Lok Sabha Question No. 1034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Anganwadi Kendras
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1034

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## ANGANWADI KENDRAS

## +1034. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the State-wise details of new projects and AnganwadiKendras started under the Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  scheme  across  the  country including Jharkhand; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  benefits  of  the  said  projects  and  AnganwadiKendras  set  up thereunder across the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State-wise number of projects and Anganwadi Centres  (AWCs) sanctioned  and  operational  across  the  country including  Jharkhand  is Annexed.
- (b) Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  six  services  i.e.  supplementary nutritional, pre-school non-formal education, immunization, nutrition & health education, health check-up and referral services are provided to the children (6 months - 6 years) and pregnant women & lactating mothers with the aim to improve  nutritional  status  and  enhance  early  development  and  learning outcomes of children under 6 years of age and improve care and nutrition of pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers.  At  present,  the  scheme  caters  to more than 836 lakh beneficiaries.

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOKSABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1034 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING ANGANWADI KENDRAS ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

State-wise  number  of  Projects  and  Anganwadi  Centres  Sanctioned  &  Operational  under Anganwadi Services  Scheme

| S. No   | Name of State/UT   | No. of ICDS Projects   | No. of ICDS Projects   | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | No. of Anganwadi Centres   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of State/UT   | Sanctioned             | Operational            | Sanctioned                 | Operational                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 257                    | 257                    | 55607                      | 55607                      |
| 2       | Telangana          | 149                    | 149                    | 35700                      | 35634                      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 98                     | 98                     | 6225                       | 6225                       |
| 4       | Assam              | 231                    | 231                    | 62153                      | 62153                      |
| 5       | Bihar              | 544                    | 544                    | 115009                     | 104090                     |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh       | 220                    | 220                    | 52474                      | 51301                      |
| 7       | Goa                | 11                     | 11                     | 1262                       | 1262                       |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 336                    | 336                    | 53029                      | 53029                      |
| 9       | Haryana            | 148                    | 148                    | 25962                      | 25962                      |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 78                     | 78                     | 18925                      | 18925                      |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 141                    | 141                    | 31938                      | 29599                      |
| 12      | Jharkhand          | 224                    | 224                    | 38432                      | 38432                      |
| 13      | Karnataka          | 204                    | 204                    | 65911                      | 65911                      |
| 14      | Kerala             | 258                    | 258                    | 33318                      | 33244                      |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh     | 453                    | 453                    | 97135                      | 97135                      |
| 16      | Maharashtra        | 553                    | 553                    | 110486                     | 110219                     |
| 17      | Manipur            | 43                     | 43                     | 11510                      | 11510                      |
| 18      | Meghalaya          | 41                     | 41                     | 5896                       | 5896                       |
| 19      | Mizoram            | 27                     | 27                     | 2244                       | 2244                       |
| 20      | Nagaland           | 60                     | 60                     | 3980                       | 3980                       |
| 21      | Odisha             | 338                    | 338                    | 74154                      | 72587                      |
| 22      | Punjab             | 155                    | 155                    | 27314                      | 27289                      |
| 23      | Rajasthan          | 304                    | 304                    | 62010                      | 61974                      |
| 24      | Sikkim             | 13                     | 13                     | 1308                       | 1308                       |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu         | 434                    | 434                    | 54439                      | 54439                      |
| 26      | Tripura            | 56                     | 56                     | 10145                      | 9911                       |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh      | 897                    | 897                    | 190145                     | 187997                     |
| 28      | Uttrakhand         | 105                    | 105                    | 20067                      | 20067                      |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 576                    | 576                    | 119481                     | 116227                     |
| 30      | A & N Islands      | 5                      | 5                      | 720                        | 720                        |
| 31      | Chandigarh*        | 3                      | 3                      | 450                        | 450                        |
| 32      | Delhi*             | 95                     | 95                     | 10897                      | 10897                      |
| 33      | Dadra & N Haveli   | 2                      | 2                      | 302                        | 302                        |
| 34      | Daman & Diu        | 2                      | 2                      | 107                        | 107                        |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 9                      | 9                      | 107                        | 107                        |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 5                      | 5                      | 855                        | 855                        |
|         | All India          | 7075                   | 7075                   | 1399697                    | 1377595                    |

(As on 30.6.2019)