Parliament in Budget and Winter Session 2008

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Parliament in 2008 : Budget & Monsoon Session

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Till 2006, “Says a Child… Who Speaks For My Rights?”, our effort to analyse Parliament questions and debates from a child’s perspective, was published in three separate volumes to match the three
sessions of Parliament—Budget, Monsoon and Winter. The year 2007 was when we decided to combine all sessions and bring out an annual issue. For 2008, the current publication, we have analyses
of questions and answers from only two sessions---budget and monsoon sessions. This is not our decision; thanks to our Parliamentarians, no winter session was held in 2008. However, the monsoon
session was held in three parts in the Lok Sabha (July, October and December) and the Rajya Sabha session was held in October and December.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Parliamentarians who have never forgotten that although children do not vote, they are still citizens and have consistently asked questions related to
their education, development, health and protection. We are grateful that they have been the voice of the voiceless.
We would also like to thank our volunteers, Kaustubh Manohar and Debarati Roy, for their contributions towards formatting and editing the issue.
Finally, we are grateful to Ford Foundation for extending the financial support that made publication of this issue possible.
Enakshi Ganguly Thukral Bharti Ali
Co-Director Co-Director

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CONTENTS
List of Tables and Figures V
Abbreviations IX
Parliament in Budget Session, 2008
1. Introduction 1
2. Development 3
2.1 Policy/Status 3
2.2 Programmes/Schemes 4
2.3 Regional Issues 7
3. Health 11
3.1 Health Status 11
3.3 Physical/Financial Resources 18
4. Education 23
4.1 Policy/Status 23
4.3 Finance 27
4.4 Teachers 28
4.5 Special Group 29
4.6 Regional Issue 29
5. Protection 42
5.1 Protection of Child Rights 42
5.2 Child Labour 44
5.3 Child Trafficking 45
5.4 Adoption 47

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5.5 Juvenile Justice 47
5.6 Female Foeticide 48
5.7 Regional Issue 48
6. Debates 54
6.1 Education 54
6.2 Protection 59
7. Annexure - I 60
Annexure - II 63

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Parliament in Monsoon Session, 2008
1. Development 69
2. Health 75
2.1 Health Status 75
2.2 Physical/Financial Resource 80
2.4 Regional Issues 82
3. Education 87
3.1 Policy/Status 87
3.3 Finance 93
3.4 School System 93
3.5 Special Groups 94
4. Protection 107
4.1 Protection of Child Rights 107
4.2 Child Labour 108
5. Debates 114
5.1 Educations 114
5.2 Health 114
7. Annexure - I 115
Annexure - II 119
Annexure - III 120

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
PARLIAMENT IN BUDGET SESSION, 2008
TABLES
Table1.1 Session wise Breakup of Child Focused Questions in both Houses in 2008 1
Table 2.1: Inspection of working women’s hostels by Ministry of Women and Child Development 4
Table 2.2: Inspection of working women’s hostels by state governments 4
Table 2.3: Statewise funds sanctioned/ released and utilised under KSY in 2006-07 4
Table 2.4: Statement indicating requirement of additional anganwadicentres/mini-anganwadi centres for 3rd phase of expansion of ICDS scheme 6
Table 2.5: Districtwise number of anganwadi centres sanctioned and operational in Assam 8
Table 2.6: Child focused questions on development, Budget Session 2008 9
Table 3.1: List of states implementing School Health Programme under the National Rural Health Mission 12
Table 3.2: Statewise details of children registered and under treatment 13
Table 3.3 : Maternal Mortality Ratio (India and Statewise) 16
Table 3.4: Child Mortality Rate (0-4 years) 16
Table 3.5: Budget allocations made for the years 2005-06 to 2007-08 for maternal health care and child health care in the state of Andhra Pradesh 17
Table 3.6: Percentage of death of children (age 0-4) to total deaths in India and bigger states, 2004-06 17
Table 3.7: Funds released to the states for Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme during 2007-08 19
Table 3.8: Child focused questions on health, Budget Session 2008 20
Table 4.1: Statement showing increasing trend of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)at Primary Level 23
Table 4.2: Statement showing details of out of school children statewise and genderwise as 31.3.2007 23
Table 4.3: Students’ attendance at elementary level in 2006-07 25
Table 4.4: Funds allocated to various states/ UTs under Madrassas Modernisation Programme during the last 3 Years 28
Table 4.5: Teacher recruitment during 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 28

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Table 4.6: Department of secondary education and literacy 29
Table 4.7: Child focused questions on education, Budget Session 2008 31
Table 5.1: Statement Showing Number of Inspections, Violations, Convictions and Prosecutions Conducted during 2006-2007. 44
Table 5.2: Data on missing children (0-18 Years) for the year 2004-2007 49
Table 5.3: Child focused questions on protection, Budget Session 2008 50
Table Ia: Districtwise and blockwise details of no. of anganwadis operational in Jharkhand 60

PARLIAMENT IN BUDGET SESSION 2008
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PARLIAMENT IN MONSOON SESSION, 2008
TABLES
Table 1.1: Statewise number of anganwadis (AWCs) and mini-AWCs sanctioned and operational as on 30.06.2008 70
Table 1.2: Child focused questions on development, Monsoon Session 2008 73
Table 2.1: Details of children registered for ART as on September, 2008 75
Table 2.2: Infant mortality rate 2007 76
Table 2.3: Statewise prevalence of anaemia in children (6-59 months) 78
Table 2.4: Year wise child mortality rate 79
Table 2.5: Childhood mortality rates by state (2005-06) 79
Table 2.6: Allocation under RCH Flexible Pool for the year 2005-06 to 2008-09 82
Table 2.7: Child focused questions on health, Monsoon Session 2008 84
Table 3.1: Statewise details of elementary schools not having a headmaster, toilet and drinking water facilities 88
Table 3.2: Details of the irregularities/misuse of fund noticed under MDM 90
Table 3.3: Number of scholarships allocated to various States/UTs under centrally sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme 92
Table 3.4: Percentage enrolment of muslim children as per DISE* data 2006-07 at the primary and upper primary level to total enrolment 94
Table 3.5: Expenditure on inclusive education in SSA during last years and current year (upto June, 2008) 95
Table 3.6: Expenditure incurred in 2005-06 To 2007-08 and funds released in 2008-09 under IEDC Scheme 96
Table 3.7: Districts identified for the scheme of strengthening education among ST girls in low literacy districts 97
Table 3.8: Child focused questions on education, Monsoon Session 2008 99
Table 4.1: Statewise distribution of working children according to 2001 census in the age group 5-14 years 109
Table 4.2: Statewise details of funds released to NCLPS during 2007- 08 109
Table 4.3: Statewise details of children mainstreamed under NCLP Scheme 110
Table 4.4: Child focused questions on child protection, monsoon session 2008 111
Annexture Ia: Number of creches sanctioned & created yearwise (CSWB) 115
Annexure Ib: Number of creches sanctioned & created yearwise (ICCW, New Delhi) 116
Annexure Ic: Number of Crèches Sanctioned & Created Year-wise (Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh, New Delhi) 117
AnnexureII-a: Child Mortality Rate (0-4) 119

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Annexure II-b: BE of RCH Flexipool and Additionalties under NRHM for the F.Y. 2008-09 119
Annexure III-a: Number of children missing during 2005 - 2007 120
Annexure III-b: Number of children traced during 2005 - 2007 121
Annexure III-c: Coverage of child labour under NCLP 122
Annexure III-d: List of Districts covered under NCPL Scheme 122

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ABBREVIATIONS
AGP Asom Gana Parishad
AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
AIDS Aquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIFB All India Forward Bloc
AIMIM All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen
BJD Biju Janta Dal
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party
BSP Bahujan Samaj Party
CBSE Central Board of School Education
CPI Communist party of India
CPI-M Comunist Party of India-Marxist
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
FBL Forward Block
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
I&B Information and Broadcasting
ICDS Integrated Child Development Services
IEAG Indian Expert Advisory Group
IFDP Indian Federal Democratic Party
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
INC Indian National Congress
IND Independent
JD-S Janata Dal-Secular
JD-U Janta Dal-United
JMM Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
KEC Kerala Congress
L&E Labour and Employment
LJSP Lok Jan Shakti Party
LSSQ Lok Sabha Starred Question
LSUSQ Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
MC&IT Minister of Communications
& Information Technology
MCA&FD Ministry of Consumer
Affairs & Food Distribution
MD Minister of Defence
MDM Mid-day Meal
MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development
MH&FW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
MHA Ministry of Home Affairs
ML&E Labour & Employment
ML&J Ministry of Law & Justice
MOSJE Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
MOS Minister of State
MOSJE Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
MPA Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
MS&T Ministry of Science & Technology
MTA Minister of Tribal Affairs
MT&C Minister of Tourism & Culture
MWCD Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCP Nationalist Congress Party
NCERT National Council
Education Research & Training
NFHS National Family Health Survey
NHRC National Human Rights Commission
NPF Nagaland People’s Front
OBC Other Backward Caste
PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi
RCH Reproductive Child Health
RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal
RPI-A Republican Party of India (Athawale)
RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party
RSSQ Rajya Sabha Starred Question
RSUSQ Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question
SC Scheduled Caste
SDF Sikkim Democratic Front
ST Scheduled Tribe
SP Samajwadi Party
SS Shiv Sena
SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
TA Tribal Affairs
TDP Telugu Desam Party
YA&S Youth Affairs and Sports
SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan
PC & PNDT Pre-Conception and Pre-
Natal Diagnostic Techniques

PARLIAMENT IN BUDGET SESSION, 2008

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Following the same pattern as earlier years, the analysis for 2008
has classified the questions into four sectors keeping in mind the
INTRODUCTION
1
Over the years, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights’ survey of child-
related Parliament questions has come to be increasingly
referred to by interest groups working in the area of Child Rights.
Itnotonlydelineatesthetimespentbyourhonourablemembers,
our elected representatives, on issues concerning children on
the floor of the House but also is an effective measure of how
devoted our lawmakers are to children. On the part of HAQ, it
involves a stupendous amount of effort in collecting, collating
and subsequently analysing all the questions raised in both
Houses to select those that are most pertinent to the issues of
development, health, education and protection of children.
the The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill,
2008 was moved.
Over the past six years that HAQ has been doing its Parliament
Watchstudywithrespecttochildren,wehavefoundthattheshare
of child-focused questions raised in Parliament has never gone
beyond three per cent during 2003 to 2006 (see table 1.2). It is
only in the last couple of years that the share of such questions is
inching up, to 3.67 per cent in 2007 and a whopping 4.67 per cent
in 2008. This is an extremely encouraging development. The fact
thatchildrenaregettingahighermindshareofourrepresentatives
may well be the first stepping stone towards a time when our
political system will value children as today’s citizens.
As table 1.2 shows, the year 2008 reflects another departure
from trend. Unlike earlier, the Monsoon session saw a greater
percentage, or 5.15 per cent of questions being asked on
children, compared to only 4.06 per cent in the Budget session
which has traditionally seen greater interest in children. This
is because of the The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Bill, 2008, which was moved in the monsoon session.
A comparison of the performance of the two Houses shows that,
unlike earlier, the Lok Sabha this time had a greater turnover of
4.78 per cent than the Rajya Sabha, which had only 4.07 per cent
of questions for children.
Table1.1 Session wise Breakup of Child Focused Questions in both Houses in 2008
House Budget Session Monsoon Session Total for 2008
Total Child Total Child Total Child
No % No % No %
Lok Sabha 5973 309 5.17 3624 150 4.14 9597 459 4.78
Rajya Sabha 4883 132 2.70 2799 181 6.47 7682 313 4.07
Total 10856 441 4.06 6423 331 5.15 17279 772 4.47
The 2008 issue of “Says a Child… Who Speaks For My Rights”
has a unique distinction: It does not contain questions and
answers related to children from the Winter session as, for the
first time in the history of the Indian Parliament, the winter
session was not held. So this issue consists of selected questions
and answers from only two sessions--Budget and Monsoon. The
monsoon session was held in three parts in the Lok Sabha (July,
October and December) and the Rajya Sabha session was held in
October and December. It was also in the monsoon session that
Child Rights framework of the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child. These are: development, health, education
andprotection.Oursector-wiseanalysis(seefigure1.2)indicates
that as in the past six years, in 2008 too, the education sector
has consistently received the most attention, with 59.2 per cent
questions being raised on the subject in Parliament. Protection
issues were found the second most important, accounting for
16.45 per cent of questions. Health and development received
the least amount of attention, with 14 per cent and 10.36 per cent
respectively.

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In education and development sectors, the questions raised
mostly related to implementation of programmes and schemes
like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid-day Meal and the Integrated
Child Development Scheme. The Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Bill, 2008 was one of the main issues of
discussionduringthemonsoonsession,whereafteritwaspassed
ontothestandingcommittee.Manyquestionswerealsoraisedon
communities, especially about the educational status of Muslim
children, their school enrolment ratio and possibility of free
education. Issues related to disabled children were also raised,
with requests for more special schools for these children.
Health sector questions raised were mostly on issues like
malnutrition, infant mortality rate, immunization programmes
and other schemes, and polio eradication programme. Children
affected by HIV/AIDS and the reason for child deaths occupied
the mind-space of many members.
Protection sector questions raised were mostly concerned
with child marriage, a curse still practiced in many parts of the
country. Trafficking, child abuse and rising corporal punishment
in schools were the other important issues in this sector.
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Table 1.2 Child-Focused Questions in Parliament
Year Budget Session Monsoon Session Winter Session Percentage of child
Total Child Total Child Total Child focused questions in
No % No % No % the year
2003 13602 401 2.95 8246 235 2.84 6379 207 3.2 3.00
2004 7326 232 3.16 NA NA 6929 213 3.07 3.12
2005 14913 423 2.84 8753 202 2.31 9054 177 1.95 2.45
2006 10182 270 2.65 7787 240 3.08 7925 141 1.78 2.51
2007 11882 471 4.00 7462 280 3.75 6113 185 3.02 3.67
2008 10856 441 4.06 6423 331 5.15 NA NA 4.47

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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2.1 Policy/Status
(a) Two - Child Norm for Panchayat Elections
[Ref. LSUSQ 983, 5 March 2008]
Shri Karunakara G. Reddy (BJP) asked:
(a) Whether the government proposes to introduce two-child
norm for candidates contesting Panchayat elections in those
states who have not so far adopted this principle;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the government has directed the state governments
in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefore?
Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Panchayati Raj,
answered:
(a) & (b) No, Sir. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has no proposal
to introduce the two-child norm for candidates contesting
Panchayat elections in the country.
(c) & (d) On the contrary, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj have
requested State Governments that have introduced this provision
in their Panchayat Laws to withdraw the same. The governments
of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have already deleted this
provision from their respective Panchayati Raj Acts. The
government of Madhya Pradesh has subsequently modified the
provisionfroma‘two-child’toa‘three-child’norm.Thetwo-child
norm for Panchayat polls is still in operation in Andhra Pradesh,
Orissa and Rajasthan.
(b) Budgetary Outlay for Children
[Ref. LSUSQ 3406, 16 April 2008]
Shri Sathyanarayana Sarvey (INC) asked:
(a) Whether the children are one third of the population but the
share for them in the Union Budget is very low;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereof; and
(c) the steps taken to allocate more funds for children.
Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State, Ministry
of Planning and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
answered:
(a) to (c) Children in the age group of 0-14 years comprise
35.35% of the total population as per 2001 census. For the first
time the Union Budget 2008-09 has a separate section with
statement of budget estimate (expenditure) for the schemes for
thewelfareofchildrenindifferentMinistries/Departmentswhich
works out to 4.45% of the total budget. However, the estimates
of expenditure have been made in respect of schemes which are
substantially exclusive for children. There are other schemes of
differentministries/departmentswhichbenefitbothchildrenand
adults. For instance the estimates do not capture budget figures
from schemes relating to drinking water supply, sanitation,
road and transport, electrification, irrigation etc., which are not
children- exclusive but benefit equally both children and adults.
With further refinement of the process of estimate, the budget
estimate for children can increase substantially.
(c) Day Care Centres in Working Women Hostels
[Ref. RSUSQ 2946, 21 April 2008]
Shri Amir Alam Khan (SP) asked:
(a) Whether Government has any plan to provide Day Care
Centres in working women hostels;
(c) whether government has conducted any inspection of hostels
to assess their functioning; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, Statewise?
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Minister of State
(Independent charge), Ministry of Women and Child
Development, answered:
(a)&(b)TheMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment’sScheme
of Assistance for Construction/Expansion of Hostel Building for
working women also provides for Day Care Centre for children in
the hostel (details of which can be accessed on the website of
MinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment).DayCareCentresfor
7442 children have been sanctioned in 321 hostels so far since
inception of the scheme in 1972-73.
(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Statewise details of inspection of hostels
carried out by Ministry of Women and Child Development and
state governments are given in Table 2.1 & 2.2.

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Table 2.1: Inspection of working women’s hostels by Ministry of Women and Child Development
S.No. Name of states/UT No. of hostels Period of No. of hostels No. of hostels not No. of hostels where
inspected inspection found running found running building is incomplete
1. Arunachal Pradesh 5 2005-06 1 3 1
2. Assam 11 2005-06 7 2 2
3. Delhi 5 2005-06 5 - -
4. Karnataka 5 2005-06 5 - -
5. Madhya Pradesh 6 2006-07 5 1 -
6. Manipur 8 2005-06 4 3 1
7. Mizoram 3 2005-06 1 1 1
8. Nagaland 8 2005-06 4 1 3
9. Tamil Nadu 6 2005-06 4 - 2
10. Uttar Pradesh 5 2005-06 5 - -
Table 2.2: Inspection of working women’s hostels by state governments
S.No. Name of states/UT No. of hostels Period of No. of hostels No. of hostels not No. of hostels where
inspected inspection found running found running building is incomplete
1. Andhra Pradesh 50 2006-07 42 7 1
2. Assam 9 2006-07 9 - -
3. Chandigarh 5 2006-07 5 - -
4. Chhattisgarh 8 2006-07 8 - -
5. Delhi 17 2006-07 15 2 -
6. Haryana 3 2006-07 - - 3
7. Karnataka 76 2006-07 66 10 -
8. Madhya Pradesh 9 2006-07 7 2 -
9. Maharashtra 85 2006-07 65 18 2
10. Mizoram 1 2006-07 - 1 -
11. Nagaland 4 2006-07 - 4 -
12. Orissa 28 2006-07 15 5 8
13. Puducherry 2 2006-07 2 - -
14. Tamil Nadu 80 2006-07 72 8 -
2.2 Programmes/Schemes
(a) Kishori Shakti Yojana
Shri Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara (BJP) asked:
(a) The number of the states where Kishori Shakti Yojana has
been introduced; and
(b) the details of the funds sanctioned/released and utilised,
statewise?
(a) Kishori Shakti Yojana is being implemented in all the 35
states/UTs.
(b) Statement indicating statewise details of funds sanctioned/
released and utilised is in Table 2.3.
Table 2.3: Statewise funds sanctioned/ released and
utilised under KSY in 2006-07 (Rs. in lakh)
Sl. Name of states/UTs 2006-07
No Funds Funds Funds
sanctioned released utilised
1 Andhra Pradesh 398.2 199.1 95.02
2 Arunachal Pradesh 63.8 52.25 43.45
3 Assam 215.6 147.4 34.1
4 Bihar 432.3 238.15 16.34
5 Chhattisgarh 167.2 83.6 165.19
6 Goa 12.1 11 6
7 Gujarat 248.6 124.3 286
8 Haryana 127.6 63.8 61.17
9 Himachal Pradesh 79.2 39.6 53.02
10 Jammu & Kashmir 154 152.9 58.3
11 Jharkhand 224.4 156.21 0
12 Karnataka 203.5 101.75 166.83
13 Kerala 179.3 89.65 163.28
14 Madhya Pradesh 369.6 346.3 353.63

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Objectives:
(i) To raise funds from individuals, institutions, corporates and
others.
(ii) To promote and fund the various programmes for children
who are affected by natural calamities, disasters, distress and
in difficult circumstances through voluntary agencies and State
Governments in unserved and underserved areas including tribal
and remote areas in pursuance of National Charter for Children,
2003 notified by the Government of India, Department of Women
and Child Development on 9th February, 2004 and children in
difficult circumstances including children of prisoners, children
affected by riots, aggression, children affected by trafficking
and children of prostitutes.
(iii) To implement various programmes.
(iv) To do all other things that are incidental and conducive to the
above objects.
Programmes:
NCF provides grant-in-aid to NGOs for undertaking various
projects for children like:
(i) for welfare and rehabilitation of destitute children in slum
and low income groups
(ii) for rehabilitation of destitute children, as far as possible in
families
(iii)lowcostinnovativeprojectsforchildreninneedofimmediate
attention
(iv)socio-economicprojectsfordestitutemotherstosupplement
family income to support children
(v) welfare and educational services for working children in
unserved and underserved areas
(vi) for welfare of children affected by trafficking
(vii) for welfare of children of prostitutes, and
(viii) all other projects to be taken in the unserved and
underserved tribal and remote areas in pursuance of National
CharterforChildren,2003notifiedbytheGovt.ofIndia,erstwhile
Department of Women and Child Development.
(b) Only donors have contributed Rs.59.25 lakh in last five
years. No contributions either from Union Government or State
Governments have been received.
(c) Rs.42.98 lakh.
(d) NCF has not made any such request to Government.
(e) Does not arise.
(c) Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Scheme
Dr. P. Pookunhi Koya (JDU), Shro Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh (BJP) and Shri Hiten Barman (AIFB) asked:
(a) The details of additional anganwadi centres (AWCs)/
mini-AWCs to be opened in the country, statewise/UT-wise,
particularly in West Bengal and Lakshadweep;
(b) the details of the funds allocated to various States/UTs for
the said purpose;
(c) whether the government proposes to provide hot meal
as supplementary nutrition having micronutrients through
anganwadi centres; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
15 Maharashtra 409.2 204.6 444.82
16 Manipur 37.4 21.9 37.4
17 Meghalaya 37.4 23.45 31.76
18 Mizoram 23.1 23.1 23.1
19 Nagaland 59.4 36.85 36.85
20 Orissa 358.6 179.3 358.6
21 Punjab 156.2 78.1 23.26
22 Rajasthan 301.4 150.7 126.12
23 Sikkim 5.5 2.75 2.75
24 Tamil Nadu 477.4 238.7 471.35
25 Tripura 46.2 37.4 42.58
26 Uttar Pradesh 911.9 933.9 922.73
27 Uttarakhand 108.9 54.45 108.9
28 West Bengal 393.8 196.9 69.27
29 Andaman & Nicobar
Islands 5.5 5.5 4.54
30 Chandigrah 3.3 3.3 3.3
31 Delhi 30.8 28.33 22.7
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1.1 0.55 NR
33 Daman & Diu 2.2 2.92 0.843
34 Lakshadweep 1.1 0.55 0.99
35 Puducherry 5.5 2.75 NR
Total 6251.3 4032.01 4234.194*
(b) National Children Fund
Shri Kailash Meghwal (BJP) asked:
(a) The objectives of the National Children Fund (NCF) and the
programme being undertaken thereof;
(b) the details of contribution received in the fund from the
Union Government, the State Governments and other donors
during the last five years;
(c) the details of the expenditure made from the fund during the
above period;
(d) whether the government has received requests regarding
insufficiency of fund; and
(e) if so, the steps taken in this regard?

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(a) Statewise requirements
for additional anganwadi
c e n t r e s ( AW C s ) / m i n i -
AWCs for the 3rd Phase of
expansion of Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS)
Scheme are given in Table
2.4.
(b) The funds are released
only after the AWCs/mini-
AWCs are sanctioned by the
Government of India.
(c) & (d) As per the guidelines contained in the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, the State Governments/
Union Territory administrations have the flexibility to select
the type of food to be provided as supplementary nutrition to
pregnant&lactatingmothersandchildrenbelowsixyearsofage.
It could be milk, pre-processed or semi-processed food or food
prepared on the spot from locally available food stuff depending
upon the category of beneficiaries, location of the project and
administrative feasibility.
(d) Food Provided under ICDS
Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi (INC) and Shri Motilal Vora
(INC) asked:
(a) The food being given to the pregnant women, breast feeding
women and children upto six years of age under the Integrated
Child Development Services;
(b) what kind of food should be given to them as per the opinion
of the experts; and
(c) whether all such women and children are receiving such
benefits?
(a) & (b) As per the guidelines contained in the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, the State Governments/
Union Territory administrations have the flexibility to select
the type of food to be provided as supplementary nutrition to
pregnant&lactatingmothersandchildrenbelowsixyearsofage.
It could be milk, pre-processed or semi-processed food or food
prepared on the spot from locally available food stuff depending
upon the category of beneficiaries, location of the project and
administrative feasibility.
The Scheme also provides that on an average, daily nutritional
supplements to the extent of 300 calories and 10 gms. of
proteins per child, 500 calories and 15-20 gms of proteins per
pregnant woman/nursing mother, and 600 calories and 20 gms.
of proteins per severely malnourished child be provided for 300
days in a year.
(c) Supplementary Nutrition is provided, as per existing
guidelines, to all pregnant and lactating mothers and children
below 6 years of age coming to the anganwadi centre.
For the 3rd Phase of expansion
a requirement of 2.13 lakh
Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)
has been received from all
the States/UTs which include
a requirement for 21128 AWCs
from the State of Orissa.
Source: The MoS of the MWCD reply to RSUSQ
453, Budget Sessions of Parliament, 3rd March
2008.
Table 2.4: Statement indicating requirement of ad-
ditional anganwadicentres/mini-anganwadi centres
for 3rd phase of expansion of ICDS scheme
Sl. Name of states/UT No. of AWCs No. of mini AWCs
required required
1 Andhra Pradesh 5964 3157
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1751 Nil
3 Assam 41510 2967
4 Bihar 5440 5440
5 Chhattisgarh 20772 6362
6 Delhi 500 Nil
7 Goa 100 Nil
8 Gujarat 3312 1126
9 Haryana 7995 260
10 Himachal Pradesh 138 539
11 Jammu & Kashmir 3094 Nil
12 Jharkhand 3538 2551
13 Karnataka 5786 2926
14 Kerala 871 129
15 Madhya Pradesh 9691 9820
16 Maharashtra 12608 3640
17 Manipur 2337 1552
18 Meghalaya 493 Nil
19 Mizoram 298 Nil
20 Nagaland 261 Nil
21 Orissa 21128 5397
22 Punjab 5897 1220
23 Rajasthan 6543 3523
24 Sikkim 245 Nil
25 Tamil Nadu 2234 1772
26 Tripura 2527 Nil
27 Uttarakhand 8375 2444
28 Uttar Pradesh 14604 22186
29 West Bengal 25018 Nil
30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 17 31
31 Chandigarh 130 Nil
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Nil Nil
33 Daman & Diu Nil Nil
34 Lakshadweep 9 11
35 Puducherry 100 Nil
Total: 213286 77053

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(e) ST Beneficiaries of ICDS
Smt. Mabel Rebello (INC) asked:
(a) The total number of ST beneficiaries of ICDS in Jharkhand;
(b) The number of anganwadis operational in the state,
districtwise and blockwise;
(c) whether all these anganwadis have adequate staff and if
not, the shortfall thereof, blockwise and the reasons for not
appointing sanctioned staff;
(d) whether all the anganwadis have their own pucca buildings, if
not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether this ICDS programme has become universal in
Jharkhand; and
(f) the details of pregnant and lactating mothers who are not
given nutritional benefits with special reference to ST block of
Chainpur and Dumri of Gumla district?
(a) There are 638985 [496083 children (0-6 years) and 142902
mothers] ST beneficiaries under ICDS Scheme in Jharkhand.
(b) 32343 anganwadi centres are operational in the state of
Jharkhand. Districtwise and blockwise details of number of
anganwadis operational in Jharkhand are given at Annexure I.
(c)Yes,Madam.Alltheanganwadiworkersandhelpershavebeen
recruited and are in- position in all the operational anganwadi
centres.
(d) No, Madam. The ICDS Scheme do not have any provision for
constructionofAWCbuildings.However,GovernmentofIndiahad
approved the construction of AWC buildings under World Bank
Assisted ICDS-III Project in a phased manner. 5580 anganwadi
centres are running in pucca buildings out of sanctioned
anganwadi centres. During 2007-08, an amount of Rs.3.62 crore
were given to the districts by the State and during 2008-09,
an amount of Rs.13.05 crore has been provisioned by the State
Government of Jharkhand for the construction of AWCs.
(e) No, Madam. State Government has sent a proposal to
Government of India to sanction 3538 AWCs and 2521 Mini-
AWCs under 3rd phase of expansion of ICDS Scheme for universal
coverage in Jharkhand.
(f)AsperthedirectionsofHon’bleSupremeCourt,BPLisnomore
the criteria for providing supplementary nutrition to children
under ICDS Scheme. The State Government is ensuring to provide
supplementary nutrition to all the registered beneficiaries at
AWCs, and all the pregnant and lactating mothers are being
benefited with supplementary nutrition, under the ICDS Scheme,
in ST blocks of Chainpur and Dumari of Gumla district.
(f) Dhan Laxmi Scheme
Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy (TDP) asked:
(a) Whether it is a fact that the Ministry has recently launched a
new scheme called Dhan Laxmi for the girl child;
(b) if so, the details of the scheme;
(c) what benefits, under the above scheme, the Ministry is
proposing to give to a girl child;
(d)whetheritisalsoafactthatanamountwouldalsobeprovided
to the family of the girl child with some riders;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the details of districts identified in Andhra Pradesh for
implementation of this scheme on pilot basis?
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b), (c), (d) (e) The Scheme of Dhanlakshmi – Conditional
Cash Transfer for the Girl Child with Insurance Cover – has been
launched on 3.3.2008. The Scheme includes cash Transfers to the
family of the girl child based on the fulfillment of four important
conditionalities viz. birth and registration of the girl child,
immunisation, retention in school and delaying marriage beyond
18 years of age.
(f) The districts of Khammam and Warangal have been identified
for implementation of the Scheme on pilot basis.
2.3 Regional Issues
(a) Anganwadi and Mini Anganwadi Centres in Assam
[Ref. RSUSQ 462, 3 March 2008]
Shri Kumar Deepak Das (AGP) asked:
(a) The total number of anganwadi and mini anganwadi centres
working in Assam, district-wise;
(b) the facilities currently being provided to these centres; and
(c) the details of the money spent on these centres during the
last four years, year-wise?
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, the Minister of State of the Ministry of
Women and Child Development, answered:
(a) The total number of sanctioned anganwadi centres in the
state of Assam is 37082. Of these, 36849 anganwadi centres are
functioning. There is no mini-anganwadi centres functioning at
presentintheStateofAssam.Thedistrictwisenumberofsanctioned
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Note: * Including the funds for construction of AWCs
Table 2.5: District-wise number of anganwadi centres
sanctioned and operational in Assam
Sl. Name of the districts Number of anganwadi centres
Sanctioned Operational
1. Cachar 2866 2866
2. Hailakandi 905 905
3. Karimganj 1207 1207
4. N.C. Hills 297 297
5. Goalpara 1504 1504
6. Kampur 2692 2618
7. Nalbari 2033 2033
8. Barpeta 2115 1957
9. Sonitpur 2150 2150
10. Darrang 1990 1990
11. Lakhimpur 1466 1466
12. Dhemaji 855 855
13. Golaghat 1198 1198
14. Jorhat 1441 1441
15. Sivasagar 1293 1293
16. Dibrugarh 1158 1158
17. Tinsukia 1288 1288
18. Karbi Anglong 1406 1406
19. Kokrajhar 1096 1096
20. Bongaigaon 1192 1192
21. Dhubri 1821 1820
22. Nagaon 3459 3459
23. Morigaon 1650 1650
TOTAL 37082 36849
(b) Six services namely supplementary nutrition, pre-school
education, health check-up, nutrition and health education,
immunisation, and referrals are provided by these Centres.
(c) The yearwise expenditure incurred by government of Assam
under ICDS Scheme during the last four years are as under :
Year Expenditure under Expenditure on
ICDS (General)* supplementary
nutrition
2003-04 7638.00 -
2004-05 15843.24 -
2005-06 9286.72 7337.64
2006-07 10442.27 4799.71

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Table 2.6: Child - focused questions on development, Budget Session 2008
S. No. MP Pol. Party M/F Ref. No Date Ministry Subject
Policy/Status
1. Sambasiva Rayapati Rao INC M LSUSQ 965 4 Mar MHRD Health policy for schools
2. Karunakara G. Reddy BJP M LSUSQ 983 5 Mar MPR Two child norm for panchayat election
3. Sathyanarayana Sarvey INC M LSUSQ 3406 16 Mar MP Budgetary outlay for children
4. Balavant Alias Bal Apte BJP M RSUSQ 459 3 May MWCD Funds for helpless children
5. Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy TDP M RSUSQ 1846 17 May MWCD Incentives and commissions to corporations
6. N.P. Durga TDP F RSUSQ 1850 17 May MWCD Creches/ Day Care Centres
7. Amir Alam Khan SP M RSUSQ 2946 21 April MWCD Day care centres in working women hostels
Programmes/schemes
8. Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara BJP M LSUSQ 1142 7 Mar MWCD Kishori Shakti Yojana
9. Ananth Kumar BJP M LSUSQ 1227 7 Mar MWCD Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
10. Swadesh Chakrabortty CPI(M) M LSUSQ 1245 7 Mar MWCD Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
C.S. Sujatha F
11. Minati Sen CPI(M) F
Shivaji Adhalrao Patil SS M LSUSQ 1313 7 Mar MWCD Public private partnership in ICDS
12. Joytirmoyee Sikdar CPI(M) F LSUSQ 2211 14 Mar MWCD Setting up of anganwadi centres
13. Dr. P. Pookunhi Koya JD(U) M LSUSQ 2212 14 Mar MWCD Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh BJP M
Hiten Barman AIFB M
14. Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy INC M LSUSQ 2263 14 Mar MWCD Additional projects of ICDS scheme
Manorama Madhwaraj BJP F
M Shivanna JD(S) M
15. Ravi Prakash Verma SP M LSUSQ 2334 14 Mar MWCD Revamping of Integrated Child Development Services
Anandrao Vithoba Adsul SS M (ICDS) scheme
K.S. Manoj CPI(M) M
16. K.S. Manoj CPI(M) M LSUSQ 4646 25 April MWCD Anganwadis
Kavuru Samba Siva Rao INC M
17. Narahari Mahato AIFB M LSUSQ 4710 25 April MWCD ICDS
Mahavir Bhagora BJP M
Vijay Krishna RJD M
Alok Kumar Mehta RJD M
Salarapatty Kuppusamy Kharventhan INC M
K. C. Pallani Shamy DMK M

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18. M Shivanna, JD(S) M LSUSQ 4760 25 April MWCD Anganwadi workers
Manorama Madhwaraj BJP F
19. S. Anbalagan AIADMK M RSUSQ 4143 5 May MWCD Functional anganwadi centres
20. Sushma Swaraj BJP F RSUSQ 452 3 May MWCD Anganwadi centres
21. Pramila Bohidar BJD F RSUSQ 453 3 May MWCD Revamping of ICDS
22. Satyavrat Chaturvedi INC M RSUSQ 455 3 May MWCD Food Provided under ICDS
Motilal Vora INC M
23. A. Vijayaraghavan CPI(M) M RSUSQ 466 3 May MWCD Public private partnership in ICDS
24. B.J. Panda BJD M RSSQ 143 10 May MWCD Scheme for adolescent girls
25. Moinul Hassan CPI(M) M RSUSQ 1077 10 May MWCD Universalisation of ICDS
26. N.R. Govindarajar AIADMK M RSUSQ 1078 10 May MWCD World Bank sponsored projects under ICDS
27. Jesudasu Seelam INC M RSSQ 247 17 May MWCD ICDS in a mission mode
Supriya Sule NCP F
28. Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy TDP M RSUSQ 1858 17 March MWCD Public private partnership in ICDS
29. Mabel Rebello INC F RSUSQ 2931 21 April MWCD ST Beneficiaries of ICDS
30. Matilal Sarkar CPI(M) M RSUSQ 2945 21 April MWCD Schemes under the ICDS
31. M.V. Mysura Reddy TDP M RSSQ 499 28 April MWCD Implementation of ICDS
32. Shobhana Bhartia NOM F RSUSQ 4140 5 May MWCD Private partnership in ICDS
Harish Rawat INC M
33. Kailash Meghwal BJP M LSUSQ 1346 7 Mar MWCD National Children Fund
34. Raghunath Jha RJD M LSSQ 128 7 Mar MWCD UNICEF Report
Ingrid Mcleod INC F
35. Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM M LSUSQ 1897 12 Mar MY&SA Funds allocated to Nehru Yuva Kendras
36. Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad INC M LSUSQ 1900 12 Mar MY&SA Establishment of Nehru Yuva Kendras
37. Su. Thirunavukkarasar BJP M RSSQ 365 17 April MYA&S Funds for sports at school college level.
38. M. Jagannath TDP M LSUSQ 4771 25 April MWCD Setting up of National Nutrition Mission
39. Naveen Jindal INC M LSSQ 478 25 April MWCD Dhan Laxmi Scheme
Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad INC M
40. M.V. Mysura Reddy TDP M RSUSQ 2937 21 April MWCD Dhan Laxmi Scheme
41. Manoranjan Bhakta INC M LSSQ 480 25 April MWCD Schemes for women and child welfare
Regional Issues
42. Deepak Das AGP M RSUSQ 462 3 May MWCD Anganwadi and Mini Anganwadi Centres in Assam
43. Pramila Bohidar BJD F RSUSQ 1072 10 May MWCD Inclusion of Orissa in ICDS
B.J. Panda BJD M
Note: LSSQ: Lok Sabha Starred Question; LSUSQ: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
RSSQ: Rajya Sabha Starred Question RSUSQ: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question
Line in bold: Full text of Q/A given in chapters
Source: Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha, List of Questions for (a) Oral answers (b) Written answers www.parliamentofindia.nic.in

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CHILD HEALTH
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3.1 Health status
(a) Recommendations of IEAG on Polio Disease
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (INC) asked:
(a) Whether the Indian Expert Advisory Group which met in New
Delhi recently, have expressed optimism about India’s chance to
get rid of Polio; and
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the recommendations
made by the Expert Group in this regard?
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, answered:
(a) Yes Sir.
(b) The meeting of the India Expert Advisory Group on polio
(IEAG) was held on 19-20th December, 2007 to review the polio
situation. The observations of IEAG are as under:
# Due to accelerated immunisation rounds & use of monovalent
oral polio vaccine 1(mOPV1) in 2007, wild polio virus type 1
(WPV1) transmission is at low level.
# The population immunity against WPV1 among children in
India is high.
# The ‘core’ districts of western UP (in Moradabad, Meerut,
Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and Bareilly sub-divisions) have not
reported WPV1 since November 2006.
Recommendations –
# The principal objective of activities in the first half of 2008
should be interruption of WPV1 transmission in the low
transmission season, while maintaining good control of wild
polio virus type 3 (WPV3).
# Five immunisation rounds in the first half of 2008 and three
rounds in the second half as follows-
# Two rounds of National Immunisation Day(NID) in January
and February ’08, using mOPV1 in UP, Bihar, Greater Mumbai,
Delhi, and other high risk areas, and tOPV in all other areas.
# Three rounds of Sub National Immunisation round (SNIDs) in
UP, Bihar and neighbouring areas at risk of virus spread –
- March: using monovalent oral polio vaccine 3 (mOPV3),
- April: using mOPV1 and May/June: using mOPV3.
# In the second half of 2008 – one SNID round in UP, Bihar and
neighbouring areas at risk of virus spread using mOPV1 and
2 SNID rounds in UP, Bihar and neighbouring areas at risk of
virus spread using mOPV3.
# Mop ups should be carried out, in response to any WPV1 or
WPV3 outside UP & Bihar and WPV1 in UP or Bihar.
# In Bihar special focus and attention should be directed to the
high risk clusters of blocks and neighbouring blocks in order
to ensure adequate immunisation coverage.
# Efforts to reach mobile populations from UP and Bihar living
in Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Delhi, and Mumbai, should
continue. These populations/areas should be covered along
with UP and Bihar during planned SNIDs rounds.
# All polio-free states should ensure that routine immunisation
coverage is maintained at the highest possible levels to
minimise the risk of wild poliovirus spread should there be a
re- introduction.
(b) Disease among School Children
Shri Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (NCP) asked:
(a) Whether the government has identified school children
suffering from major ailments in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, statewise; and
(c) the steps taken by the government to prevent recurrence of
such diseases in the country?
(a) to (c) The commonest diseases occurring among school
children are measles, diarrhea, acute respiratory infections,
tuberculosis, chickenpox, worm infestations and sepsis. The
stepstakenbythegovernmentofpreventdiseasesamongschool
children is to provide support for School Health Programmes
in each and every district of the country based on the specific
proposals prepared as part of the District Health Action Plans.
Currently 21 states have initiated the School Health Programme
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pollution, through National Programme on Biogas Development
toprovidealternativestoburningfirewood,agriculturalresidues,
cattle dung and coal as fuel. National Programme on Improved
Chulhas has also been taken up to promote thermally efficient
and low smoke stoves/smokeless chulhas. IEC activities through
electronic and print media are undertaken to give publicity to the
programmes. Women Education programmes are also organised
in villages to generate awareness about the hazards of burning
firewood, agricultural wastes, cattle dung in traditional chulhas
and benefits of the biogas technology etc.
(d) HIV /AIDS Affected Children
[Ref LSSQ 343, 16 April 2008]
Adv. Suresh Kurup (CPI (M) and Shri Suravaram
Sudhakar Reddy (CPI) asked:
(a) Whether the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has
anyeffectiveprogrammetoaddresstheissuespertainingtoHIV/
AIDS affected Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC);
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such
children affected by HIV/AIDS, statewise; and
(c)thestepstakenbythegovernmenttoaddresstheconstraints/
problems being faced by the HIV/AIDS affected children
particularly of OVC category in the country?
Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Minister for Health and
Family Welfare, answered:
While it is estimated that India has 2.5 million persons living
with HIV/AIDS, there is no data available regarding the number
of infected and affected orphans and vulnerable children. In
the absence of such data, there is no defined strategy and
interventions under National AIDS Control Programme - Phase
II (NACP II, 1999-2006). Under NACP-III (2007-2012), two
initiatives have been launched: -
1.ExpandingaccesstoAntiRetroviralTreatment(ART)toinfected
children. Till 2006-07, there was an estimated 1800 children on
vi. Availability of medicines and regularity of programmes
like de-worming, Vitamin-A supplementation, micro-nutrients
based on scientific evidence and local need;
vii. Incorporation of health practices in food preparation under
the Mid-day Meal programme;
viii. Support for Yoga and meditation in Schools;
ix. Provision of cleanliness drives and developing awareness
and clean drinking water, sanitation.
(c) Deaths Due to Pollution
Shri Vijay Krishna (RJP) asked:
(a) Whether as per the report of the World Health Organisation
(WHO), around five lakh persons most of them women and
children are killed every year in India due to the pollution caused
by burning of wood, coal and dung in rural areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the government in this regard?
(a) to (c) World Health Organisation’s report ‘Indoor Air Pollution
- National burden of diseases estimates’ mentions that in India,
around 4.07 lakh premature deaths can be attributed annually
to use of biomass fuel and coal. According to a report of Indira
Gandhi Institute for Development Research, it is estimated that
4.1 lakh to 5.7 lakh women and young children die prematurely
every year due to indoor air pollution caused by burning of bio-
fuels in poorly ventilated homes. However, no conclusive data is
available to establish the correlation between the mortality and
indoor air pollution.
The government through the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy has taken various steps to control and prevent indoor air
Table 3.1: List of states implementing School Health
Programme under the National Rural Health Mission
1. Haryana
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Himachal Pradesh
5. Gujarat
6. Kerala
7. Chhattisgarh
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
9. Daman & Diu
10. Uttarakhand
11. West Bengal
12. Jammu & Kashmir
13. Uttar Pradesh
14. Delhi
15. Orissa
16. Rajasthan
17. Tripura
18. Assam
19. Manipur
20. Meghalaya
21. Sikkim
programme which help to improve the health of school children
and prevent recurrence of such diseases in them are:-
i. Incorporation of good practices on Nutrition and Health
Education in the text books and other learning materials as also
in teacher training programmes;
ii. Putting in place a system of regular health checkup of
children and provision of health card for every child;
iii. Incorporation of preventive and promotive health practices
in teacher training modules;
iv. Provision for corrective action (provision of spectacles,
medicines, hearing aid) as per need;
v. Provision of secondary and tertiary care help wherever
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ART Centers in the country, The Statewise details of children
registered and under treatment is given at Table 3.2; and
2. Mobilised US $ 14 million from Global Fund for AIDS, TB and
MalariaRound-VIin2007-08,forprovidingapackageofservices
including medical care for opportunistic infections, psycho-
social support, supplementary nutrition, education, etc. over
a period of five years. The above mentioned interventions for
infected and affected children including orphans are at present
being implemented in the 4 States of Manipur, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra with the target of reaching
65,000 such children by 2012. Of this so far 5,500 children have
been provided assistance. During the current year, it is expected
that an additional 9,500 children would be covered.
(e) Use of Tobacco by Teenagers
Shri Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) asked:
(a) Whether one in five teens use tobacco in the country as per
the Global Youth Tobacco survey conducted recently as reported
in the ‘Hindustan Times’ dated March 20, 2008;
(b) if so, the details of the findings of the survey;
(c) whether the government proposes to introduce a new class
room-enforcer tobacco monitor;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the other steps taken by the government to control the use
of tobacco by school-going teens in particular and others in
general?
(a) & (b) Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) India 2006 – a
school based survey on a representative sample of students aged
13-15 years indicates that over one in ten students currently
use tobacco. The findings of the survey in brief are as detailed
below:
# Decreased exposure to second hand smoke in public paces at
National level (49% to 40%)
# Initiation of smoking before age 10 has significantly
decreased at National level (49% to 37%)
# Narrowing of gap between boys and girls, in tobacco use,
# Prevalence of tobacco use has not decreased,
# Exposure to cigarette advertisements on billboards has not
decreased,
# Sale to minors does not show any improvement over 3 years,
# Free sampling of cigarettes have increased in some regions,
# Central,Eastern&North-easternregionneedspecialattention
as tobacco prevalence has increased or remains high.
(c) to (e) The government has enacted “The Cigarette and Other
Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation
of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution)
Act, 2003”,prohibits smoking in public places including
educational institution; sale of tobacco products to minors and
sale around educational institution especially to protect the
health of teenagers.
Government of India has launched the pilot phase of the National
Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in 2007-08.This program
envisages broadly:
1. Capacity building of State Tobacco Control Cells and District
Level Monitoring Cells for the effective implementation of the
Tobacco Control Act, 2003.
2. Train health workers, school teachers, etc. on ill effects of
Tobacco.
3. Carrying out school programme in the Government schools to
sensitise the teenagers.
Table 3.2: Statewise details of children registered and
under treatment
State HIV+ children Children alive
identified and on ART
Tamil Nadu 5074 1638
Maharashtra 7390 2383
Andhra Pradesh 7774 1880
Karnataka 4389 1198
Manipur 1519 355
Nagaland 272 45
Delhi 1060 329
Chandigarh 313 138
Rajasthan 573 205
Gujarat 1070 267
West Bengal 306 98
Uttar Pradesh 598 192
Goa 166 26
Kerala 462 148
Himachal Pradesh 84 47
Puducherry 60 36
Bihar 313 66
Madhya Pradesh 279 140
Assam 51 14
Arunachal Pradesh 2 0
Mizoram 48 13
Punjab 360 102
Sikkim 0 0
Jharkhand 131 26
Haryana 167 29
Uttarakhand 52 21
Jammu & Kashmir 41 19
Orissa 166 19
Chhattisgarh 80 43
Tripura 0 0
Meghalaya 3 1
Total 32803 9478
ART taking adult drugs. With the launch of the pediathc fixed
dose combination of ARV drugs, 32,803 children have so far
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4. Mass media/IEC campaign, tailored to regional needs.
(f) Cases of Blood Cancer in Children
Shri Vijay Krishna (RJD) asked:
(a) Whether according to a study conducted by the Indian Cancer
Society, more than 40,000 cases of blood cancer in children are
reported on a yearly basis in India;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with its harmful consequences
on children; and
(c)themeasurestaken/proposedtobetakenbythegovernment
to curb this menace?
(a) Based on the data collected by Population Based Cancer
Registry functioning under Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) during the year 2007 an estimated 13,600 children below
the age of 14 years developed blood cancer.
(b) Acute Lymphatic Leukemia (ALL) is a common blood cancer
andisveryaggressive.However,anybloodcancerwillprovefatal
if not treated in time. The disease increases the risk of infection
in children.
(c) The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) is being
implemented with the objectives of primary prevention through
health education, secondary prevention through early detection
and diagnosis of cancer and strengthening of cancer treatment
facilities. In addition, the comprehensive cancer detection and
management facilities including cancer testing facilities in
respective regions/States are provided by 27 Regional Cancer
Centres in different parts of the country. The public awareness
about cancer is also being carried out through Electronic and
Print Media including telecast of the Programme “Kalyani” on
Doordarshan.
(g) Cochlear Implant Facilities for Children
Shri Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu (TDP) and Shri
M. Jagannath (TDP) asked:
(a) The names of hospitals in the country where facilities of
cochlear implants are available for deaf children;
(b) the various tests that are required to be undertaken before
such implant;
(c) the number of cochlear implants performed in the country
during each of the last three years, year-wise;
(d) whether any implants have been done to pre-lingually deaf
children above the age of 10 years;
(e) if so, the details thereof along with the results; and
(f) the steps taken by the government to ensure safety of the
children undergoing such implants?
Dr.AnbumaniRamadoss,MinisterforHealthandFamily
Welfare, answered:
(a) The names of the hospitals in the country where facilities
of cochlear implants are available for deaf children is not
documented by the government.
(b)Thefollowingtestsarerequiredtobeundertakentodetermine
the suitability for Cochlear Implant:
# Essential audiological tests;
# Conditioned audiometry ;
# Auditory Evoked Potentials, preferable tone burst audiometry
brain system evoked potentials & audiometry steady state
potentials;
# Immittance evaluation;
# Otoacoustic emission evaluation;
# Hearing aid trial;
# Desirable audiological tests;
# Speech audiometry;
# Electrical evoked brain stem potentials when indicated;
# Essential non audiological tests;
# CT scan and MRI of the structures of the ear including the
internal auditory meatus;
# Other routine tests required for any surgery;
(c) to (e) No such data is maintained/available with the
government.
(f) The government have not issued any guidelines on the safety
norms to be adopted for undertaking cochlear implants on the
children. However, all ENT surgeons conducting the surgery
ensure that adequate safety measures-as taken for performing
other surgeries-are being adopted for conducting Cochlear
implant surgery on children.
(h) Plan to Address the Menace of Deafness.
Smt. Kanimozhi (DMK) asked:
(a) The average number of children born deaf every year and
the percentage of population in the country suffering from
progressive and acute hearing loss;
(b) whether government has any plan to address the menace of
deafness;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether it is also proposed to start ENT Departments in every
district hospital in the country and to provide adequate care to
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(a) NSSO 58th round (2002) reveals that the Prevalence rates of
hearing impaired among the children below 4 years was 55 both
in rural and urban areas.
Ithasidentifiedhearingimpairmentintermsofprofound,severe
and moderate cases. The data depicts that among the hearing
impaired persons 31.1% cases had profound, while 39.8%
cases had severe and the rest 29% cases had moderate hearing
impairment in the rural areas. In the case of urban areas 34.5%
had profound, 36.2% had severe while the rest 29.3 % have
moderate hearing impairment.
(b) & (c) To address this huge burden of hearing impairment, the
pilot phase of National Programme and Prevention and Control of
Deafness (NPPCD) has been launched in 25 districts of 10 states
and one U.T in 2007. This programme is being extended to 203
districts during the 11th Five Year Plan (2008—2012).
(d)Undertheprogramme(NPPCD),capacitybuildingoftheentire
identified district hospitals will be undertaken in the programme
by providing ENT and Audiology Equipments along with One
Audiometric Assistant and One Special Educator (Instructor for
the Young Hearing Impaired) to the district hospitals to provide
adequate care to the hearing impaired.
Under Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) it is mandatory to
have atleast One ENT surgeon in each district hospital.
(i) Maternal and Child Mortality Rates
Shri C. Ramachandraiah (TDP) asked:
(a) Whether the country is lagging behind to effectively tackle
the maternal and child mortality rates;
(b) if so, whether any serious steps are being taken to arrest the
phenomenon;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the break-up of said rates in the state of Andhra Pradesh
and financial allocations made during the last three years,
districtwise; and
(e)themeasurestakentosensitisethedoctorsandthemachinery
in Hyderabad during the said period?
(a) to (e) As per the office of Registrar General of India (RGI-
SRS, 2001-03) the Maternal Mortality Ratio has declined from
398 per 100,000 live births (1997-98) to 301 per 100,000 live
births (2001-03). The same source reports a reduction in Child
Mortality Rate (0-4 years) from 26.5 (SRS 2001) to 17.0 (SRS
2006) per 1,000 population of the corresponding age group.
The Maternal Mortality Ratio and Child Mortality Rate for India
and major States are at Table 3.3 and Table 3.4 respectively. To
furtherincreasethepaceofreductioninMaternalMortalityRatio
andChildMortalityRate,undertheNationalRuralHealthMission
(NRHM) and within its umbrella, the Reproductive and Child
HealthProgrammePhaseII,launchedbytheGovernmentofIndia
in the year 2005, the following key strategies and interventions
are being implemented all over the country, with a special focus
on 18 High focus States with weak public health infrastructure
and poor indicators:
• Integrated management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses
(IMNCI) which adopts a holistic approach to the management
of the commonest causes of neonatal and childhood mortality
– sepsis, acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, measles and
malaria
• New Born and Child Care, both facility based as well as home
based
• Infant and Young Child Nutrition
• Micronutrient supplementation with Vitamin A, Iron Folic Acid
and Zinc
• Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
• Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), cash benefit scheme to promote
Institutional Delivery with a special focus on Below Poverty
Line (BPL) and SC/ST pregnant women
• Operationalising Community Health Centers as First Referral
Units (FRUs) and 50% of all Primary Health Centers for
providing 24X7 services.
• Augmenting the availability of skilled manpower by means of
different skill- based trainings such as for providing Skilled
Attendance at Birth; training of MBBS Doctors in Life Saving
Anesthetic Skills and Emergency Obstetric Care including
Caesarian Section
• Prevention and treatment of Anemia by supplementation with
Iron and Folic Acid tablets
• Organising Village Health & Nutrition Day at the anganwadi
centers
• Supplementary nutrition is provided to pregnant and lactating
women under the Integrated Child Development Scheme
(ICDS) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Appointment of an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)
for every 1000 population to facilitate accessing of health care
services by the community including pregnant women
• Implementation of Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for
PrimaryHealthcare Facilities, including District Hospitals,
CHCs and PHCs to improve quality of services by providing
infrastructure, equipment and specialist man-power
• Strengthening of Health Facilities, that is, District Hospitals,
Community Health Centres (CHCs) Primary Health Centres
(PHCs) and Sub Centres (SCs), by providing them with funds
including untied grants, Annual Maintenance Grants (AMG)
and Corpus Funds to improve service delivery
• Setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis (Hospital Management
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• Setting up of Village Health and Sanitation Committees at
village level RGI-SRS does not provide the district -wise
Maternal Mortality Ratio and Child Mortality Rate
• The financial allocations made by the State of Andhra Pradesh
(districtwise) for the last three years are at table 3.5.
• The following measures are being taken by the State
Government of Andhra Pradesh to sensitise the doctors and
machinery in Hyderabad:
• Monthly review meetings are conducted at State level with the
District Medical and Health Officer and other District Program
Officers
• Fortnightly videoconferences are conducted with all the
District Level Officers to review the programmes
• Training programmes are conducted for various health
functionaries including the doctors
Table 3.3 : Maternal Mortality Ratio (India and
Statewise)
Major State MMR MMR MMR
(1997-98) (1999-01) (2001-03)
MIndia Total * 398 327 301
Assam 568 398 490
Bihar/ Jharkhand 531 400 371
Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh 441 407 379
Orissa 346 424 358
Rajasthan 508 501 445
Uttar Pradesh/ Uttarakhand 606 539 517
Andhra Pradesh 197 220 195
Karnataka 245 266 228
Kerala 150 149 110
Tamil Nadu 131 167 134
Gujarat 46 202 172
Haryana 136 176 162
Maharashtra 166 169 149
Punjab 280 177 178
West Bengal 303 218 194
Others - 276 235
(Source: RGI, (SRS), 1997-‘98, 1999-‘01, 2001-‘03)
Note; *: Includes Others
Table 3.4: Child Mortality Rate (0-4 years)
S.No. India/major states Total
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
1. India 26.5 17.8 17.4 17.0 17.3 17.0
2. Andhra Pradesh 19.0 15.4 15.2 13.8 14.8 15.2
3. Assam 27.3 22.7 22.4 21.3 19.7 19.7
4. Bihar 34.4 17.2 17.4 16.8 20.1 18.5
5. Chhattisgarh 19.3 20.2 18.4
6. Delhi 7.6 8.3 9.3
7. Gujarat 24.7 18.4 16.7 16.0 16.0 16.2
8. Haryana 29.7 17.5 16.6 17.7 17.8 16.2
9. Himachal Pradesh 13.7 14.4 10.0 11.9 13.5 10.5
10. Jammu & Kashmir 11.7 12.0 12.3
11. Jharkhand 13.8 16.1 15.4
12. Karnataka 20.7 14.8 14.4 12.8 13.1 12.5
13. Kerala 3.6 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.2
14. Madhya Pradesh 35.4 25.9 26.7 26.9 24.6 24.3
15. Maharashtra 14.7 10.4 9.9 8.7 8.6 8.8
16. Orissa 25.6 24.6 23.3 22.2 21.4 22.0
17. Punjab 17.5 14.8 14.6 12.2 11.3 11.0
18. Rajasthan 39.9 22.3 21.8 21.0 20.3 22.4
19. Tamil Nadu 13.8 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.0 9.2
20. Uttar Pradesh 36.8 24.5 23.8 24.3 24.7 23.9
21. West Bengal 18.6 12.4 11.9 10.4 10.0 9.7
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Table 3.5: Budget allocations made for the years 2005-06 to 2007-08 for maternal health care and child health
care in the state of Andhra Pradesh (Rs. lakh)
Sl. District Maternal health care Child health care
No. 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Total 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Total
1 Srikakulam 126.16 321.09 309.55 756.80 0.00 18.63 0.00 18.63
2 Vizianagaram 117.79 379.47 346.96 844.22 0.00 16.14 4.02 20.16
3 Visakhapatnam 133.59 384.24 281.34 799.17 0.00 21.73 0.00 21.73
4 East Godavari 160.31 464.16 324.94 949.41 0.00 21.88 0.00 21.88
5 West Godavari 123.15 345.99 0.00 469.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Krishna 117.67 303.73 257.28 678.69 0.00 12.10 0.00 12.10
7 Guntur 122.30 368.16 366.54 857.00 0.00 14.94 3.90 18.84
8 Prakasam 113.80 321.68 363.30 798.77 0.00 16.68 1.50 18.18
9 Nellore 97.98 278.45 206.81 583.23 0.00 18.53 0.90 19.43
10 Chittoor 159.80 347.24 405.97 913.00 0.00 20.94 0.00 20.94
11 Cuddapah 128.24 357.61 277.53 763.37 0.00 15.99 1.08 17.07
12 Anantapur 160.25 416.45 363.20 939.90 0.00 23.17 0.00 23.17
13 Kurnool 137.87 392.50 321.80 852.17 0.00 17.83 1.08 18.91
14 Mahabubnagar 159.50 433.83 344.93 938.26 0.00 21.02 1.62 22.64
15 Rangareddy 101.90 184.74 249.16 535.80 0.00 11.96 1.32 13.28
16 Hyderabad 66.31 48.23 156.46 270.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
17 Medak 114.19 283.72 279.96 677.88 0.00 13.08 0.00 13.08
18 Nizamabad 96.72 248.58 211.77 557.08 0.00 13.59 0.00 13.59
19 Adilabad 117.91 329.52 225.39 672.83 0.00 18.14 0.00 18.14
20 Karimnagar 110.72 377.28 304.52 792.52 0.00 23.12 1.08 24.20
21 Warangal 116.19 317.22 242.57 675.98 0.00 14.26 1.32 15.58
22 Khammam 105.64 346.65 262.47 714.76 0.00 19.58 1.08 20.66
23 Nalgonda 112.73 370.95 257.50 741.18 0.00 11.53 3.30 14.83
2800.72 7621.47 6359.96 16782.15 0.00 364.85 22.20 387.05
Source: Office of the Mission Director (NRHM), Government of Andhra Pradesh.
(j) Deaths of Children
[Ref. RSSQ 497, 28 April 2008]
Shri Ramachandra Khuntia (INC) asked:
(a) Whether it is a fact that the death rate of children in the
country is increasing, in spite of all the preventive measures
taken by Government, especially in the Tribal sub-plan area of
Orissa; and
(b) if so, the reasons thereof and the steps taken by
Government?
(a) No, Sir. As per the sample survey of births and deaths known
as Sample Registration System (SRS), carried out on continuous
basis by the office of the Registrar General, India in randomly
selected villages and urban blocks, spread throughout the
country, the percentage of deaths of children (age 0-4 years),
to total deaths in India, was 24.4 in 2004 which declined to 23.0
in 2006.
The latest available percentage of deaths of children (age
0-4 years), as per the estimate provided by SRS for the years
2004, 2005 and 2006 for bigger (with population 10 million or
more) States and the country as a whole are given as below at
Table 3.6:
Table 3.6: Percentage of death of children (age 0-4)
to total deaths in India and bigger states, 2004-06
India and bigger states 2004 2005 2006
India 24.4 23.8 23.0
Andhra Pradesh 17.3 17.2 16.5
Assam 26.1 24.4 24.0
Bihar 29.4 32.5 32.2
Chhattisgarh 29.9 29.6 24.9
Delhi 16.6 18.1 19.1
Gujarat 24.3 22.2 21.9
Haryana 26.6 25.8 24.9
Jammu & Kashmir 19.9 20.3 19.9
Jharkhand 21.7 25.0 24.3
Karnataka 17.2 16.3 15.2
Kerala 4.0 4.3 3.9
Madhya Pradesh 35.8 31.9 30.5
Maharashtra 13.4 12.4 12.2
Orissa 23.6 22.7 22.5
Punjab 17.0 14.8 14.7
Rajasthan 35.2 35.0 36.2
Tamil Nadu 11.0 9.5 9.6
Uttar Pradesh 34.2 34.0 32.8
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As per the sample survey of SRS, the percentage of death of
children (age 0-4 years) to total deaths in Orissa was 23.6 in
2004, which was reduced to 22.5 in 2006.
(b) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of
India has initiated following activities to improve the situation of
Infant and Child mortality:
(i) Integrated management of Neonatal and childhood illnesses.
(ii) Home Based Newborn Care.
(iii) Promotion of breast feeding and complementary feeding.
(iv) The control of deaths due to Acute Respiratory Infections.
(v) Control of deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases.
(vi) Supplementation with micronutrients: Vitamin A and Iron.
(vii) Universal Immunisation Programme.
(viii) Several other National Health Programme under NRHM
(a) Immunisation Programme for Hepatitis-B
[Ref. LSUSQ 335, 27 Feb. 2008]
Shri Sanat Kumar Mandal (RSP) asked:
(a)Whetherthegovernmenthastakenanyinitiativetostartadrive
againstHepatitis-BandhasdecidedtoincludeHepatitis-Bvaccine
under its National Immunisation Programme of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the concrete steps and measures taken in this regard?
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare, answered:
(a)to(c)YesSir,thegovernmenthasstartedvaccinesHepatitis-B
in 11 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. It is to be
given to eligible infants as per Immunisation Schedule.
(b) Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan
[Ref. LSSQ 37, 27 Feb. 2008]
Shri Rajagopal Lagadapati (INC) and
Shri Nand Kumar Sai (BJP) asked:
(a) Whether the government proposes to introduce Sarva
Swasthya Abhiyan for strengthening the health services in the
country as reported in The Hindu dated December 27, 2007;
(b) if so, the salient features thereof;
(c) the details of funds proposed to be allocated for Sarva
Swasthya Abhiyan during the Eleventh Plan, statewise; and
(d) the manner in which the said Abhiyan will help in achieving
the objective of the National Rural Health Mission and the
National Urban Health Mission in the country?
(a) Yes, Sir. The Eleventh Plan document mentions that the Plan
willaimforinclusivegrowthbyintroducingNationalUrbanHealth
Mission (NUHM) which along with National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) will form the Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan.
(b) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has already been
approved for the period 2007-2012 and is under implementation.
Itprovidesforaccessible,affordable,equitable,accountableand
quality health care to the people especially those living in rural
areas. NRHM ensures to provide concurrent service guarantee
in respect of skilled attendants at all births, full coverage of
childhood diseases/health conditions, maternal diseases/
health conditions, blindness due to refractive errors and low
vision, leprosy, tuberculosis, vector borne diseases, inpatient
treatmentofchildhooddiseases,inpatienttreatmentofmaternal
diseases, life style diseases, hypertension, providing secondary
care services at district hospitals, meeting unmet needs and
spacing and permanent family planning services, for RTI/STI and
counseling for HIV/AIDS services for adolescents.
A National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) is also proposed for the
urban poor with focus on those living in urban slums.
(c) The allocation for Eleventh Five Year Plan under NRHM is
Rs.89478.00 Crores and for NUHM is Rs.4495.00 Crores and the
proposed outlay for the annual plan of 2008-09 is Rs.11930.00
Crores for NRHM and Rs.50.00 Crores for NUHM. However,
the yearwise and statewise allocation in respect of these two
programmes cannot be given as explained below.
The Five Year Plan Scheme-wise outlay is an indicative one. The
statewise and Scheme-wise allocation is made during the year
based on the Annual Plan outlay communicated by the Planning
CommissionwhichisnormallylessthantheAnnualPlanproposals
projectedbytheDepartments.Moreover,theschemewiseAnnual
Plan proposals are made based on the priorities assigned to each
Scheme depending upon the State specific importance assigned
to it.
(d) NRHM seeks to achieve its objective through the process
of communitisation through untied funds and involvement
of Panchayats etc. improved management, capacity through
skill augmentation and infusion of managerial skills, flexible
financing, monitoring progress against standards through
Indian Public Health Standards, innovation in human resource
management, partnership with non-government providers, etc.
3.3 Physical/Financial Resource
(a) International Assistance for Polio Eradication
[Ref. LSSQ 431, 23 April 2008]
Shri Dalpat Singh Paraste (BJP) and Shri Sugrib Singh
(BJD) asked:
(a)WhetherIndiahasbeenrunningtheNationalPolioSurveillance
Project (NPSP) in collaboration with international agencies
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(c) the names of developed countries and international agencies
assisting India in eradicating Polio from the country;
(d) the terms and conditions of such assistance;
(e) the details of funds allocated to various states for eradication
of polio during 2007-08 along with the number of eradication
campaigns launched during the said period; and
(f) the names of states benefited by the said assistance during
2006-07 and 2007-08?
The results of the stool specimens are received from the
laboratories on weekly basis by NPSP. NPSP links the laboratory
results to the cases and based on the detection of the type of
polio virus in the stool of AFP cases, classifies the cases as polio
type 1 or polio type 3 or non-polio AFP. Data generated through
the AFP surveillance system are reviewed by the India Expert
Advisory Group (IEAG) at regular intervals which recommends
appropriate strategies for polio eradication. - There are 300
surveillance medical officers (SMOs) working with National Polio
Surveillance Project and are covering 613 districts of India. They
are supervised and supported by 27 Sub-regional team leaders
and 7 Regional team Leaders. The average number of districts
covered by an SMO varies between 1 district per SMO (polio
endemic states- UP and Bihar), 3 districts per SMO (areas of
moderate risk like Maharashtra, Jharkhand., Delhi; West Bengal)
and around 5 districts per SMO in other States.
Through its extensive network of Field Volunteers (1200) and
additional temporarily hired monitors (1000) mainly in UP and
Bihar,NPSPundertakesextensivemonitoringoftheplanningand
implementation of polio vaccination campaigns. Data generated
through the NPSP monitoring is extensively used by the state,
district and sub-district governments to take corrective actions
and improve the quality of the polio campaigns.
The NPSP also provides guidelines to the districts / states for
micro-planning for polio iimmunisation campaigns.
Theyalsoprovidetrainingsupportforvaccinatorsandsupervisors
in the high risk states of UP and Bihar.
(c) & (d): World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) and Kfw Banken Group, Germany provides assistance for
Oral Polio Vaccine for the Pulse Polio Iimmunisation Campaigns.
The World Bank assistance is reimbursable, the Kfw assistance
is partly grant and partly soft loan and the interest on the loan
amount at the rate of 0.75% per annum. The support of JICA is
directly accessible by UNICEF and is used for OPV.
(e) & (f): The details of funds allocated to various States during
2007-08 is given at Table 3.7, During 2007-03, there had been
2 National immunisation Days (NIDs) during January and
February, 2008, which were conducted throughout the country.
8 Sub National Immunisation Days (SNID) were undertaken in
UP, Bihar, Delhi and in other high risk districts of polio affected
states during April, May, July, August, September, October,
November 2007 and March, 2008. Mop Up immunisation rounds
in response to the detection of polio case were undertaken in
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra Punjab and Kamataka.
Table 3.7: Funds released to the states for Pulse Polio
Immunisation Programme during 2007-08
SI.No. States/UTs Released Amount
(Rs. lakh)
1 Arunachal Pradesh 50.02
2 Assam 735.46
3 Manipur 64.99
4 Meghalaya 79.04
5 Mizoram 25.09
6 Nagaland 53.98
7 Sikkim 14.65
8 Tripura 79.16
9 Bihar 6233.56
10 Madhya Pradesh 1097.10
11 Orissa 564.06
12 Rajasthan 1430.47
13 Uttar Pradesh 17616.78
14 Uttarakhand 585.52
15 Chhattisgarh 372.56
17 Jharkhand 781,73
18 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 14.70
19 Andhra Pradesh 2710.10
20 Chandigarh 14.38
21 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 2.97
22 Daman & Diu 2.25
23 Delhi 1079.46
24 Goa 9.78
25 Gujarat 1300.49
26 Haryana 827.03
27 Himachal Pradesh 102.93
28 Jammu & Kashmir 179.38
29 Karnataka 786.51
30 Kerala 203.13
31 Lakshadweep 2.84
32 Maharashtra 2516.63
33 Puducherry 19.60
34 Punjab 657.29
35 Tamil Nadu 512.65
36 West Bengal 1484.96
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Table 3.8: Child - focused questions on health, Budget Session 2008
S. No. MP Pol. Party M/F Ref. No Date Ministry Subject
Health Status
1. Mahavir Bhagora BJP M LSUSQ 184 27 Feb MH&FW Anti Retroviral Drugs for HIV AIDS
2. Suresh Kurup CPI(M) M LSSQ 343 16 April MH&FW HIV AIDS affected children
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy CPI M
3. Uday Singh BJP M LSUSQ 226 27 Feb MH&FW Children affected from Autism
4. Sanjay Raut SS M RSUSQ 3473 25 April MH&FW Autism cases in the country
5. Hemlal Murmu JMM M LSUSQ 267 27 Feb MH&FW Rise of polio cases
Raghunath Jha RJD M
Raghuraj Singh Shakya SP M
Uday Singh BJP M
Manorama Madhwaraj BJP M
Shishupal Natthu Patle BJP M
P. Jaya Prada Nahata SP M
M Shivanna JD(S) M
6. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia INC M LSUSQ 988 5 Mar MH&FW Recommendations of IEAG on polio disease
7. Rajeev Chandrasekhar IND. M RSUSQ 3451 25 April MH&FW Controlling of Polio
8. B.K. Hariprasad INC M RSUSQ 3469 25 April MH&FW Revamping the existing polio eradication strategy
9. Abu Ayes Mondal CPI(M) M LSUSQ 1027 5 Mar MH&FW Per capita calorie intake
10. P. Jaya Prada Nahata SP F LSUSQ 3384 16 April MH&FW Non availability of Vitamin A drops
11. Sushila Tiriya INC F RSSQ 474 25 April MA Sale of milk not containing Vitamin A
12. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir BJP M LSUSQ 1028 5 Mar MH&FW Dental diseases among children
Ramesh Dube BSP M
13. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir BJP M LSSQ 104 5 Mar MH&FW Anaemia among children
Rupatai Diliprao Nilangekar Patil BJP M
14. Suresh Kurup CPI(M) M LSSQ 531 30 April MH&FW High incidence of anaemia
Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy INC M
15. Swadesh Chakrabortty CPI(M) M LSSQ 111 5 Mar MH&FW Malnourished urban children
16. Vijay Kumar Malhotra BJP M LSSQ 238 14 Mar MWCD Problem of malnutrition
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir BJP M
17. Avinash Rai Khanna BJP M LSUSQ 4564 25 April MWCD Malnutrition
18. Mahendra Mohan SP M RSUSQ 2932 21 April MWCD Malnutrition and related problems
Kalraj Mishra BJP M
19. S. Anbalagan AIADMK M RSUSQ 3695 28 April MWCD Malnutrition among children
Su. Thirunavukkarasar BJP M

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20. Kanimozhi DMK F RSUSQ 3693 28 April MWCD Improving nutrition among children
T. Subbarami Reddy INC M
21. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil NCP M LSUSQ 1763 12 Mar MH&FW Disease among school children
22. Salarapatty Kuppusamy Kharventhan INC M LSUSQ 3251 15 April MHRD Obesity among school children
23. Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM M LSUSQ 3546 16 April MH&FW Use of Tobacco by teenagers
24. Vijay Krishna RJD M LSUSQ 3389 16 April MH&FW Deaths due to pollution
25. Anusuiya Uikey BJP F RSSQ 473 25 April MH&FW Death of Children due to pneumonia
26. Ramachandra Khuntia INC M RSSQ 497 28 April MWCD Deaths of Children
27. Narahari Mahato AIFB M LSUSQ 4768 25 April MWCD Maternal mortality and malnutrition
Ranen Barman RSP M
Sunil Khan CPI(M) M
Braja Kishore Tripathy BJD M
C.S. Sujatha CPI(M) F
28. Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM M LSUSQ 337 27 Feb MH&FW Unicef Report on mortality among children
Amitava Nandy CPI(M)
Sambasiva Rayapati Rao INC M
29. K. Subbarayan CPI M LSUSQ 1127 5 Mar MH&FW Maternal and Infant Mortality Rate
30. Alok Kumar Mehta RJD M LSSQ 192 12 Mar MH&FW Maternal Infant Mortality Rate
Ram Kripal Yadav RJD M
31. Shivaji Adhalrao Patil SS M LSUSQ 5241 30 April MH&FW Maternal and Infant Mortality
Anandrao Vithoba Adsul SS M
32. C. Ramachandraiah TDP M RSUSQ 3492 25 April MH&FW Maternal and Child Mortality Rates
33. Supriya Sule NCP F RSUSQ 3692 28 April MWCD Child Mortality
Kanimozhi DMK F
34. Vijay Krishna RJD M LSUSQ 5221 30 April MH&FW Cases of Blood Cancer in children
35. Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu TDP M LSUSQ 5257 30 April MH&FW Cochlear implant facilities for children
M Jagannath TDP M
36. Kanimozhi DMK F RSUSQ 3461 25 April MH&FW Plan to address the menace of Deafness
37. Dharam Pal Sabharwal INC M RSUSQ 3698 28 April MWCD Problems of Dyslexic Children
Physical/Financial Resource
38. Dalpat Singh Paraste BJP M LSSQ 431 23 April MH&FW International Assistance for polio eradication
Sugrib Singh BJD M
39. Ramdas Athawale RPI(A) M LSUSQ 1793 12 Mar MH&FW Financial assistance for Infant Welfare Programme
40. K. Subbarayan CPI M LSUSQ 1856 12 Mar MH&FW WHO guidelines on breast feeding
Programmes/Schemes
41. Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad INC M LSUSQ 177 27 Feb MH&FW Family Welfare Centres
42. Sanat Kumar Mandal RSP M LSUSQ 335 27 Feb MH&FW Immunisation programme for Hepatitis - B

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43. Rajagopal Lagadapati INC M LSSQ 37 27 Feb MH&FW Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan
Nand Kumar Sai BJP M
44. Nand Kumar Sai BJP M LSSQ 316 27 Feb MH&FW National School Health Programme
45. G. Nizamuddin INC M LSUSQ 1768 12 Mar MH&FW Health and Family Welfare Programmes
46. Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara BJP M LSUSQ 2734 19 Mar MH&FW Centrally sponsored health scheme
47. Kailash Meghwal BJP M LSUSQ 3455 16 April MH&FW Maternity and child health schemes
48. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir BJP M LSUSQ 4256 23 April MH&FW Polio eradication with complete sanitation programme
49. Madhu Goud Yaskhi INC M LSUSQ 4279 23 April MH&FW Review of Polio Eradication Programme
Eknath Mahadeo Gaikwad INC M
Anirudh Prasad (Sadhu) Yadav RJD M
50. K. Keshava Rao INC M RSSQ 465 25 April MH&FW Need for review of Pulse Polio Programme
Regional Issues
51. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo BJP F LSUSQ 240 27 Feb MH&FW Rural Health Schemes in Orissa
Note: LSSQ: Lok Sabha Starred Question; LSUSQ: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
RSSQ: Rajya Sabha Starred Question RSUSQ: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question
Line in bold: Full text of Q/A given in chapters
Source: Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha, List of Questions for (a) Oral answers (b) Written answers www.parliamentofindia.nic.in

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CHILD EDUCATION
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4.1 Policy/ Status
(a) Standard of Primary Education
Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra (BJP) and Shri. Santosh
Kumar Gangwar (BJP) asked:
(a) The details of schemes formulated by the government for
improving the standard of primary education in the country;
(b) the extent to which the primary education has improved
during 2006-07 and 2007-08, state and union territorywise; and
(c) the percentage of children deprived of primary education at
the end of 2006-07 and 2007-08, Statewise and genderwise?
Shri Arjun Singh, Minister for Human Resource
(a) For improving over all standard of education under Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan 1,86,985 schools have been opened, 8.81 lakh
teachers have been recruited through out the country, 1,41,738
schoolbuildings,5,57,927additionalclassroomsconstructed,and
1,54,121 drinking water facilities, 1,97,633 toilets provided in
schools.
(b) Statement showing increasing trend of Gross Enrolment
Ratios at primary level from 2004-05 to 2005-06 is given at Table
4.1.
(c) As per State Reports, as on 31.03.2007 there were about 76
lakh out of school children in the 6-14 years age group, in the
country. A statement showing details of out of school children
Statewise and genderwise as 31.3.2007 is given at Table 4.2.
Table 4.1: Statement showing increasing trend of
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)at Primary Level
Sl. State/UT GER at primary level
2004-05 2005-06
1 Andhra Pradesh 96.71 94.87
2 Arunachal Pradesh 123.12 132.16
3 Assam 105.2 107.11
4 Bihar 83.75 87.2
5 Chhattisgarh 131.84 122.26
6 Goa 110.13 107.74
7 Gujarat 118.65 119.44
8 Haryana 82.23 79.61
9 Himachal Pradesh 108.9 108.89
10 Jammu &Kashmir 83.72 100.49
11 Jharkhand 94.8 105.19
12 Karnataka 107.1 106.19
13 Kerala 93.61 93.85
14 Madhya Pradesh 132.16 143.67
15 Maharashtra 110.37 112.34
16 Manipur 151.69 157.92
17 Meghalaya 147.62 162.37
18 Mizoram 127.53 169.06
19 Nagaland 87.94 88.82
20 Orissa 129.69 118.15
21 Punjab 77.2 77.46
22 Rajasthan 121.24 121.69
23 Sikkim 143.58 151.15
24 Tamil Nadu 118.41 120.07
25 Tripura 131.03 143.35
26 Uttar Pradesh 107.54 110.57
27 Uttarakhand 117.74 119.89
28 West Bengal 112.11 104.91
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 108.85 101.62
30 Chandigarh 74.01 79.31
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 134.5 143.66
32 Daman & Diu 136.01 135.03
33 Delhi 94.42 115.13
34 Lakshadweep 58.78 62.28
35 Puducherry 131.64 134.26
India 107.8 109.4
Table 4.2: Statement showing details of out of school
children state-wise and gender-wise as 31.3.2007
Sl. State/UT Out of School Children as
on March 2007
Boys Girls Total
1 Andhra Pradesh 126732 137281 264013
2 Arunachal Pradesh 14407 16158 30565
3 Assam 184014 154820 338834
4 Bihar 1055958 1063626 2119584
5 Chhattisgarh 59579 64053 123632
6 Goa 3784 3915 7699
7 Gujarat 62339 72305 134644
8 Haryana 113364 125483 238847
9 Himachal Pradesh 2448 3176 5624
10 Jammu & Kashmir 46698 61862 108560
11 Jharkhand 98331 111331 209662
12 Karnataka 88855 85679 174534
13 Kerala 10540 10251 20791
14 Madhya Pradesh 148894 148085 296979
15 Maharashtra 68602 68290 136892

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(b) Recommendation of NKC on Primary Education
Shri K. Jayasurya Prakash Reddy (INC) asked:
(a) Whether the National Knowledge Commission has made any
recommendation regarding the nature of enrolment in primary
education; and
Shri M.V.Rajasekharan, Minister of State, Ministry of
Planning, answered:
(a) to (b) The relevant extract of the Report to the Nation 2007 of
the National Knowledge Commission, with regard to parts (a) to
(b) of the question, is enclosed.
Extract
National Knowledge Commission
Report to the Nation 2007
Overview of Recommendations under Formulation
School Education
Complexity of the issues involved in School Education and
their regional diversity necessitate consultations on a scale
wider than any other work done by NKC. A series of workshops
were therefore held around the country, addressing issues of
quantity, quality, management and access in school education.
A wide range of stakeholders were involved in the consultations,
includingrepresentativesfromthegovernmentandbureaucracy,
school administrators, teachers, personnel from DIETs and
SCERTs, educationists, NGO/civil society organisations and
private education providers. At the end of an executive process
of discussion and consultation, some of the key areas of
intervention that have emerged are:
# Institutional reform within SSA and other central schemes to
allow greater flexibility for the State and optimise learning
outcomes.
# Streamlining the methodology of data collection to ensure
timely access to reliable data, including data for tracking the
average coverage of schools.
# A set of minimum requirements, norms and standards for all
schools.
# Improvement and regulation of teacher training institutions,
expansion and reform of in-service teacher training and creation
of linkages with the university system, restoring dignity of
school teaching as a profession, and simultaneously devising
transparent systems for ensuring accountability of school
teachers, setting up a a national portal for teachers to exchange
ideas, information and experiences.
#UndertakingcurricularreforminlightoftheNationalCurriculum
Framework, 2005 to make it more flexible and relevant, and
simultaneously change the examination system, especially at
the board level, to reduce the pressure for rote-learning.
# Building infrastructure for new technologies, especially ICT,
for cost- effective use of resources, innovative pedagogical
strategies and wider exposure for students and teachers.
# Evolving special strategies to ensure greater access to school
education in backward and remote locations, ensure greater
enrolment of girls and students from marginalised social groups,
and address special needs of laboring children, children of
migrant workers and the differently abled.
# Expanding the National Literacy Mission and reorient its
programme to address the intellectual, physical and emotional
needs of those too old to benefit from the SSA.
# Enhancing the capacity of the private sector to make positive
contributions.
(c) Death of Students in Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas
Shri G. Nizamuddin (INC) asked:
a) The number of children died in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti’s
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas during each of the last three
years till date in the Hyderabad region alongwith the reasons
therefore;
(b)whetherthegovernmenthasreceivedanycomplaintsagainst
the officials of JNVs during each of the last three years, till date;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the government in
the matter?
Shri M.A.A Fatmi, the Minister of State in the Ministry
of Human Resource Development, answered:
16 Manipur 27233 27118 54351
17 Meghalaya 20443 16791 37234
18 Mizoram 2392 2521 4913
19 Nagaland 17406 17929 35335
20 Orissa 276200 261641 537841
21 Punjab 119341 108304 227645
22 Rajasthan 74727 89167 163894
23 Sikkim 1764 1440 3204
24 Tamil Nadu 51260 52001 103261
25 Tripura 7618 7758 15376
26 Uttar Pradesh 392475 393049 785524
27 Uttarakhand 10681 11549 22230
28 West Bengal 700721 656880 1357601
29 Andaman & Nicobar 69 64 133
Islands
30 Chandigarh 2713 2792 5505
31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 453 1161 1614
32 Daman & Diu 106 95 201
33 Delhi 16501 13500 30001
34 Lakshadweep 92 76 168
35 Puducherry 180 146 326
India 3806920 3790296 7597216

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(a) 11, 3, 4 and 1 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
(JNVs) of Hyderabad region died during 2005,2006,2007,2008
respectively. These death have occurred due to sickness,
drowning, suicide and accident.
(b) & (c) A complaint dated 30.05.2006 against Deputy
Commissioner, Regional Office, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
(NVS), Hyderabad was received from Shri K.N.Reddy on behalf
of parent of students of JNVs of Hyderabad Region alleging non-
performance of duties properly, as a result of which the death
rate in Hyderabad region had been high. The complaint was
enquired into by NVS and was found to be without substance.
(d) NVS has issued detailed guidelines for safety and security of
children in JNVs. In case of violation of instructions, disciplinary
action is initiated against the concerned officials.
(a) Mid-day Meal Scheme
Shri Chandramani Tripathi (BJP) and Shri Laxminarayan
Pandey (BJP) asked:
(a) Whether the target fixed for enrolment of children in schools
is not being achieved in spite of extending the area covered
under Mid-day Meal Scheme;
(b) if so, the details and the reasons therefore;
(c) whether the number of absentees from the school has not
been checked according to the annual report 2008 of ‘Pratham
Sanstha’;
(d) if so, the details of states where the number of absentees
from school has increased as per the report; and
(e) the steps being taken by the government to develop the
interest of the children for the schools.
Shri M.A.A. Fatmi, Minister of State, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, answered:
(a) to (e) As a result of implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(SSA) programme since 2001-02 all children in the 6-14 years
age group, have been enrolled in primary schools; Education
GuaranteeScheme(EGS)&Alternate&InnovativeEducation(AIE)
Centres; except for 76 lakh out of school children, who represent
“difficult to reach category”, which is about 3.8% of children
in 6-14 age group as per household reports of the States/UTs.
The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2007 released by
the NGO, ‘Pratham’ in January 2008 show out of school children
at 4.2%. SSA is being run as a community owned programme in
which Village Education Committees, Parent Teacher Association,
Mother Teacher Association play important role in over-seeing
the implementation of SSA programme including the attendance
of children. Ministry of Human Resource Development had
commissioned independent study in 20 States to track the
attendance of students at elementary level in 2006-07. The
details are given at Table 4.3.
(b) Packaged Food for Mid-day Meal Scheme
[Ref. RSUQ 3603, 28 April 2008]
Shri B.K. Hariprasad (INC) asked:
(a) Whether the Food Commissioner appointed by the Supreme
Court has, in a report, pointed out leakage in the Mid-day Meal
Scheme for school children, preferring hot meals cooked at site;
(b) whether government is toying with the proposal to provide
pre-packaged, ready to eat foods, for children with similar
nutritional value of hot cooked meals; and
(c) if so, whether the offer of Biscuit Manufacturers’ Association
of India for highly nutritive and specialised foods for the ICDS
scheme is under consideration of government?
Shri M.A.A. Fatmi, Minister of State, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, answered:
(a) The Court Commissioners appointed by the Supreme Court
for monitoring the implementation of the Mid-day Meal Scheme
have highlighted some issues of concern in relation to the Mid-
day Meal Scheme in their 7th Report submitted to the Hon’ble
Supreme Court.
(b) The proposal to provide pre-packaged, ready to eat foods
under Mid-day Meal Programme was considered carefully. The
Department of School Education and Literacy does not support
the proposal because replacement of the hot cooked mid-day
meal with pre- packaged, ready to eat foods would not be in the
nutritional interest of children.
Table 4.3: Students’ attendance at elementary level
in 2006-07
Sl. Name of State Students’ Attendance
(% of Enrolment)
Primary Level Upper-Primary Level
1 Bihar 42.03 36.8
2 Uttar Pradesh 57.37 60.5
3 Rajasthan 62.67 78.87
4 Orissa 66.79 69.02
5 Chhattisgarh 67.73 75
6 Madhya Pradesh 72.1 69.82
7 Andhra Pradesh 72.67 78.12
8 Delhi 73.5 -
9 West Bengal 74.2 70.2
10 Gujarat 75 78.6
11 Jammu & Kashmir 79.49 77.5
12 Uttarakhand 80.03 83.16
13 Assam 81.3 84.5
14 Haryana 81.5 85.1
15 Punjab 81.7 74.7
16 Karnataka 86.19 86.9
17 Tamil Nadu 88.3 87.8
18 Maharashtra 89 89
19 Kerala 91.4 92
20 Himachal Pradesh 94.63 93.18

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