Rs. 14,680 Cr. Approved for ICDS in the year 2017-18

The amount approved in Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme(ICDS) during last three years and the current year is given below:

(Rupees in lakhs)

Year	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
Amount approved	2325193.08	1504431.94	1572154.13	1468027.12

The funds allocated/released and utilized under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme during the last three years and the current year is as below:

Year	2014-15		2015-16		2016-17*		2017-18
Category	Funds released	Exp. Reported by States including state share	Funds released	Exp. Reported by States including state share	Funds released	Exp. Reported by States including state share	Funds released (upto 14.07.2017)
Total	1658181.93	2354205.31	1543893.15	2111864.86	1443031.60	1506245.25	742473.84

       I.            The expenditure reported is for ICDS(General) and Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP).

    II.            In 2016-17, 7 States have not reported expenditure at all; 11 States have reported only expenditure under SNP.

This information was given by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt Krishna Raj in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in