POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to reduce malnutrition in the country in a phased manner by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach. The Programme strives to bring about behavioural change through peoples participation in Jan Andolans. The estimates of stunting among children below 5 years are provided in National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per NFHS 4 prevalence of stunting children up to 5 years was 38.4% which has reduced to 35.5% in NFHS 5.
The State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized during the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 under POSHAN Abhiyaan is at Annexure I.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Annexure I
Amount in ₹ lakhs
|
SN
|
State/UT
|
Central Funds released in
FY 2019-20
|
Central Funds released in
FY 2020-21
|
Total Central Funds released till
31st March 2021
|
Total Central Funds utilization as on
31st March 2021
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
307.62
|
111.52
|
936.25
|
421.44
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13296.52
|
889.71
|
25363.32
|
16601.84
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
99.6
|
2815.88
|
708.11
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
14171
|
987.04
|
32948.67
|
18117.52
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
25465
|
1835.49
|
49365.6
|
27823.99
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
526.97
|
107.2
|
1099.87
|
513.96
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
839.58
|
12137.21
|
6505.25
|
|
8
|
Dadra Nagar Haveli and
|
436.16
|
100
|
774.31
|
682.98
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
446.98
|
686.7
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
0
|
174.35
|
3327.18
|
2432.58
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
0
|
20.19
|
456.04
|
222.24
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
14863
|
848.47
|
29976.16
|
21769.01
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
0
|
415.39
|
6808.82
|
4326
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4960
|
302.8
|
10973.21
|
7010.78
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0
|
492.24
|
9178.53
|
7912.09
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
614.91
|
8154.95
|
5245.93
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
1054.58
|
14276.52
|
11133.42
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
0
|
3209.45
|
10974.73
|
6696.51
|
|
18
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
118.77
|
164.59
|
51.41
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
126.75
|
101.71
|
427.36
|
287.27
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
17883
|
1554.16
|
39398.53
|
18516.83
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
33061.47
|
1767.78
|
58390.84
|
40154.5
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
0
|
184.16
|
4389.99
|
2138.4
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
2802.8
|
94.34
|
5073.39
|
4979.05
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
1498
|
157.93
|
2732.96
|
2575.03
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
2298.17
|
1613.79
|
5327.67
|
5239.26
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
0
|
1186.47
|
16358.58
|
7555.69
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
497
|
13.68
|
943.62
|
264.58
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
0
|
437.02
|
7346.86
|
2470.04
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
8941
|
992.32
|
23830.57
|
10349.79
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
923
|
20.93
|
1370.99
|
1276.83
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
11509
|
871.02
|
25931.46
|
19476.85
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
7003
|
571.2
|
17906.84
|
14824.33
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
0
|
162.32
|
4135.95
|
3155.13
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
16166
|
2779.49
|
56968.96
|
19219.28
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
7086
|
321.07
|
13574.89
|
7898
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
1911.7
|
26751.08
|
0
|
|
Total
|
184268.44
|
26962.38
|
531279.08
|
298555.92
|
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