Lok Sabha Question No. 4578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Rented Anganwadi Centresin Maharashtra
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4578

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## RENTED ANGANWADI CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA

†4578.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi centres out of the total sanctioned Anganwadi centres in Maharashtra functioning under the rented premises;
- (b) the district-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to include the construction of Anganwadi centres in Maharashtra under the ambit of MGNREGA Scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILDDEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) &  (b)  As  on  16 th March  2020,  against  1,10,486  sanctioned  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs) in State of Maharashtra, 21,604 are functioning from rented premises. Districtwise details of AWCs functioning from rented premise against total operational AWCs in State of Maharashtra is Annexed .
- (c) to  (e)  Construction  of  AWC  buildings  in  convergence  with  MGNREGS  has  been allowed for all States/UTs from the year 2015-16 @ Rs.7.00 per AWC building. However, state Government of Maharashtra had started the construction of AWCs in convergence with MGNREGS from the year 2017.
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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4578 FOR 20.03.2020 REGARDING RENTED  ANGANWADI CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA ASKED BY SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

District-wise details of Operational AWCs and AWCs running from rented premises in the state of Maharashtra

| S. No.   | District   | Anganwadi Centres   | Anganwadi Centres               |
|----------|------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | District   | Operational         | Functioning from Rented Premise |
| 1        | Ahmednagar | 5823                | 706                             |
| 2        | Akola      | 1616                | 353                             |
| 3        | Amravati   | 3185                | 655                             |
| 4        | Aurangabad | 3775                | 562                             |
| 5        | Beed       | 3256                | 575                             |
| 6        | Bhandara   | 1417                | 116                             |
| 7        | Buldhana   | 2966                | 246                             |
| 8        | Chandrapur | 2935                | 342                             |
| 9        | Dhule      | 2285                | 308                             |
| 10       | Gadchiroli | 2376                | 153                             |
| 11       | Gondia     | 1902                | 86                              |
| 12       | Hingoli    | 1190                | 157                             |
| 13       | Jalgaon    | 3940                | 363                             |
| 14       | Jalna      | 2106                | 189                             |
| 15       | Kolhapur   | 4369                | 1390                            |
| 16       | Latur      | 2583                | 260                             |
| 17       | Mumbai     | 5130                | 5082                            |
| 18       | Nagpur     | 3404                | 1280                            |
| 19       | Nanded     | 3527                | 760                             |
| 20       | Nandurbar  | 2440                | 2                               |
| 21       | Nashik     | 5674                | 513                             |
| 22       | Osmanabad  | 2015                | 160                             |
| 23       | Palghar    | 3181                | 1520                            |
| 24       | Parbhani   | 1836                | 132                             |
| 25       | Pune       | 6025                | 1467                            |
| 26       | Raigad     | 3241                | 265                             |
| 27       | Ratnagiri  | 2971                | 392                             |
| 28       | Sangli     | 3105                | 356                             |
| 29       | Satara     | 4935                | 880                             |
| 30       | Sindhudurg | 1587                | 82                              |
| 31       | Solapur    | 4730                | 568                             |
| 32       | Thane      | 3437                | 1203                            |
| 33       | Wardha     | 1622                | 218                             |
| 34       | Washim     | 1174                | 102                             |
| 35       | Yavatmal   | 2998                | 161                             |
|          | Total      | 1,08,756            | 21,604                          |