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GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2094
TOBE ANSWERED ON31STJULY, 2026
COMPONENTS OFSWASTHNARI SASHAKTPARIVARABHIYAN
2094.SHRIAJAYKUMARMANDAL:
Will the MINISTER OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a) whether any specific components of the SwasthNari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan have been
integrated with the existing Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) platform in
the BhagalpurParliamentary constituency, if so, the detailsthereof;
(b) the details of the criteria adopted for identifying ICDS beneficiaries in Bhagalpur and the
manner in which they were covered under the initiatives announced during the 8th
Rashtriya PoshanMaah;
(c) whether any new monitoring indicators or reporting mechanisms have been proposed for
Anganwadi Services in Bhagalpur in light of the new Abhiyan and if so, the details
thereof; and
(d) the details of the timeline proposed for rollout of the ICDS-related components under the
Abhiyan inBhagalpur along with the proposed schedule for State-wide andnational-level
implementation?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) The “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA)” campaign was conducted
between the period of 17th September 2025 to 2nd October 2025 by the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Ministry of Women and Child
Development(MoWCD).
The Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan was implemented throughout the country
including Bhagalpur Parliamentary constituency, with close convergence of various
Ministries as stakeholders to enable comprehensive service delivery for women,
adolescents, and children at the grassroots level. The following activities have been
conductedduring the campaign:
Promoting healthy lifestyles such as reducing obesity, local and regional food,distribution of Take-Home Ration(THR).
Providing maternal and child health services, such as antenatal care (ANC)
checkups, anemia screening, immunization, Early Childhood Care and Infant and
YoungChild Feeding (IYCF) practices,Nutrition andHealthEducation.
Distribution of digital cards and special registration, including Mother and Child
Protection (MCP) Card, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
enrolmentandregistration of beneficiariesonPOSHANTracker.
Counselling activities onHealthandNutrition.
(b) to(d) The criteria for identification of beneficiariesremained unchangedandfollowed
standard eligibility norms uniformly all over the country. As per the information
provided by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), under
PMMVY, maternity benefits were paid to more than 15 lakh beneficiaries amounting
to more than Rs. 450 crores, in one go during the launch of Swasth Nari Sashakt
Parivar Campaign on 17th September 2025. Alongside the Swasth Nari, Sashakt
Parivar Abhiyaan, 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah was also launched on 17th September,
2025 and celebrated till 16th October 2025, at all Anganwadi Centres across the
country, including Bhagalpur. Themes taken up during the Poshan Maah included -
Addressing Obesity, Early Childhood Care and Education(ECCE),Reinforcing Infant
and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices, Men-streaming, Vocal for Local, and
Convergent Actions and Digitization. Overall, 14.33 crore activities were reported in
convergence with the 18 partner ministries during the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah all
over the country. The Poshan Tracker facilitates monitoring and tracking of all
Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and beneficiaries on
defined indicators. Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic
identification of stunting, wasting, underweight prevalence among children. It has
facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi services such as, opening of
AWCs, daily attendance of children, ECCE activities, growth monitoring of children,
Provision of Hot Cooked Meal (HCM)/Take Home Ration (THR-not raw ration),
Growth measurement etc.
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