**Executive Summary**
This document responds to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1110 regarding the coverage of the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) from FY 2021-22 to October 30, 2025. It outlines the availability of data on beneficiaries and Aadhaar verification, and clarifies that the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a universal self-selecting scheme. The response was issued by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data Availability:**
* State/UT and year-wise data on the number of women and children covered under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is available at https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.
* State/UT and year-wise data on the number of children and women whose Aadhaar has been successfully verified under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is available at https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.
* **Aadhaar Verification Status:**
* 99.85% (8,86,33,551) of the total registered beneficiaries (8,87,69,382) on the Poshan Tracker have been Aadhaar verified under the SNP across the country.
* **Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0:**
* Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls have been subsumed under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
* It is a Centrally Sponsored mission.
* It is a universal self-selecting umbrella scheme where there are no entry barriers for any beneficiary to register and receive services.
* **Poshan Tracker:**
* Poshan Tracker application was rolled out on 1st March 2021 as an important governance tool to monitor AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries on defined indicators.
* Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting, wasting, under-weight prevalence among children.
* The Poshan Tracker facilitates near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services.
* **Facial Recognition System (FRS):**
* The Ministry has developed FRS for distribution of Take-Home Ration.
* Every beneficiary who is willing to undergo the eKYC procedure and FRS, is fully entitled to receive the benefits of the scheme.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Women and Children**
* **Impact:** Eligible women and children are entitled to receive benefits under the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme.
* **Action Required:** Willing beneficiaries must undergo eKYC and FRS procedures to receive Take-Home Ration benefits.
**Stakeholder: States and Union Territories**
* **Impact:** States and UTs are responsible for the implementation of various activities under the Mission.
* **Action Required:** Implement activities and ensure accurate data is available on the Poshan Tracker.
**Stakeholder: Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)**
* **Impact:** AWCs and AWWs are being monitored and tracked using the Poshan Tracker.
* **Action Required:** Provide accurate and real-time data related to Anganwadi Services, children's attendance, growth monitoring, and provision of meals.
Key Entities Referenced
Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0: Umbrella scheme addressing malnutrition, integrating Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan, and Scheme for Adolescent girls.
Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP): A program aimed at improving the nutritional status of women and children.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: The government ministry responsible for the implementation and oversight of the Supplementary Nutrition Programme and related initiatives.
Poshan Tracker: Application used for tracking beneficiaries and services provided under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0
Aadhaar: Biometric identification system, verification of beneficiaries under the SNP
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1110
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2025
COVERAGE UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME
1110. SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the number of women and children covered under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme
(SNP) since FY 2021-22 till 30 October, 2025, State/UT-and year-wise;
(b) the number of children and women whose Aadhaar has been successfully verified under
the SNP during the said period, State/UT and year-wise; and
(c) whether the Ministry has identified any gap between the registered beneficiaries and
Aadhaar-verified beneficiaries under the SNP, if so, the details thereof along with the
corrective measures being taken to ensure that eligible beneficiaries are not excluded from
receiving nutrition services?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)
(a) State/UT wise and year wise details of number of women and children who are covered as
beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 are available at
https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics
(b) State/UT wise and year wise details of number of children and women whose Aadhar has been
successfully verified under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 are available at
https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics
(c) Out of total registered beneficiaries (8,87,69,382) on the Poshan Tracker, 99.85%
(8,86,33,551) beneficiaries have been Aadhar verified under the SNP across the country. Details
are available at https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics
To address the challenge of malnutrition, Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for
Adolescent girls (of 14-18 years in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) have been
subsumed under the umbrella Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0).It is a Centrally Sponsored mission, where the responsibility for implementation of various
activities lies with the States and UTs. Further, this mission is a universal self-selecting umbrella
scheme where there are no entry barriers for any beneficiary to register and receive services.
Further for tracking of beneficiaries and the services being provided under the mission, Poshan
Tracker application was rolled out on 1st March 2021 as an important governance tool. The Poshan
Tracker facilitates monitoring and tracking of all AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries on defined
indicators. Technology under Poshan Tracker is being leveraged for dynamic identification of
stunting, wasting, under-weight prevalence among children. It has facilitated near real time data
collection for Anganwadi Services such as, opening of AWCs, daily attendance of children, Early
Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) activities, Growth Monitoring of children, Provision of
Hot Cooked Meal (HCM)/Take Home Ration (THR-not raw ration), Growth Measurement etc.
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has developed Facial Recognition System
(FRS) for distribution of Take-Home Ration to ensure that benefit is given only to the intended
beneficiary registered in Poshan Tracker. Every beneficiary who is willing to undergo the eKYC
procedure and FRS, is fully entitled to receive the benefits of the scheme.
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