POSHAN Abhiyaan launched on 8^th March, 2018 addresses malnutrition issues across the nation through components like ICT Application, Convergence, Community Mobilization, Behavioural Change & Jan Andolan, Capacity Building, Incentives and Awards and Innovations. Activities undertaken in POSHAN Abhiyaan in last three years are as follows:

Under POSHAN Abhiyaan, the budgetary allocation is for programme components like ICT Application, Convergence, Community Mobilization, Behavioural Change & Jan Andolan, Capacity Building, Incentives and Awards, and Innovations. The details of funds distributed to State Governments over these years, State-wise and year-wise is at Annexure.

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

State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized since FY 2018-19 under POSHAN Abhiyaan

Amount in ₹ lakhs

SN

State/UT

Total Central Funds released till
31st March 2021

Total Central Funds utilization as on
31st March 2021

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

936.25

421.44

2

Andhra Pradesh

25363.32

16601.84

3

Arunachal Pradesh

2815.88

708.11

4

Assam

32948.67

18117.52

5

Bihar

49365.6

27823.99

6

Chandigarh

1099.87

513.96

7

Chhattisgarh

12137.21

6505.25

8

Dadra Nagar Haveli and

774.31

682.98

Daman & Diu

686.7

9

Delhi

3327.18

2432.58

10

Goa

456.04

222.24

11

Gujarat

29976.16

21769.01

12

Haryana

6808.82

4326

13

Himachal Pradesh

10973.21

7010.78

14

Jammu & Kashmir

9178.53

7912.09

15

Jharkhand

8154.95

5245.93

16

Karnataka

14276.52

11133.42

17

Kerala

10974.73

6696.51

18

Ladakh

164.59

51.41

19

Lakshadweep

427.36

287.27

20

Madhya Pradesh

39398.53

18516.83

21

Maharashtra

58390.84

40154.5

22

Manipur

4389.99

2138.4

23

Meghalaya

5073.39

4979.05

24

Mizoram

2732.96

2575.03

25

Nagaland

5327.67

5239.26

26

Odisha

16358.58

7555.69

27

Puducherry

943.62

264.58

28

Punjab

7346.86

2470.04

29

Rajasthan

23830.57

10349.79

30

Sikkim

1370.99

1276.83

31

Tamil Nadu

25931.46

19476.85

32

Telangana

17906.84

14824.33

33

Tripura

4135.95

3155.13

34

Uttar Pradesh

56968.96

19219.28

35

Uttarakhand

13574.89

7898

36

West Bengal

26751.08

0

Total

531279.08

298555.92

*****

BY/AS

POSHAN Abhiyaan launched on 8^th March, 2018 addresses malnutrition issues across the nation through components like ICT Application, Convergence, Community Mobilization, Behavioural Change & Jan Andolan, Capacity Building, Incentives and Awards and Innovations. Activities undertaken in POSHAN Abhiyaan in last three years are as follows:

Under POSHAN Abhiyaan, the budgetary allocation is for programme components like ICT Application, Convergence, Community Mobilization, Behavioural Change & Jan Andolan, Capacity Building, Incentives and Awards, and Innovations. The details of funds distributed to State Governments over these years, State-wise and year-wise is at Annexure.

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

State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized since FY 2018-19 under POSHAN Abhiyaan

Amount in ₹ lakhs

SN

State/UT

Total Central Funds released till
31st March 2021

Total Central Funds utilization as on
31st March 2021

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

936.25

421.44

2

Andhra Pradesh

25363.32

16601.84

3

Arunachal Pradesh

2815.88

708.11

4

Assam

32948.67

18117.52

5

Bihar

49365.6

27823.99

6

Chandigarh

1099.87

513.96

7

Chhattisgarh

12137.21

6505.25

8

Dadra Nagar Haveli and

774.31

682.98

Daman & Diu

686.7

9

Delhi

3327.18

2432.58

10

Goa

456.04

222.24

11

Gujarat

29976.16

21769.01

12

Haryana

6808.82

4326

13

Himachal Pradesh

10973.21

7010.78

14

Jammu & Kashmir

9178.53

7912.09

15

Jharkhand

8154.95

5245.93

16

Karnataka

14276.52

11133.42

17

Kerala

10974.73

6696.51

18

Ladakh

164.59

51.41

19

Lakshadweep

427.36

287.27

20

Madhya Pradesh

39398.53

18516.83

21

Maharashtra

58390.84

40154.5

22

Manipur

4389.99

2138.4

23

Meghalaya

5073.39

4979.05

24

Mizoram

2732.96

2575.03

25

Nagaland

5327.67

5239.26

26

Odisha

16358.58

7555.69

27

Puducherry

943.62

264.58

28

Punjab

7346.86

2470.04

29

Rajasthan

23830.57

10349.79

30

Sikkim

1370.99

1276.83

31

Tamil Nadu

25931.46

19476.85

32

Telangana

17906.84

14824.33

33

Tripura

4135.95

3155.13

34

Uttar Pradesh

56968.96

19219.28

35

Uttarakhand

13574.89

7898

36

West Bengal

26751.08

0

Total

531279.08

298555.92

*****

BY/AS