ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to improve nutritional indicators of women and children by leveraging technology, encouraging Jan Bhaagidari and establishing convergence with other schemes and programmes with similar and supporting objectives. The Abhiyaan also aims to ensure an enabling environment for better nutritional management in partnership with all stakeholders.
(b) Details of the funds released and utilized under POSHAN Abhiyaan during the last three Years, State/UT-wise including Assam and West Bengal are at Annexure. (West Bengal has chosen not to participate in Poshan Abhiyan)
(c) to (e) POSHAN Abhiyaan is an overarching scheme and a multi-ministerial convergence mission to improve nutritional outcomes. Based on a review and evaluation of POSHAN Abhiyaan, steps have been taken for course correction to ensure nutritional quality, strengthen delivery mechanisms, introduce transparency and leverage
technology for improving governance.
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Annexure
Statement referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 810 for 05.02.2021
State-wise funds utilised under POSHAN Abhiyaan during last three years *
( Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. State/UT 2017 – 18 + Unspent Balance of ISSNIP 2018-19 2019-20 Total Central fund utilization as on 31.12.2020
1 Andhra Pradesh 2572.41 8604.68 13296.52 14540.18
2 Bihar 7063.44 15001.67 25465.00 22674.32
3 Chhattisgarh 1668.12 9629.51 0.00 5453.16
4 Delhi 945.95 2206.88 0.00 1959.81
5 Goa 238.07 197.78 0.00 201.02
6 Gujarat 3036.66 11228.03 14863.00 18984.16
7 Haryana 400.97 5992.46 0.00 3879.64
8 Jharkhand 2429.59 5110.45 0.00 3798.71
9 Karnataka 3351.05 9870.89 0.00 9392.68
10 Kerala 1273.37 6491.91 0.00 5675.56
11 Madhya Pradesh 4067.20 15894.17 17883.00 16371.46
12 Maharashtra 2572.31 20989.28 33061.47 33671.32
13 Odisha 4600.46 10571.65 0.00 2027.11
14 Puducherry 39.24 393.70 497.00 202.70
15 Punjab 819.51 6090.33 0.00 1544.89
16 Rajasthan 4216.26 9680.99 8941.00 9494.14
17 Tamil Nadu 1340.51 12210.93 11509.00 15697.78
18 Telangana 1736.94 8595.70 7003.00 5508.46
19 Uttar Pradesh 8440.60 29582.87 16166.00 16276.92
20 West Bengal 5545.27 19294.11 0.00 0.00
21 Arunachal Pradesh 52.93 2663.35 0.00 650.89
22 Assam 2298.27 15492.36 14171.00 16271.07
23 Himachal Pradesh 1557.26 4153.15 4960.00 6625.51
24 Jammu & Kashmir 388.59 8297.70 0.00 6747.53
25 Manipur 340.46 3865.37 0.00 2138.40
26 Meghalaya 462.98 1713.27 2802.80 4556.05
27 Mizoram 119.38 957.65 1498.00 2030.27
28 Nagaland 163.74 1251.97 2298.17 4515.56
29 Sikkim 98.59 328.47 923.00 1036.56
30 Tripura 277.91 3695.72 0.00 2867.15
31 Uttarakhand 1866.25 4301.57 7086.00 7098.71
Total 63984.29 254358.57 182423.96 241891.72
UTs without legislature
32 Andaman & Nicobar 100.22 416.89 307.62 379.91
33 Chandigarh 158.88 306.82 526.97 462.82
34 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 108.83 129.32 436.16 587.89
42.06 197.66 446.98
35 Ladakh 0.00 45.82 0.00 41.47
36 Lakshadweep 60.00 138.90 126.75 250.47
Total 469.99 1235.41 1844.48 1722.56
Grand Total 64454.28 255593.98 184268.44 243614.28
*Activities under the Abhiyaan were affected by COVID-19 in 2020-21.
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