|
32
|
Daman &diu
|
0
|
-
|
|
33
|
D & NH
|
0.42
|
|
|
34
|
Delhi
|
12.84
|
27.11
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.07
|
-
|
|
36
|
Pondicherry
|
0
|
-
|
|
Total
|
10867.05
|
11480.82
|
Annexure-IV
Status of Funds Released and Expenditure under POSHAN Abhiyaan in FY 2019-20
(₹ in lakhs)
|
S. No.
|
State/UT
|
Release in
FY 2019-20
|
Utilization in
FY 19-20
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
24473.61
|
10682.46
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
47530.11
|
21082.82
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
11297.63
|
5364.23
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
3152.83
|
1804.53
|
|
5
|
Goa
|
435.85
|
192.46
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
29127.69
|
14348.53
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
6393.43
|
3259.17
|
|
8
|
Jharkhand
|
7540.04
|
4086.12
|
|
9
|
Karnataka
|
13221.94
|
3945.42
|
|
10
|
Kerala
|
7765.28
|
4483.53
|
|
11
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
37844.37
|
14209.57
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra
|
56623.06
|
32037.00
|
|
13
|
Odisha
|
15172.11
|
1201.13
|
|
14
|
Puducherry
|
929.94
|
202.70
|
|
15
|
Punjab
|
6909.84
|
1544.89
|
|
16
|
Rajasthan
|
22838.25
|
7314.96
|
|
17
|
Tamil Nadu
|
25060.44
|
14144.35
|
|
18
|
Telangana
|
17335.64
|
4601.71
|
|
19
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
54189.47
|
16274.80
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
24839.38
|
0.00
|
|
21
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2716.28
|
257.68
|
|
22
|
Assam
|
31961.63
|
14532.07
|
|
23
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
10670.41
|
5632.90
|
|
24
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
8732.11
|
3865.21
|
|
25
|
Manipur
|
4205.83
|
2138.40
|
|
26
|
Meghalaya
|
4979.05
|
3883.05
|
|
27
|
Mizoram
|
2575.03
|
1979.03
|
|
28
|
Nagaland
|
3713.88
|
2921.22
|
|
29
|
Sikkim
|
1350.06
|
962.82
|
|
30
|
Tripura
|
3973.63
|
633.53
|
|
31
|
Uttarakhand
|
13253.82
|
5433.41
|
|
|
Total
|
500812.64
|
203019.70
|
|
UTs without legislature
|
|
32
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
824.73
|
313.57
|
|
33
|
Chandigarh
|
992.67
|
406.76
|
|
34
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
674.31
|
307.25
|
|
35
|
Daman & Diu
|
686.70
|
155.01
|
|
36
|
Ladakh
|
45.82
|
41.47
|
|
37
|
Lakshadweep
|
325.65
|
211.14
|
|
|
Total
|
3549.88
|
1435.20
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
504362.52
|
204454.90
|
(Release ID: 1656253)
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