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POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched on 8th March, 2018, with an objective to reduce malnutrition from the country in a phased manner and achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner.
Focusing on the aims of POSHAN Abhiyaan, Mission Poshan 2.0 (Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0) announced in budget 2021-2022 across States/UTs, is an integrated nutrition support programme, to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.
The data on nutrition indicators that is stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years as captured by National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4 and NFHS-5), and Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) is annexed as Annexure I. The recently released report of NFHS-5 is available only for 22 States/UTs.
During the pandemic, as per the MHA guidelines, all Anganwadi Centres across the country were closed to limit the impact of COVID-19. However, to ensure continuous nutritional support to Anganwadi beneficiaries, Anganwadi Workers and Helpers distributed Supplementary Nutrition at the doorsteps of beneficiaries once in 15 days and have distributed medicines as per requirement.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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AS
Annexure I
S. No.
Name of State/UT
Stunting
Underweight
Wasting
NHFS 4 (2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS
(2016-18)
NHFS 4
(2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS (2016-18)
NHFS 4 (2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS
(2016-18)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
23.3
22.5
-
21.6
16
-
18.9
23.7
-
2
Andhra Pradesh
31.4
31.2
31.5
31.9
16.1
33.5
17.2
29.6
17.1
3
Arunachal Pradesh
29.4
-
28
19.4
-
16
17.3
-
7
4
Assam
36.4
35.3
32.4
29.8
21.7
29.4
17
32.8
19.4
5
Bihar
48.3
42.9
42
43.9
22.9
38.7
20.8
41
14.5
6
Chandigarh
28.7
-
-
24.5
-
0
10.9
-
-
7
Chhattisgarh
37.6
-
35.4
37.7
-
40
23.1
-
19.3
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
41.7
39.4
-
38.9
21.6
-
27.6
38.7
-
Daman & Diu
23.4
-
-
26.7
-
-
24.1
-
-
9
Delhi
31.9
-
28.8
27
-
28.1
15.9
-
14.8
10
Goa
20.1
25.8
19.6
23.8
19.1
20.3
21.9
24
15.8
11
Gujarat
38.5
39
39.1
39.3
25.1
34.2
26.4
39.7
17
12
Haryana
34
-
34.9
29.4
-
28.8
21.2
-
11.7
13
Himachal Pradesh
26.3
30.8
28.4
21.2
17.4
22.6
13.7
25.5
11.0
14
Jammu & Kashmir
27.4
26.9
15.5
16.6
19
13.0
12.1
21
15.0
15
Jharkhand
45.3
-
36.2
47.8
-
42.9
29
-
29.1
16
Karnataka
36.2
35.4
32.5
35.2
19.5
32
26.1
32.9
19
17
Kerala
19.7
23.4
20.5
16.1
15.8
18.7
15.7
19.7
12.6
18
Lakshadweep
26.8
30.5
-
23.6
17.5
-
13.7
20.4
-
19
Ladakh
-
32
-
-
17.4
-
-
25.8
-
20
Madhya Pradesh
42
-
39.5
42.8
-
38.7
25.8
-
19.6
21
Maharashtra
34.4
35.2
34.1
36
25.6
30.9
25.6
36.1
16.9
22
Manipur
28.9
46.5
28.9
13.8
12.1
13
6.8
26.6
6
23
Meghalaya
43.8
23.4
40.4
28.9
9.9
30
15.3
13.3
15
24
Mizoram
28
28.9
27.4
12
9.8
11.3
6.1
12.7
5.8
25
Nagaland
28.6
32.7
26.2
16.8
19.1
16.3
11.3
26.9
12.9
26
Orissa
34.1
-
29.1
34.4
-
29.2
20.4
-
13.9
27
Puducherry
24
-
-
22.7
-
-
23.8
-
-
28
Punjab
25.7
-
24.3
21.6
-
19.7
15.6
-
6.7
29
Rajasthan
39.1
-
36.8
36.7
-
31.5
23
-
14.3
30
Sikkim
29.6
22.3
21.8
14.2
13.7
11.0
14.2
13.1
7.0
31
Tamil Nadu
27.1
-
19.7
23.8
-
23.5
19.7
-
21
32
Telangana
28
33.1
29.3
28.4
21.7
30.8
18.1
31.8
17.9
33
Tripura
24.3
32.3
31.9
24.1
18.2
23.8
16.8
25.6
12.8
34
Uttar Pradesh
46.3
-
38.8
39.5
-
36.8
17.9
-
18.5
35
Uttarakhand
33.5
-
29.9
26.6
-
18.7
19.5
-
5.9
36
West Bengal
32.5
33.8
25.3
31.6
20.3
30.9
20.3
32.2
20.1
INDIA
38.4
-
34.7
35.7
-
33.4
21.0
-
17
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POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched on 8th March, 2018, with an objective to reduce malnutrition from the country in a phased manner and achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner.
Focusing on the aims of POSHAN Abhiyaan, Mission Poshan 2.0 (Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0) announced in budget 2021-2022 across States/UTs, is an integrated nutrition support programme, to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition.
The data on nutrition indicators that is stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years as captured by National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4 and NFHS-5), and Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) is annexed as Annexure I. The recently released report of NFHS-5 is available only for 22 States/UTs.
During the pandemic, as per the MHA guidelines, all Anganwadi Centres across the country were closed to limit the impact of COVID-19. However, to ensure continuous nutritional support to Anganwadi beneficiaries, Anganwadi Workers and Helpers distributed Supplementary Nutrition at the doorsteps of beneficiaries once in 15 days and have distributed medicines as per requirement.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
*****
AS
Annexure I
S. No.
Name of State/UT
Stunting
Underweight
Wasting
NHFS 4 (2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS
(2016-18)
NHFS 4
(2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS (2016-18)
NHFS 4 (2015-16)
NHFS 5 (2019-20)
CNNS
(2016-18)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
23.3
22.5
-
21.6
16
-
18.9
23.7
-
2
Andhra Pradesh
31.4
31.2
31.5
31.9
16.1
33.5
17.2
29.6
17.1
3
Arunachal Pradesh
29.4
-
28
19.4
-
16
17.3
-
7
4
Assam
36.4
35.3
32.4
29.8
21.7
29.4
17
32.8
19.4
5
Bihar
48.3
42.9
42
43.9
22.9
38.7
20.8
41
14.5
6
Chandigarh
28.7
-
-
24.5
-
0
10.9
-
-
7
Chhattisgarh
37.6
-
35.4
37.7
-
40
23.1
-
19.3
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
41.7
39.4
-
38.9
21.6
-
27.6
38.7
-
Daman & Diu
23.4
-
-
26.7
-
-
24.1
-
-
9
Delhi
31.9
-
28.8
27
-
28.1
15.9
-
14.8
10
Goa
20.1
25.8
19.6
23.8
19.1
20.3
21.9
24
15.8
11
Gujarat
38.5
39
39.1
39.3
25.1
34.2
26.4
39.7
17
12
Haryana
34
-
34.9
29.4
-
28.8
21.2
-
11.7
13
Himachal Pradesh
26.3
30.8
28.4
21.2
17.4
22.6
13.7
25.5
11.0
14
Jammu & Kashmir
27.4
26.9
15.5
16.6
19
13.0
12.1
21
15.0
15
Jharkhand
45.3
-
36.2
47.8
-
42.9
29
-
29.1
16
Karnataka
36.2
35.4
32.5
35.2
19.5
32
26.1
32.9
19
17
Kerala
19.7
23.4
20.5
16.1
15.8
18.7
15.7
19.7
12.6
18
Lakshadweep
26.8
30.5
-
23.6
17.5
-
13.7
20.4
-
19
Ladakh
-
32
-
-
17.4
-
-
25.8
-
20
Madhya Pradesh
42
-
39.5
42.8
-
38.7
25.8
-
19.6
21
Maharashtra
34.4
35.2
34.1
36
25.6
30.9
25.6
36.1
16.9
22
Manipur
28.9
46.5
28.9
13.8
12.1
13
6.8
26.6
6
23
Meghalaya
43.8
23.4
40.4
28.9
9.9
30
15.3
13.3
15
24
Mizoram
28
28.9
27.4
12
9.8
11.3
6.1
12.7
5.8
25
Nagaland
28.6
32.7
26.2
16.8
19.1
16.3
11.3
26.9
12.9
26
Orissa
34.1
-
29.1
34.4
-
29.2
20.4
-
13.9
27
Puducherry
24
-
-
22.7
-
-
23.8
-
-
28
Punjab
25.7
-
24.3
21.6
-
19.7
15.6
-
6.7
29
Rajasthan
39.1
-
36.8
36.7
-
31.5
23
-
14.3
30
Sikkim
29.6
22.3
21.8
14.2
13.7
11.0
14.2
13.1
7.0
31
Tamil Nadu
27.1
-
19.7
23.8
-
23.5
19.7
-
21
32
Telangana
28
33.1
29.3
28.4
21.7
30.8
18.1
31.8
17.9
33
Tripura
24.3
32.3
31.9
24.1
18.2
23.8
16.8
25.6
12.8
34
Uttar Pradesh
46.3
-
38.8
39.5
-
36.8
17.9
-
18.5
35
Uttarakhand
33.5
-
29.9
26.6
-
18.7
19.5
-
5.9
36
West Bengal
32.5
33.8
25.3
31.6
20.3
30.9
20.3
32.2
20.1
INDIA
38.4
-
34.7
35.7
-
33.4
21.0
-
17
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