Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.247

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 247. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

## COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether establishment of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) is permitted in urban areas   and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether AWCs in most urban areas are running in rented buildings;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the shortage of space is hampering the effective implementation of anganwadi services and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.247 for 03.08.2018  by  Shri  Rahul  Kaswan  and Col. Sonaram Choudhary regarding Anganwadi Centres.

- (a) :  Yes Madam, Under the Anganwadi Services scheme, opening of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)  is  permitted  in  the  urban  areas  also.  Establishment  of  AWCs  is  based  on population norms as per the details given below:

## Anganwadi Centres

- (i) For Rural/Urban Projects:
- (ii)  For Tribal /Riverine/Desert, Hilly and other difficult areas/ Projects

400-800

-              1 AWC

800-1600

-              2 AWCs

1600-2400 -

3 AWCs

Thereafter in multiples of 800     -              1 AWC

For Mini-AWC

150-400

-

1 Mini-AWC

300-800

-              1 AWC

For Mini- AWC

1 Mini AWC

150-300                                         -

A total of 14 lakh AWCs have been sanctioned to various States/UTs across the country  which  consists  of  about  1.36  lakh  AWCs  located  in  the  urban  areas.    As  on 01.06.2018, 13.63 lakh AWCs (rural and urban) are operational.

- (b) & (c): As per the data captured through the ICDS Monitoring Information System, about 24.3% AWCs out of 13.63 lakh operational AWCs (rural and urban) are running in rented buildings.  A statement showing the State/UT-wise details is enclosed as Annexure-I.

Under revised Anganwadi Services, there is a provision of construction of new AWCs  under  convergence  with  MGNREGS  @  1  lakh  Anganwadis  per  year  upto 30.11.2018.  Central  share  for  construction  of  AWC  building  is  Rs.1  lakh  per  AWC building for all States/UTs. The amount for construction of Anganwadi buildings @ Rs.1 lakh per Anganwadi building as central share is reimbursed to States/UTs on completion of construction work.

- (d) : Although  there are difficulties faced by the States/UTs  in providing land for construction  of  AWC  buildings  especially  in  the  urban  areas  but  to  ensure  continued implementation  of  the  scheme,  Government  has  made  provision  for  taking  the  AWC buildings on rent for which the monthly rentals has been increased to Rs. 1000/- in the rural areas, Rs. 4000/- in urban areas and Rs. 6000/- in the metropolitan cities.

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|     | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   | Statement referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2943 for 03.08.2018 Annexure-I   |
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|     | State/UT                                                                                                                 | No. of operational AWCs                                                                                                  | No. of for which data                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |
| Sl. |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          | AWCs                                                                                                                     | AWCs                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    | Govt. Building Rented                                                                                                    |
| No. |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          | AWWs/ House                                                                                                              | AWWs/ House                                                                                                              | AWHs                                                                                                                     | AWHs                                                                                                                     | Others                                                                                                                   | Others                                                                                                                   | School                                                                                                                   | Panchayat                                                                                                                | School                                                                                                                   | Others                                                                                                                   | Open Space                                                                                                               | Open Space                                                                                                               |
|     |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                          | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    | Kutcha                                                                                                                   | Pucca                                                                                                                    |
| 1   | 2                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                                       |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                           | 55606                                                                                                                    | 55601                                                                                                                    | 113                                                                                                                      | 18502                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 931                                                                                                                      | 25730                                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                       | 5282                                                                                                                     | 302                                                                                                                      | 1289                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                       | 3416                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 2   | Telangana                                                                                                                | 35634                                                                                                                    | 35612                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 10167                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 12759                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 9387                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 335                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 2964                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 3   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 6225                                                                                                                     | 6225                                                                                                                     | 5801                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 378                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 29                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 4   | Assam                                                                                                                    | 62153                                                                                                                    | 58629                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 34748                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 775                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0 0                                                                                                                      | 20463                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                          | 53                                                                                                                       | 2590                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 5   | Bihar                                                                                                                    | 91677                                                                                                                    | 88190                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 19945                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 17317                                                                                                                    | 33037                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 9988                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 7903                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 6   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                             | 50448                                                                                                                    | 50209                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                       | 33594                                                                                                                    | 2955                                                                                                                     | 1126                                                                                                                     | 6611                                                                                                                     | 2425                                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                                       | 1242                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                       | 856                                                                                                                      | 120                                                                                                                      | 1232                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 7   | Goa                                                                                                                      | 1258                                                                                                                     | 1253                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 156                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                        | 53                                                                                                                       | 33                                                                                                                       | 744                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 168                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                                        | 60                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 8   | Gujarat                                                                                                                  | 53029                                                                                                                    | 53029                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 41822                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 8385                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 594                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 349                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 1879                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 9   | Haryana                                                                                                                  | 25962                                                                                                                    | 25962                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 8229                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 5959                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 2458                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 9316                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 10  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 18925                                                                                                                    | 18342                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 816                                                                                                                      | 440                                                                                                                      | 108                                                                                                                      | 2815                                                                                                                     | 7073                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 1692                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 694                                                                                                                      | 258                                                                                                                      | 4446                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 11  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                          | 29599                                                                                                                    | 28636                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                                       | 716                                                                                                                      | 8987                                                                                                                     | 16735                                                                                                                    | 949                                                                                                                      | 933                                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                        | 241                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                        | 14                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 12  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                | 38432                                                                                                                    | 38432                                                                                                                    | 110                                                                                                                      | 20323                                                                                                                    | 3836                                                                                                                     | 2049                                                                                                                     | 4550                                                                                                                     | 4672                                                                                                                     | 41                                                                                                                       | 1152                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                       | 691                                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                                       | 841                                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                                       | 79                                                                                                                       |
| 13  | Karnataka                                                                                                                | 65911                                                                                                                    | 64518                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 38686                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 10954                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 4379                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 1473                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 9026                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 14  | Kerala                                                                                                                   | 33244                                                                                                                    | 33115                                                                                                                    | 269                                                                                                                      | 21632                                                                                                                    | 25                                                                                                                       | 42                                                                                                                       | 386                                                                                                                      | 8086                                                                                                                     | 37                                                                                                                       | 485                                                                                                                      | 26                                                                                                                       | 1258                                                                                                                     | 64                                                                                                                       | 794                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                                        |
| 15  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                           | 97132                                                                                                                    | 83248                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 17181                                                                                                                    | 3265                                                                                                                     | 2180                                                                                                                     | 13350                                                                                                                    | 12221                                                                                                                    | 1135                                                                                                                     | 8487                                                                                                                     | 1520                                                                                                                     | 12116                                                                                                                    | 3487                                                                                                                     | 8306                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 16  | Maharashtra                                                                                                              | 109779                                                                                                                   | 84854                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 45041                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 15769                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 12918                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 8081                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 3045                                                                                                                     |
| 17  | Manipur                                                                                                                  | 11510                                                                                                                    | 11510                                                                                                                    | 1965                                                                                                                     | 2554                                                                                                                     | 2783                                                                                                                     | 192                                                                                                                      | 201                                                                                                                      | 80                                                                                                                       | 472                                                                                                                      | 120                                                                                                                      | 1030                                                                                                                     | 363                                                                                                                      | 1430                                                                                                                     | 320                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 18  | Meghalaya                                                                                                                | 5896                                                                                                                     | 5896                                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                                       | 2621                                                                                                                     | 121                                                                                                                      | 90                                                                                                                       | 79                                                                                                                       | 107                                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                                       | 1458                                                                                                                     | 129                                                                                                                      | 668                                                                                                                      | 138                                                                                                                      | 151                                                                                                                      | 244                                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                                        |
| 19  | Mizoram                                                                                                                  | 2244                                                                                                                     | 2244                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 2215                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 29                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 20  | Nagaland                                                                                                                 | 3980                                                                                                                     | 1302                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 906                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 182                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        | 164                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |
| 21  | Odisha                                                                                                                   | 72587                                                                                                                    | 70849                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 17518                                                                                                                    | 3336                                                                                                                     | 2261                                                                                                                     | 1257                                                                                                                     | 8626                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                        | 18252                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 7198                                                                                                                     | 1440                                                                                                                     | 10961                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                        |

| 22   | Punjab           |   26988 |   26656 |    0 |   1094 |     0 |   479 |     0 |   2784 |    0 |   7746 |    0 |   5950 |     0 |   8603 |    0 |    0 |
|------|------------------|---------|---------|------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|-------|--------|------|------|
| 23   | Rajasthan        |   61974 |   60650 |    0 |  25241 |     0 |     0 |     0 |  10800 |    0 |  18068 |    0 |      0 |     0 |   6541 |    0 |    0 |
| 24   | Sikkim           |    1308 |    1301 |    0 |    906 |     0 |    50 |     0 |    183 |    0 |      0 |    0 |      0 |     0 |    162 |    0 |    0 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu       |   54439 |   54439 |    0 |  40744 |     0 |   228 |     0 |   8043 |    0 |   2056 |    0 |   1868 |     0 |   1491 |    0 |    9 |
| 26   | Tripura          |   10145 |    9911 |    0 |   9349 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    260 |    0 |      0 |    0 |      0 |     0 |    302 |    0 |    0 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh    |  187997 |  187730 |    0 |  16074 |     0 |    47 |     0 |  23245 |    0 | 122123 |    0 |  21961 |     0 |   4280 |    0 |    0 |
| 28   | Uttrakhand       |   20067 |   19897 |    0 |   2557 |    36 |  1435 |   119 |   6323 |    4 |   5317 |    5 |   2615 |     4 |   1469 |   12 |    1 |
| 29   | West Bengal      |  115384 |   89247 |    0 |  18000 |     0 |     0 |  1000 |   8000 |    0 |  30000 |    0 |      0 | 25000 |      0 | 7247 |    0 |
| 30   | A & N Islands    |     720 |     719 |    3 |    238 |    19 |    37 |     7 |    199 |    4 |      3 |   56 |    136 |    12 |      4 |    0 |    1 |
| 31   | Chandigarh       |     500 |     500 |    0 |    144 |     0 |     0 |     0 |    318 |    0 |      1 |    0 |     26 |     0 |     11 |    0 |    0 |
| 32   | Delhi            |   10897 |   10897 |    0 |     36 |     0 |   117 |   182 |  10509 |    0 |      0 |    0 |      0 |     2 |     51 |    0 |    0 |
| 33   | Dadra & N Haveli |     302 |     302 |    0 |    152 |    30 |    60 |    31 |     27 |    0 |      2 |    0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |    0 |    0 |
| 34   | Daman & Diu      |     107 |     102 |    0 |     76 |     0 |    17 |     0 |      0 |    0 |      0 |    0 |      4 |     0 |      5 |    0 |    0 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep      |     107 |     107 |    0 |     27 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     80 |    0 |      0 |    0 |      0 |     0 |      0 |    0 |    0 |
| 36   | Puducherry       |     855 |     855 |    0 |    310 |     0 |     2 |     0 |    440 |    0 |      4 |    0 |     92 |     0 |      7 |    0 |    0 |
|      | TOTAL ==>>       | 1363021 | 1268822 | 3011 | 452460 | 28828 | 29238 | 65312 | 207973 | 7559 | 275273 | 4629 |  66877 | 35097 |  80727 | 7686 | 4152 |