Activities Undertaken for Anaemia Mukt Bharat

Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy was launched in 2018 with the objective of reducing anaemia prevalence among children, adolescents and women in reproductive age group. Operational guidelines, training and IEC material were developed and shared with the States & UTs for effective implementation of this strategy. All the States and UTs have initiated activities regarding implementation of AMB namely prophylactic Iron folic acid supplementation, identification of anaemic cases, referral & treatment and others. Currently, programme is in its initial stages and working towards achieving reduction in anaemia prevalence particularly in women, children and adolescents.

As per recently released National Family Health Survey-V data in respect of 22 States and UTs, the State/UT-wise prevalence of anaemia reported amongst the identified population groups namely – children 6-59 months, pregnant women, women 15-49 years, adolescent girls 15-19 years and adolescent boys 15-19 years.

Anaemia Prevalence among Children 6-59 months in 22 States/UTs

(NFHS-V)

Sr. No.	State	Any anaemia (<11 gm/dl)
1	A&N Islands	68.4
2	Andhra Pradesh	69.4
3	Assam	75.8
4	Bihar	53.2
5	Dadra Nagar Haveli	79.7
6	Goa	55.4
7	Gujarat	65.5
8	Himachal Pradesh	39.4
9	Karnataka	68.9
10	Kerala	42.8
11	Maharashtra	45.1
12	Manipur	46.4
13	Meghalaya	42.7
14	Mizoram	70
15	Nagaland	64.3
16	Telangana	69
17	Tripura	72.7
18	West Bengal	92.5
19	Jammu Kashmir	43.1
20	Ladakh	56.4
21	Lakshawdeep	68.4
22	Sikkim	69.4

Anaemia Prevalence among Pregnant Women in 22 States/UTs (NFHS-V)

Sr No	State	Any anaemia (<11 gm/dl)
1	A&N Islands	54.2
2	Andhra Pradesh	63.1
3	Assam	60.7
4	Bihar	41
5	Dadra Nagar Haveli	62.6
6	Goa	42.2
7	Gujarat	45.7
8	Himachal Pradesh	31.4
9	Karnataka	45.7
10	Kerala	32.4
11	Maharashtra	45
12	Manipur	34
13	Meghalaya	22.3
14	Mizoram	53.2
15	Nagaland	61.5
16	Telangana	62.3
17	Tripura	44.1
18	West Bengal	78.1
19	Jammu Kashmir	20.9
20	Ladakh	40.7
21	Lakshawdeep	54.2
22	Sikkim	63.1

Anaemia Prevalence among Women 15-49 years in 22 States/UTs

(NFHS-V)

Sr No	State	Any anaemia (<12 gm/dl)
1	A&N Islands	65.9
2	Andhra Pradesh	63.5
3	Assam	62.5
4	Bihar	39
5	Dadra Nagar Haveli	65
6	Goa	53
7	Gujarat	47.8
8	Himachal Pradesh	36.3
9	Karnataka	54.2
10	Kerala	29.4
11	Maharashtra	53.8
12	Manipur	34.8
13	Meghalaya	28.9
14	Mizoram	57.6
15	Nagaland	67.2
16	Telangana	71.4
17	Tripura	65.9
18	West Bengal	92.8
19	Jammu Kashmir	25.8
20	Ladakh	42.1
21	Lakshawdeep	65.9
22	Sikkim	63.5

Anaemia Prevalence among Adolescent Girls 15-19 years in 22 States/UTs (NFHS-V)

Sr No	State	Any anaemia (<12 gm/dl)
1	A&N Islands	67
2	Andhra Pradesh	65.7
3	Assam	63.9
4	Bihar	44.5
5	Dadra Nagar Haveli	69
6	Goa	53.2
7	Gujarat	49.4
8	Himachal Pradesh	32.5
9	Karnataka	57.2
10	Kerala	27.9
11	Maharashtra	52.5
12	Manipur	34.9
13	Meghalaya	33.9
14	Mizoram	64.7
15	Nagaland	67.9
16	Telangana	70.8
17	Tripura	76.2
18	West Bengal	96.9
19	Jammu Kashmir	31.4
20	Ladakh	46.7
21	Lakshadweep	67
22	Sikkim	65.7

Anaemia Prevalence among Adolescent Boys 15-19 years in 22 States/UTs (NFHS-V)

Sr No	State	Any anaemia (<13 gm/dl)
1	A&N Islands	39.6
2	Andhra Pradesh	34.8
3	Assam	37
4	Bihar	15.8
5	Dadra Nagar Haveli	36
6	Goa	22.1
7	Gujarat	26.5
8	Himachal Pradesh	27.4
9	Karnataka	27.9
10	Kerala	7.8
11	Maharashtra	30.1
12	Manipur	21.5
13	Meghalaya	19.6
14	Mizoram	25.1
15	Nagaland	27.2
16	Telangana	38.7
17	Tripura	53.5
18	West Bengal	93.1
19	Jammu Kashmir	–
20	Ladakh	17.6
21	Lakshawdeep	39.6
22	Sikkim	34.8

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.

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