Kishori Health Card

Kishori Health Card is a scheme which provides the record of Health information of Adolescent Girls from Anganwadi Centers about the Weight, Height, Body Mass Index (BMI). For more details of Kishori Health Card read below:

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Kishori Health Cards

06 MAR 2020

As per the information available, most of the States are maintaining Kishori Health Cards for Adolescent Girls in Angawadi Centres (AWCs) to record the information about the weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) along with other services provided under the scheme. These health cards for all Adolescent Girls (AGs)are maintained at the AWCs. 

Government is implementing Scheme for Adolescent Girls across the country including Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The details of achievements/outcomes made under the scheme are marked on Kishori Card and the card also carries important milestones of Adolescent Girls’ life including mainstreaming them into the schools.

Currently, Government is maintaining the health records of adolescent girls through Kishori Health Cards. 

As per the information received from State Government of Uttar Pradesh, at present 20 projects operating and per project 100 Kishori Health Cards were distributed in the Anganwadi Centres. The information about the maintenance of Kishori Health Cards by the States/UTs is at Annexure-I.

The Funds released to States/UTs in the last three years are at Annexure-II.  As per the information received from the Government of the Madhya Pradesh, Kishori Health Cards are not being maintained in the State.

Annexure-I

 *  As per APIP, in Daman & Diu, there is no out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years.

Annexure-II

State/UT-wise Fund released under Scheme for Adolescent Girls during last 3 years:

(Rupees
in lakh)

This information was given by Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

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