POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to reduce malnutrition in the country in a phased manner by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach. The Programme strives to bring about behavioural change through peoples participation in Jan Andolans. The estimates of stunting among children below 5 years are provided in National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per NFHS 4 prevalence of stunting children up to 5 years was 38.4% which has reduced to 35.5% in NFHS 5.
The State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized during the financial years 2019-20 and 2020-21 under POSHAN Abhiyaan is at Annexure I.
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 I
Amount in ₹ lakhs
| SN | State/UT | Central Funds released in FY 2019-20 | Central Funds released in FY 2020-21 | Total Central Funds released till 31st March 2021 | Total Central Funds utilization as on 31st March 2021 |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 307.62 | 111.52 | 936.25 | 421.44 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 13296.52 | 889.71 | 25363.32 | 16601.84 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 99.6 | 2815.88 | 708.11 |
| 4 | Assam | 14171 | 987.04 | 32948.67 | 18117.52 |
| 5 | Bihar | 25465 | 1835.49 | 49365.6 | 27823.99 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 526.97 | 107.2 | 1099.87 | 513.96 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 0 | 839.58 | 12137.21 | 6505.25 |
| 8 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and | 436.16 | 100 | 774.31 | 682.98 |
| Daman & Diu | 446.98 | 686.7 | |||
| 9 | Delhi | 0 | 174.35 | 3327.18 | 2432.58 |
| 10 | Goa | 0 | 20.19 | 456.04 | 222.24 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 14863 | 848.47 | 29976.16 | 21769.01 |
| 12 | Haryana | 0 | 415.39 | 6808.82 | 4326 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 4960 | 302.8 | 10973.21 | 7010.78 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0 | 492.24 | 9178.53 | 7912.09 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 0 | 614.91 | 8154.95 | 5245.93 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 0 | 1054.58 | 14276.52 | 11133.42 |
| 17 | Kerala | 0 | 3209.45 | 10974.73 | 6696.51 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 0 | 118.77 | 164.59 | 51.41 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 126.75 | 101.71 | 427.36 | 287.27 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 17883 | 1554.16 | 39398.53 | 18516.83 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 33061.47 | 1767.78 | 58390.84 | 40154.5 |
| 22 | Manipur | 0 | 184.16 | 4389.99 | 2138.4 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 2802.8 | 94.34 | 5073.39 | 4979.05 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 1498 | 157.93 | 2732.96 | 2575.03 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 2298.17 | 1613.79 | 5327.67 | 5239.26 |
| 26 | Odisha | 0 | 1186.47 | 16358.58 | 7555.69 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 497 | 13.68 | 943.62 | 264.58 |
| 28 | Punjab | 0 | 437.02 | 7346.86 | 2470.04 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 8941 | 992.32 | 23830.57 | 10349.79 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 923 | 20.93 | 1370.99 | 1276.83 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 11509 | 871.02 | 25931.46 | 19476.85 |
| 32 | Telangana | 7003 | 571.2 | 17906.84 | 14824.33 |
| 33 | Tripura | 0 | 162.32 | 4135.95 | 3155.13 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 16166 | 2779.49 | 56968.96 | 19219.28 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 7086 | 321.07 | 13574.89 | 7898 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 0 | 1911.7 | 26751.08 | 0 |
| Total | 184268.44 | 26962.38 | 531279.08 | 298555.92 |
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