Scheme for Adolescent Girls Statistics: Beneficiaries and Food Grains by State

What the numbers show

The Scheme for Adolescent Girls now reaches girls aged 14 to 18 in Aspirational Districts and the North-East through Anganwadi centres. The Ministry of Women and Child Development Annual Report 2024-25 lists 23,28,562 Aadhaar-verified adolescent girls on Poshan Tracker under the scheme up to 31 December 2024. Because the count only includes girls whose Aadhaar has been verified, it is a firm number of real beneficiaries rather than a target.

State differences

Assam has by far the most registered girls, at 3,93,911. Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh each have more than two lakh. These are states with many Aspirational Districts, and in Assam's case, the North-East coverage rule applies to the whole state. Smaller North-Eastern states such as Manipur (43,234), Meghalaya (32,745) and Tripura (32,686) also appear, while states with few Aspirational Districts, such as Haryana (8,438) and Sikkim (7,189), have small numbers.

Food grains

The nutrition is given as take home ration made from grain allocated by the Centre. In 2024-25, up to 31 December 2024, states received 27,797.97 tonnes of wheat and 21,428.88 tonnes of fortified rice, plus small amounts of bajra and jowar. The mix depends on what each state uses: Odisha and Jharkhand took only wheat, while Bihar and Andhra Pradesh took only fortified rice.

What the figures do not tell you

A girl registered on Poshan Tracker is not proof that she received ration on every one of the 300 days. The annexure shows grain allocated, not grain lifted or distributed. The scheme was revised in April 2022, so older figures about out-of-school girls aged 11 to 14 refer to a different version and cannot be compared directly.

Where to check the latest numbers

The ministry's annual report carries state-wise beneficiary and grain tables each year. For questions about a particular district, the District Programme Officer for women and child development is the right office to ask.

How many girls are covered by the Scheme for Adolescent Girls?

The Annual Report 2024-25 of the Ministry of Women and Child Development lists 23,28,562 Aadhaar-verified adolescent girls on Poshan Tracker under the scheme up to 31 December 2024.

Which state has the most beneficiaries?

Assam had the most, with 3,93,911 Aadhaar-verified girls, followed by Odisha (2,69,146), Bihar (2,32,727), Jharkhand (2,12,285) and Uttar Pradesh (2,06,079).

Who is covered by the scheme now?

Since 1 April 2022 the scheme has been part of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. It covers girls aged 14 to 18 in Aspirational Districts and all North-Eastern states.

How much food grain is given under the scheme?

In 2024-25, up to 31 December 2024, the Centre allocated 27,797.97 tonnes of wheat, 21,428.88 tonnes of fortified rice, 120.28 tonnes of bajra and 161.58 tonnes of jowar to states under the scheme.

What does each girl receive?

Each girl gets take home ration with 600 calories, 18 to 20 grams of protein and micronutrients for up to 300 days a year. The nutrition cost norm is Rs 9.50 per beneficiary, shared 50:50 between the Centre and most states.