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Ministry of Women and Child Development
19-July-2019 17:36 IST
Restructuring of ICDS

The Ministry is implementing several schemes and programs like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country. POSHAN Abhiyaan has been set up to act as an apex body for monitoring and guiding the nutrition related issues of various government schemes.                       

                       

Anganwadi Services scheme provides six child development related services i.e. Supplementary Nutrition, Pre-school Education, Health & Nutrition Education, Immunization, Health check-up and Referral Services. The services are provided at the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) through Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) to more than 8.75 crore beneficiaries. State-wise number of beneficiaries (including Kerala) under the Anganwadi Services Scheme is placed at Annexure-I.

          

Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), maternity benefit of ₹ 5,000/- is provided in three installments to eligible PW&LM during the period of pregnancy and lactation. The eligible beneficiary also receive the cash incentive as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets ₹ 6,000/-. State-wise number of beneficiaries (including Kerala) is placed at Annexure-II.

 

Scheme for Adolescent Girls is implemented to improve the nutritional and health status of out of school adolescent girls of age 11-14 years and to upgrade their skills. The scheme is implemented in all the districts of the country w.e.f 01.04.2018. Nutrition support @ Rs. 9.5 per beneficiary per day for 300 days in a year is provided under the scheme.  In addition, to providing nutritional support to the adolescent girls, the scheme aims to motivate out of school girls to go back to formal schooling /skill training under its Non –Nutrition component. Information on health, hygiene and guidance on existing public services is provided under the scheme. State-wise number of beneficiaries (including Kerala) covered under the SAG is placed at Annexure-III.

 

Government has set up POSHAN Abhiyaan on 18.12.2017 for a three year time frame commencing from 2017-18. The goals of POSHAN Abhiyaan are to reduce stunting in children (0-6 years), under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) in children (0-6 years) and Low Birth Weight @2% per annum and reduce anaemia among young children (6-59 months), women and adolescent girls @3% per annum across the country. POSHAN Abhiyaan is not a beneficiary centric scheme. 

           

The revision/revamping of the ICDS Scheme is a continuous process.  In the beginning of 12th Five Year Plan, the Scheme was restructured with introduction of several components for strengthening and widening the scope of delivery of services. Further in 2017, a number of initiatives have been introduced i.e. construction of Anganwadi Centre Buildings in convergence with MGNREGS, provision of toilet and drinking water facilities in Anganwadi Centres. 

 

During the last 3 years and the current year, 36 complaints have been received regarding improper implementation of the Scheme. The details of the complaints have been tabulated as below:

 

S. No.

State/UT

2015

2016

2017

2018

1.

Assam

-

2

-

-

2.

Bihar

-

1

2

1

3.

Chandigarh

-

1

-

-

4.

Chhattisgarh

-

1

-

-

5.

Delhi

-

1

-

-

6.

Maharashtra

2

1

1

-

7.

Madhya Pradesh

-

5

3

1

8.

Meghalaya

-

1

-

-

9.

Odisha

-

1

-

-

10.

Uttar Pradesh

-

5

2

2

11.

Uttarakhand

-

2

1

-

 

Total

2

21

9

4

                       

Since the Scheme is implemented by States/UTs, these complaints are referred to State Governments.  Any case involving serious allegation, the report is sought from the State Governments.       

 

Complaints as and when received are forwarded to States/UTs for taking suitable action as the States/UTs implement the Anganwadi Services.  However, no such survey has been conducted.

 

In order to reduce the infant mortality rate, besides Anganwadi Services and several programmes implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, POSHAN Abhiyaan ensures convergence with various other programmes; IT enabled Common Application Software for strengthening service delivery and interventions; Community Mobilization and Awareness Advocacy leading to Jan Andolan - to educate the people on nutritional aspects and Capacity Building of frontline functionaries.

 

To reduce Infant Mortality Rate and improve child health practices, various programmes and schemes under National Health Mission are being implemented by States/ UTs. These are:

 

Promotion of Institutional deliveries through cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) which entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free ante-natal check-ups, delivery including Caesarean section, post-natal care and treatment of sick infants till one year of age.

 

Strengthening of delivery points for providing comprehensive and quality Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Services, ensuring essential newborn care at all delivery points, establishment of Special Newborn Care Units (SNCU), Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSU) and Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) units for care of sick and small babies. Comprehensive Lactation Management Centres (CLMCs) at facilities with SNCU and Lactation Management Units (LMUs) at Sub-district level are made functional to ensure availability of Human Milk for feeding small new-borns. Home Based Newborn Care (HBNC) and Home Based Care of Young Children (HBYC) are being provided by ASHAs to improve child rearing practices.

 

Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for first six months and appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices are promoted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in convergence with this Ministry. Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs) are observed for provision of maternal and child health services and creating awareness on maternal and child care including health and nutrition education. Mothers’ Absolute Affection (MAA) programme for improving breastfeeding practices (Initial Breastfeeding within one hour, Exclusive Breastfeeding up to six months and complementary feeding up to two years) through mass media campaigns and capacity building of health care providers in health facilities as well as in communities.

 

Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is being supported to provide vaccination to children against life threatening diseases such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Measles, Rubella, Pneumonia and Meningitis caused by Haemophilus Influenzae B. “Mission Indradhanush and Intensified Mission Indradhanush” was launched to immunize children who are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated i.e. those that have not been covered during the rounds of routine immunization for various reasons.

 

Name based tracking of mothers and children till two years of age (Mother and Child Tracking System) is done to ensure complete antenatal, intranatal, postnatal care and complete immunization as per schedule

 

Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) have been set up at public health facilities to treat and manage the children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted with medical complications.

 

Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation for the prevention of anaemia among the vulnerable age groups, home visits by ASHAs to promote exclusive breast feeding and promote use of ORS and Zinc for management of diarrhoea in children.

 

Health and nutrition education through Information, Education & Communication (IEC) and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) to promote healthy practices and create awareness to generate demand and improve service uptake.

 

Capacity building of health care providers: Various trainings are being conducted to build and upgrade the skills of health care providers in basic and comprehensive obstetric care of mother during pregnancy, delivery and essential new-born care.

Annexure-I

 

Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services  Scheme as on 31.03.2019

 

 

S. No

State/UTs

No. of ICDS Projects

No. of Anganwadi Centres

Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition

Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education

 

 

Sanctioned

Operational

Sanctioned

Operational

Children      (6 months - 3 years)

Children            (3 - 6 years)

Total Children       (6 months - 6 years)

Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)

Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM)

Boys                     (3 - 6 years)

Girls                         (3 - 6 years)

Total               (3 - 6 years)

1

Andhra Pradesh

257

257

55607

55607

1428615

835787

2264402

654975

2919377

425765

429366

855131

2

Telangana

149

149

35700

35634

950000

550000

1500000

400000

1900000

319213

320160

639373

3

Arunachal Pradesh

98

98

6225

6225

92437

96623

189060

24517

213577

48662

47961

96623

4

Assam

231

231

62153

62153

1450009

1580668

3030677

594296

3624973

798997

770373

1569370

5

Bihar

544

544

115009

99583

2458176

3511680

5969856

1404672

7374528

1322649

1359236

2681885

6

Chhattisgarh

220

220

52474

51215

1218800

997200

2216000

493800

2709800

383582

389108

772690

7

Goa

11

11

1262

1262

36098

16898

52996

14637

67633

8304

8459

16763

8

Gujarat

336

336

53029

53029

1697190

1407503

3104693

744902

3849595

731345

711848

1443193

9

Haryana

148

148

25962

25962

571150

268189

839339

263553

1102892

133976

134213

268189

10

Himachal Pradesh

78

78

18925

18925

242255

155857

398112

96365

494477

51275

51428

102703

11

Jammu & Kashmir

141

141

31938

29599

410165

388285

798450

159609

958059

133533

128803

262336

12

Jharkhand

224

224

38432

38432

1676737

1067818

2744555

718337

3462892

579557

654976

1234533

13

Karnataka

204

204

65911

65911

2314824

1633913

3948737

895465

4844202

756722

761405

1518127

14

Kerala

258

258

33318

33244

434574

380920

815494

304349

1119843

198866

182054

380920

15

Madhya Pradesh

453

453

97135

97135

3310508

3260935

6571443

1426266

7997709

1774542

1773200

3547742

16

Maharashtra

553

553

110486

110219

2583119

2613035

5196154

961743

6157897

1265417

1266428

2531845

17

Manipur

43

43

11510

11510

163401

177583

340984

67208

408192

89622

87961

177583

18

Meghalaya

41

41

5896

5896

208905

245214

454119

73879

527998

96680

95944

192624

19

Mizoram

27

27

2244

2244

72283

82939

155222

28150

183372

27851

28483

56334

20

Nagaland

60

60

3980

3980

133392

145418

278810

34366

313176

73028

71181

144209

21

Odisha

338

338

74154

72587

1871082

2047340

3918422

725129

4643551

1044813

1002527

2047340

22

Punjab

155

155

27314

27279

395846

275650

671496

186289

857785

140745

135223

275968

23

Rajasthan

304

304

62010

61974

1709488

957669

2667157

875613

3542770

478010

493403

971413

24

Sikkim

13

13

1308

1308

14500

10000

24500

5800

30300

6285

6215

12500

25

Tamil Nadu

434

434

54439

54439

1781128

659024

2440152

732488

3172640

558896

543460

1102356

26

Tripura

56

56

10145

9911

160446

171907

332353

69304

401657

86945

84962

171907

27

Uttar Pradesh

897

897

190145

187997

8334903

4057703

12392606

3548330

15940936

2146348

1911355

4057703

28

Uttrakhand

105

105

20067

20067

431166

165896

597062

177003

774065

77200

80506

157706

29

West Bengal

576

576

119481

116107

3063226

2848092

5911318

1366355

7277673

1388168

1335134

2723302

30

A & N Islands

5

5

720

720

7423

2168

9591

2375

11966

1079

1089

2168

31

Chandigarh**

3

3

450

450

21641

26906

48547

7231

55778

13991

12915

26906

32

Delhi*

95

95

10897

10897

302812

134234

437046

114264

551310

65895

68339

134234

33

Dadra & N Haveli

2

2

302

302

8888

10475

19363

3523

22886

5185

5290

10475

34

Daman & Diu

2

2

107

107

2762

2388

5150

1451

6601

1156

1232

2388

35

Lakshadweep

9

9

107

107

2607

843

3450

1148

4598

406

437

843

36

Puducherry

5

5

855

855

24210

2596

26806

9157

35963

1309

1287

2596

 

All India

7075

7075

1399697               [1400000 earlier sanctioned by GOI]

1372872

39584766

30789356

70374122

17186549

87560671

15236017

14955961

30191978

Based on State/UTs  level consolidated report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*253 AWCs surrendered by NCT of Delhi accepted in MWCD vide order no11-33/2015-CD-I Dated 16 November 2018.

 

 

** 50 AWCs surrendered by Chandigarh Administration accepted in MWCD vide order no.11-33/2015-CD dated 21 Dec., 2018

 

 

                             

 

 

Annexure-II

 

State/UT-wise, including Kerala, details of number of beneficiaries enrolled, number of beneficiaries paid and total amount disbursed under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) (As on 16.07.2019)

Sl. No.

State/ UT Name

Number of Beneficiaries enrolled

Number of Beneficiaries Paid

Total Amount Disbursed (In Rupees)

 

All India Total

1,01,68,924

88,80,383

34638565000

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

3,516

3,399

14452000

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

7,11,017

6,38,094

2640000000

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

8,262

6,969

26847000

4

ASSAM

2,59,107

2,25,357

781000000

5

BIHAR

5,76,751

4,19,841

1210000000

6

CHANDIGARH

13,040

12,237

48007000

7

CHHATTISGARH

2,72,439

2,34,038

807000000

8

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI

4,539

3,869

12991000

9

DAMAN AND DIU

2,623

1,913

6678000

10

DELHI

1,05,789

95,701

389000000

11

GOA

9,960

9,323

38369000

12

GUJARAT

4,78,555

4,44,898

1940000000

13

HARYANA

2,96,799

2,65,474

1110000000

14

HIMACHAL PRADESH

1,05,715

95,707

383000000

15

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

1,02,710

86,965

345000000

16

JHARKHAND

2,65,979

2,19,495

813000000

17

KARNATAKA

5,53,814

5,11,080

2180000000

18

KERALA

3,23,648

2,91,079

1140000000

19

LAKSHADWEEP

601

484

1546000

20

MADHYA PRADESH

12,28,862

11,37,985

4490000000

21

MAHARASHTRA

9,87,596

8,32,539

3510000000

22

MANIPUR

22,234

16,046

75355000

23

MEGHALAYA

8,476

7,828

29872000

24

MIZORAM

13,286

12,591

54297000

25

NAGALAND

7,729

6,076

27211000

26

ODISHA*

7

5

23000

27

PUDUCHERRY

11,050

9,279

38204000

28

PUNJAB

2,08,511

1,88,122

795000000

29

RAJASTHAN

8,37,518

7,51,332

2830000000

30

SIKKIM

5,031

4,672

19713000

31

TAMIL NADU

2,80,623

2,26,174

522000000

32

TELANGANA**

3

0

0

33

TRIPURA

36,922

30,083

106000000

34

UTTAR PRADESH

18,31,777

16,09,150

6240000000

35

UTTARAKHAND

84,676

77,871

294000000

36

WEST BENGAL

5,09,759

4,04,707

1720000000

 

*   The State is implementing its own Maternity Benefit Programme. The Ministry allows the State to implement PMMVY with State's Maternity Programme under co-branding.

**  The State is implementing its own Maternity Benefit Programme. The Ministry allows the State to implement PMMVY with State's Maternity Programme under co-branding. Technical integration has been tested.

 

 

 

 

Annexure-III

 

S.No.

States/UTs

  1. Beneficiaries (11-14 out of school girls)

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

1

Andhra Pradesh

15261

14763

39181

2

Arunachal Pradesh

526

266

 

3

Assam

74727

 

54352

4

Bihar

492609

396805

130222

5

Chhattisgarh

14681

13673

16093

6

Goa

42

45

21

7

Gujarat

NR

NR

174620

8

Haryana

592

667

5066

9

Himachal Pradesh

944

939

630

10

Jammu & Kashmir

9480

NR

16963

11

Jharkhand

58568

63515

 

12

Karnataka

48971

28022

58670

13

Kerala

276

712

 

14

Madhya Pradesh

122230

125452

305000

15

Maharashtra

56936

45898

24478

16

Manipur

5079

5061

4056

17

Meghalaya

1801

1852

1655

18

Mizoram

1124

897

715

19

Nagaland

10326

6455

7320

20

Orissa

58217

56893

 

21

Punjab

4338

2143

4339

22

Rajasthan

NR

NR

173591

23

Sikkim

NR

6

 

24

Tamil Nadu

2453

2337

 

25

Telangana

8369

 

19410

26

Tripura

2930

971

56045

27

Uttar Pradesh

496000

NR

277000

28

Uttaranchal

NR

NR

 

29

West Bengal

1996

2842

43287

30

A&N Islands

31

25

21

31

Chandigarh

220

186

55

32

Daman & Diu

0

0

20

33

D & NH

652

NR

 

34

Delhi

5029

3383

2152

35

Lakshadweep

9

10

7

36

Pondicherry

16

18

22

 

Total

1494433

773836

1414991

 

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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