Lok Sabha Question No. 1970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Building for AWCs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, HEMAMALINI, George Baker, Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1970

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## BUILDING FOR AWCs

## 1970.    SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a) whether the  Government  has  taken  note  that  a  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs)  in  the  country  do  not  have  their  own  buildings  and  are  running  from rented premises;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  AWCs  being  run  in  rented premises in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (c) the  expenditure  incurred  on  such  centres  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  such  AWCs  are  run  from  their own  premises  indicating  the  target  set  and  achievement  made  in  construction  of permanent buildings; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to make certain amendments in the construction guidelines and has made  some  tie-up with the Ministry of Rural Development in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Dr. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a)         & (b)   There are 14.00 lakhs sanctioned Anganwadi Centres against which 13.56 lakhs are  operational  under  ICDS  Scheme  in  the  country  as  on  30.9.2017.  The  number  of Anganwadi/  mini-Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs/  Mini-AWCs)  running  from  rented buildings is as under: -

| Sanctioned AWCs/ mini-AWCs   | 14,00,000   |
|------------------------------|-------------|
| Operational AWCs/ mini- AWCs | 13,56,569   |
| AWCs in Rented Buildings     | 370905      |

The Statement of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from rented buildings as on 30.09.2017 is annexed at Annexure-I.

- (c) The expenditure incurred on Anganwadi Centres during last three years is annexed at Annexure- II & III.
- (d)          & (e)  Under the Anganwadi Services, 2 lakh new Anganwadi Buildings are planned for construction under convergence with MGNREGS  upto  30.11.2018 @  1 lakh Anganwadis per year. 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 lac  per  Anganwadi  building  as  central  share  is  reimbursed  to  States/UTs  on completion of construction work.

In  addition,  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  between MWCD  and  M/s  Vedanta  on  21st  September,  2015  for  construction  of  the  4000 Anganwadi  Centre  buildings  through  its  own  resources  as  a  part  of  their  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) primarily in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, TelanganaandUttarPradesh.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a & b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017

## INFORMATION ON NUMBER OF RENTED BUILDINGS IN ANGANWADI CENTRES AS ON 30-09-2017

| State/UT          | No. of operational AWCs   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) Rented   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) Rented   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) Rented   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) Rented   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                   |                           | AWWs/ AWHs Kutcha                           | House Pucca                                 | Others Kutcha                               | Pucca                                       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 55607                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 55144                                       | 0                                           |
| Telangana         | 35634                     |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                      | 3026                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| Assam             | 62153                     | 0                                           | 775                                         | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| Bihar             | 91677                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 75383                                       | 0                                           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 49966                     | 5671                                        | 1021                                        | 4379                                        | 2254                                        |
| Goa               | 1257                      | 5                                           | 53                                          | 33                                          | 744                                         |
| Gujarat           | 53029                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 8476                                        |
| Haryana           | 25962                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 6544                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                     | 440                                         | 108                                         | 2815                                        | 7073                                        |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 29599                     | 8987                                        | 16735                                       | 949                                         | 933                                         |
| Jharkhand         | 38432                     | 3836                                        | 2049                                        | 4550                                        | 4672                                        |
| Karnataka         | 64558                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 10954                                       | 0                                           |
| Kerala            | 33115                     | 25                                          | 42                                          | 386                                         | 8086                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 94398                     | 3265                                        | 2180                                        | 13350                                       | 12221                                       |
| Maharashtra       | 109779                    | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 15769                                       |
| Manipur           | 11510                     | 1427                                        | 192                                         | 199                                         | 80                                          |
| Meghalaya         | 5896                      | 121                                         | 90                                          | 79                                          | 107                                         |
| Mizoram           | 2244                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 59                                          |
| Nagaland          | 3455                      | 0                                           | 50                                          | 0                                           | 182                                         |
| Odisha            | 72195                     | 3336                                        | 2261                                        | 1257                                        | 8626                                        |
| Punjab            | 26836                     | 0                                           | 479                                         | 0                                           | 2784                                        |
| Rajasthan         | 61974                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 10800                                       |
| Sikkim            | 1290                      | 0                                           | 50                                          | 0                                           | 182                                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 54439                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 8594                                        |
| Tripura           | 9911                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 260                                         | 0                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 187997                    | 0                                           | 47                                          | 0                                           | 23245                                       |
| Uttrakhand        | 20067                     | 0                                           | 2657                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| West Bengal       | 114951                    | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1000                                        | 8000                                        |
| A &NIslands       | 720                       | 25                                          | 59                                          | 16                                          | 178                                         |
| Chandigarh        | 500                       | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 317                                         |
| Delhi             | 10897                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 10515                                       |
| Dadra &NHaveli    | 302                       | 30                                          | 60                                          | 32                                          | 27                                          |
| Daman &Diu        | 107                       | 0                                           | 17                                          | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| Lakshadweep       | 107                       | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 88                                          |
| Puducherry        | 855                       | 0                                           | 2                                           | 2                                           | 440                                         |
| TOTAL             | 1356569                   | 30194                                       | 28927                                       | 170788                                      | 140996                                      |

## Annexure-II

| Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   | Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Construction of AWCbuildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 &2016-17   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                  | STATE                                                                                                                                                                            | Construction of AWCs (Unit Approved in APIP)-2013- 14                                                                                                                            | Amount released as IstInstl (50% of GoI Share 2013-14                                                                                                                            | Released in 2nd instlament (50% of GoI share 2014-15 for construction                                                                                                            | Rupees Construction of AWCs (Unit Approved in APIP)-2016- 17                                                                                                                     | in lakhs Released in IstInstl (50% of GoI Share 2016-17                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                   | 3218                                                                                                                                                                             | 5430.38                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                            | 2915                                                                                                                                                                             | 4919.06                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                | Chattishgarh                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                | GUJRAT                                                                                                                                                                           | 1658                                                                                                                                                                             | 2797.88                                                                                                                                                                          | 2797.87                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                          | 1500                                                                                                                                                                             | 2531.25                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                        | 1222                                                                                                                                                                             | 2062.13                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                        | 1200                                                                                                                                                                             | 2025.00                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                           | 1052                                                                                                                                                                             | 1775.25                                                                                                                                                                          | 330.00                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                      | 3455                                                                                                                                                                             | 5830.31                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                | ORISSA                                                                                                                                                                           | 5556                                                                                                                                                                             | 9375.75                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                               | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                        | 1943                                                                                                                                                                             | 3278.81                                                                                                                                                                          | 3278.82                                                                                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                                                                                             | 1350.00                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                               | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                                                        | 1731                                                                                                                                                                             | 2921.06                                                                                                                                                                          | 2921.07                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                               | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                      | 1500                                                                                                                                                                             | 2531.25                                                                                                                                                                          | 2659.93                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                               | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                    | 5000                                                                                                                                                                             | 8437.50                                                                                                                                                                          | 4205.25                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                               | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                      | 320                                                                                                                                                                              | 540.00                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                               | PONDICHERRY                                                                                                                                                                      | 20                                                                                                                                                                               | 33.75                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                               | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR                                                                                                                                                                 | 50                                                                                                                                                                               | 84.38                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                  | 50                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                            | 5000                                                                                                                                                                             | 10125.00                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                                                                                             | 2025.00                                                                                                                                                                          | 2025.00                                                                                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                                                                                             | 2025.00                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                               | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                        | 500                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                                            | 44709                                                                                                                                                                            | 76751.89                                                                                                                                                                         | 29816.22                                                                                                                                                                         | 2362                                                                                                                                                                             | 3391.20                                                                                                                                                                          |

Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017 Number of AWC Buildings  approved and funds released  for Construction of AWC buildings under MNREGA during 2015-16 and 2016-17 (up to 30.11.2017)

Rs. in lakhs

|    | STATE            | Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved - 2015-16   | 1st instalment released in 2015-16   | 2nd released in 2016-17   |   Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved - 2016-17) |   Amount released in 2016-17 |
|----|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1  | 2                | 3                                                            | 4                                    | 5                         |                                                             6 |                          7   |
| 1  | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 2628                                                         | 1576.80                              | 1576.80                   |                                                          3928 |                       4713.6 |
| 2  | BIHAR            |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                         10335 |                      12402   |
| 3  | CHHATTISGARH     | 2000                                                         | 1200.00                              | 1162.15                   |                                                          2000 |                       2400   |
| 4  | GUJRAT           |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           431 |                        517.2 |
| 5  | HARYANA          |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           647 |                        776.4 |
| 6  | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           160 |                        288   |
| 7  | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           863 |                       1553.4 |
| 8  | JHARKHAND        | 4000                                                         | 2400.00                              |                           |                                                          5000 |                       6000   |
| 9  | KARNATAKA        |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                          2844 |                       3412.8 |
| 10 | KERALA           |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           923 |                       1107.6 |
| 11 | MADHYA PRADESH   | 5000                                                         | 3000.00                              | 3000.00                   |                                                          7000 |                       8400   |
| 12 | MAHARASHTRA      | 4908                                                         | 2944.80                              |                           |                                                          1720 |                       2064   |
| 13 | ODISHA           | 5000                                                         | 3000.00                              |                           |                                                          7270 |                       8724   |
| 14 | PUNJAB           |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                          1000 |                       1200   |
| 15 | RAJASTHAN        | 1385                                                         | 831.00                               |                           |                                                          2000 |                       2400   |
| 16 | TAMILNADU        |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                          4303 |                       5163.6 |
| 17 | TELANGANA        | 1000                                                         | 600.00                               | 600.00                    |                                                          1734 |                       2080.8 |
| 18 | UTTARAKHAND      |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                          2583 |                       4649.4 |
| 19 | UTTAR PRADESH    | 3020                                                         | 1812.00                              |                           |                                                         17859 |                      21430.8 |
| 20 | WEST BENGAL      |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                          6782 |                       8138.4 |
| 21 | ASSAM            | 1000                                                         | 900.00                               |                           |                                                          1000 |                       1800   |
| 22 | MEGHALAYA        |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           790 |                       1422   |
| 23 | MIZORAM          |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           172 |                        309.6 |
| 24 | SIKKIM           |                                                              |                                      |                           |                                                           103 |                        185.4 |
|    | Total            | 29941                                                        | 18264.60                             | 6338.95                   |                                                         81447 |                     101139   |