Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

(ii) Encouraging the women to follow (optimal) IYCF practices including
early and exclusive breast feeding for six months.
(iii) Contributing to better enabling environment by providing cash
incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing
mothers.
11.12.38 The beneficiaries will be paid Rs. 4,000/- in three installments per P&L
women between the second trimester till the child attains the age of 6 months on fulfilling
specific conditions related to maternal and child health. Anganwadi worker and Anganwadi
helper would receive an incentive of Rs. 200/- and Rs. 100/- respectively per P & L woman
after all the due cash transfers to the beneficiary are complete. An outlay of Rs. 1797.01 lac
is provided in the Annual Plan 2011-12.
NUTRITION
District Level Schemes
Ongoing schemes
Centrally Sponsored /Funded Schemes
497
Outlay-Rs.16294.40 lac
NT (D)-1 Nutrition (ICDS) (50% of actual expenditure reimburses by GOI)
Outlay - Rs. 13500.00 lac
11.12.39 Supplementary nutrition is provided to all the children below 6 years of age
and to nursing and expectant mothers from low income group families and special attention
is paid to the delivery of supplementary nutrition to the children below 3 years of age who
are identified as severely malnourished. Under this scheme, approximately 70% scheduled
castes beneficiaries are covered. Government of India has decided to reimburse 50% share of
the actual expenditure incurred on supplementary nutrition by the State from the financial
year 2005-06. The cost norm for providing nutrition has been revised by the state
government from Rs. 2.25 to Rs. 4.00 per child, from Rs. 2.50 to Rs. 5.00 per mother and
from Rs. 3.00 to Rs. 6.00 for severely malnourished children per day for 300 days in a year
wef 2009-10. At present 26,656 anganwadi centres are functioning in the State.
11.12.40 An expenditure of Rs. 8860.00 lac was incurred during 10th Five Year Plan
against the approved outlay of Rs. 1000.00 lac. An amount of Rs. 30000.00 lac is provided
for 11 th Five Year Plan. An expenditure of Rs. 5108.95 lac was incurred during 2007-08 with
which 13,49,839 beneficiaries were covered. An expenditure of Rs.4560.02 lac was incurred
during 2008-09 with which 13,67,250 beneficiaries were covered. An expenditure of Rs.