MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) The data on nutritional indicators of women and children across the country is captured under the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The State-wise prevalence of malnutrition in women and children as per NFHS - 4 (2015-16) is Annexed. Further, as far as NFHS-4 52.1% children under 5 years age are underweight and 49.3% are stunted and 31.3% are wasted. Further, 37.5% women (age 15-49 years) have chronic energy deficiency (BMI less than 18.5) among the tribal population of Rajasthan.
(b) Malnutrition is not a direct cause of death among children under five years of age; however, it can increase morbidity and mortality by reducing resistance to infections. Malnourished children are more vulnerable to any infection than normal children, therefore, data regarding child mortality due to malnutrition is not maintained by this Ministry. The overall child mortality rate as per NFHS- 4 is 9.4 which is declined from 18.4 as per previous NFHS- 3.
(c) As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4 (2015-16), conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 35.7% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 38.4% are stunted and 21% are wasted. The State-wise detail including Maharashtra is Annexed. Further, as per NFHS-4, 34.6% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 25.4 % are stunted and 24.1% are wasted in Solapur District of Maharashtra.
(d) & (e): As mentioned above, malnutrition is not a direct cause of death among children under five years of age; however, it can increase morbidity and mortality by reducing resistance to infections. Malnourished children are more vulnerable to any infection than normal children. However, for monitoring the level of malnutrition among the children (0-6 years of age), recently POSHAN Abhiyaan has been launched under which near real time monitoring is done through ICDS-CAS Mobile based Software Application. The ICDS-CAS Application enables the identification of malnutrition children based on auto-plotting of Growth Charts. The drill-down dashboard available at National, State, District, Block level contributes towards identifying and addressing the problem of nutrition.
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Annexure
Statement referred in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5579 for answer on 26.07.2019 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi; Shrimati Jaskaur Meena: Shri Sha. Bra.Dr.Jai Siddeshwar Shivachary Mahaswamiji;
Prevalence of underweight, stunting, wasting and Anaemia among women and children (under 5 years) as per NFHS- 2015-16
S.No State Children under 5 years Women (15-49 years)
Underweight
(%) Stunting
(%) Wasting Anaemia
(%) Chronic Energy Deficiency (%) Anaemia
(%)
1 A& N Islands 21.6 23.3 18.9 49 13.1 65.7
2 Andhra Pradesh 31.9 31.4 17.2 58.6 17.6 60
3 Arunachal Pradesh 19.5 29.4 17.3 50.7 8.5 40.3
4 Assam 29.8 36.4 17 35.7 25.7 46
5 Bihar 43.9 48.3 20.8 63.5 30.4 60.3
6 Chandigarh 24.5 28.7 10.9 73.1 13.3 75.9
7 Chhattisgarh 37.7 37.6 23.1 41.6 26.7 47
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 38.9 41.7 15.9 84.6 28.5 79.5
9 Daman & Diu 26.7 23.4 27.6 73.8 12.9 58.9
10 Delhi 27 32.3 24.1 62.6 12.8 52.5
11 Goa 23.8 20.1 21.9 48.3 14.7 31.3
12 Gujarat 39.3 38.5 26.4 62.6 27.2 54.9
13 Haryana 29.4 34 21.2 71.7 15.8 62.7
14 Himachal Pradesh 21.2 26.3 13.7 53.7 16.2 53.4
15 J&K 16.6 27.4 12.1 43.3 12.1 40.3
16 Jharkhand 47.8 45.3 29 69.9 31.5 65.2
17 Karnataka 35.2 36.2 26.1 60.9 20.7 44.8
18 Kerala 16.1 19.7 15.7 35.6 9.7 34.2
19 Lakshdweep 23.4 27 13.7 51.9 12.5 45.7
20 Madhya Pradesh 42.8 42 25.8 68.9 28.3 52.5
21 Maharashtra 36 34.4 25.6 53.8 23.5 48
22 Manipur 13.8 28.9 6.8 23.9 8.8 26.4
23 Meghalaya 29 43.8 15.3 48 12.1 56.2
24 Mizoram 11.9 28 6.1 17.7 8.3 22.5
25 Nagaland 16.8 28.6 11.3 21.6 12.2 23.9
26 Orissa 34.4 34.1 20.4 44.6 26.4 51
27 Puducherry 22 23.7 15.6 44.9 11.3 52.4
28 Punjab 21.6 25.7 23.6 56.6 11.7 53.5
29 Rajasthan 36.7 39.1 23 60.3 27 46.8
30 Sikkim 14.2 29.6 14.2 55.1 6.4 34.9
31 Tamil Nadu 23.8 27.1 19.7 50.7 14.6 55.1
32 Telangana 28.5 28.1 18 60.7 23.1 56.7
33 Tripura 24.1 24.3 16.8 48.3 18.9 54.5
34 Uttar Pradesh 39.5 46.3 17.9 63.2 25.3 52.4
35 Uttarakhand 26.6 33.5 19.5 59.8 18.4 45.2
36 West Bengal 31.5 32.5 20.3 54.2 21.3 62.5
India 35.7 38.4 21 58.4 22.9 53
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