Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Construction of AWCs under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Construction of AWCs under MGNREGS

## 1518. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware that  most  of  the  States  are lagging  way behind  in  the  construction  of  Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)  despite  availability  of funds  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (c) whether  the  targets  of  constructing Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs) with MGNREGS  funds  during  the  last  three years  have  been achieved in each of the State/UT; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) if  not,  the reasons there for and the steps taken or proposed to be taken  by  the Government  to  achieve  the  targets  of constructing Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) during 2017-18?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. State/UT-wise details of construction of Anganwadi Centres under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the financial year 2016-17 (as on 6 th March, 2017) is indicated at Annexure.

(c)&(d): No targets are given by the Central Government. The Ministry regularly monitors constructions of AWCs  taken  up  by  the  State Governments under MGNREGS.

Annexure referred  in  reply  to  parts (a)&(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1518 dated 09.03.2017.

## Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)

|   S. No. | States/ UTs        | Target taken by States (FY 2016-17) 3   |   Ongoing |   Completed |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-------------|
|        1 | 2                  |                                         |         4 |           5 |
|        1 | ANDHRAPRADESH      | 2628                                    |      4102 |         523 |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 500                                     |       313 |          58 |
|        3 | ASSAM              | 5884                                    |       422 |           2 |
|        4 | BIHAR              | 1000                                    |       555 |           1 |
|        5 | CHHATTISGARH       | 2000                                    |      3056 |         309 |
|        6 | GOA                | 0                                       |         0 |           0 |
|        7 | GUJARAT            | 33                                      |         4 |           0 |
|        8 | HARYANA            | 200                                     |         0 |           1 |
|        9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 90                                      |        34 |          15 |
|       10 | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR   | 445                                     |        57 |           8 |
|       11 | JHARKHAND          | 6000                                    |       827 |           0 |
|       12 | KARNATAKA          | 2432                                    |      1702 |          69 |
|       13 | KERALA             | 720                                     |        40 |           3 |
|       14 | MADHYAPRADESH      | 12000                                   |      3131 |         487 |
|       15 | MAHARASHTRA        | 289                                     |         0 |           0 |
|       16 | MANIPUR            | 36                                      |         0 |           0 |
|       17 | MEGHALAYA          | 790                                     |         5 |           1 |
|       18 | MIZORAM            | 172                                     |        65 |          24 |
|       19 | NAGALAND           | 74                                      |        52 |           8 |
|       20 | ODISHA             | 4500                                    |      7149 |        1638 |
|       21 | PUNJAB             | 1063                                    |       237 |           8 |
|       22 | RAJASTHAN          | 2000                                    |      1699 |          94 |
|       23 | SIKKIM             | 100                                     |        24 |           0 |
|       24 | TAMILNADU          | 1000                                    |      1515 |        1272 |
|       25 | TELANGANA          | 1064                                    |       129 |           0 |
|       26 | TRIPURA            | 300                                     |       346 |         100 |
|       27 | UTTAR PRADESH      | 10759                                   |      6261 |         291 |
|       28 | UTTARAKHAND        | 1209                                    |       964 |          65 |
|       29 | WEST BENGAL        | 6212                                    |      1810 |          32 |
|       30 | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR    | 26                                      |         0 |           0 |
|       31 | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI | 0                                       |         0 |           0 |
|       32 | DAMAN&DIU          | 0                                       |         0 |           0 |
|       33 | LAKSHADWEEP        | 0                                       |         0 |           0 |
|       34 | PUDUCHERRY         | 5                                       |         0 |           0 |