The results of the POSHAN Abhiyaan can be known after the programme has completed its approved period. However, in the meantime, as per the report of Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) conducted by UNICEF, prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight among children is 34.7%, 17% and 33.4% respectively, which is an improvement and reduction from the levels reported in National Family Health Survey-4.
The main purpose of the POSHAN Abhiyaan is to improve the nutritional status of children and reduce the level of under-nutrition. For this purpose, ICDS-CAS (ICDS-Common Application Software) enables growth monitoring of children with the help of auto plotting of growth chart on the mobile application. Children (0-5 years) are weighed and their height measured at the Anganwadis across the country and their data are entered in the ICDS-CAS application. Thus, it enables monitoring of nutritional status of children across the country on monthly basis. SMS alerts are sent to the concerned authorities for taking remedial action. Severely Acute Malnourished children with medical complications are referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres by the health functionaries.
State-wise details of fund released under POSHAN Abhiyaan during 2017-18, 2018-19 and the current year is given below:
| Amount in Rs. Lakhs | |||||
| S. No. | State/UT | Released in FY 2017 – 18 | Released in FY 2018-19 | Released in FY 2019-20 | |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 1284.63 | 8604.68 | 5582.52 | |
| 2 | Bihar | 6724.06 | 15001.67 | 10000 | |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 965.45 | 9629.51 | 0 | |
| 4 | Delhi | 945.95 | 2206.88 | 0 | |
| 5 | Goa | 238.07 | 197.78 | 0 | |
| 6 | Gujarat | 3036.66 | 11228.04 | 7531 | |
| 7 | Haryana | 400.97 | 5992.46 | 0 | |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 1557.26 | 4153.15 | 2480 | |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 388.59 | 8343.52 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 1555.35 | 5110.45 | 0 | |
| 11 | Karnataka | 3351.05 | 9870.89 | 0 | |
| 12 | Kerala | 1273.37 | 6491.91 | 0 | |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 3441.49 | 15894.17 | 17883 | |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 2572.31 | 20989.28 | 33061.47 | |
| 15 | Odisha | 4600.46 | 10571.65 | 0 | |
| 16 | Puducherry | 39.24 | 393.7 | 497 | |
| 17 | Punjab | 819.51 | 6090.33 | 0 | |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 2045.73 | 9680.99 | 0 | |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu | 1340.51 | 12210.93 | 0 | |
| 20 | Telangana | 1736.94 | 8595.7 | 7003 | |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 8440.6 | 29582.87 | 0 | |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 1866.25 | 4301.57 | 3696 | |
| 23 | West Bengal | 5545.27 | 19294.11 | 0 | |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 52.93 | 2663.35 | 0 | |
| 25 | Assam | 2298.27 | 15492.36 | 14171 | |
| 26 | Manipur | 340.46 | 3865.37 | 0 | |
| 27 | Meghalaya | 462.98 | 1713.27 | 1706.8 | |
| 28 | Mizoram | 119.38 | 957.65 | 902 | |
| 29 | Nagaland | 163.74 | 1251.97 | 1445.17 | |
| 30 | Sikkim | 98.59 | 328.47 | 544 | |
| 31 | Tripura | 277.91 | 3695.72 | 0 | |
| 32 | Andaman & Nicobar | 100.22 | 416.89 | 307.62 | |
| 33 | Chandigarh | 158.88 | 306.82 | 526.97 | |
| 34 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 108.83 | 129.32 | 431.16 | |
| 35 | Daman & Diu | 42.06 | 197.66 | 446.98 | |
| 36 | Laddakh | – | – | – | |
| 37 | Lakshadweep | 60 | 138.9 | 126.75 | |
| TOTAL | 58453.97 | 255593.98 | 108342.44 | ||
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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