Lok Sabha Question No. 942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha, Pramila Bisoyi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 942 To BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## ANGANWADI CENTRES

942.    SHRI JAYANT SINHA: SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

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

- (a) the total number of Anganwadi centres and the number of Anganwadis with separate kitchens, State-wise as on date;
- (b) the details of the attendance rates of students at Anganwadi centres during the year 2017-18, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  mandate  early  childhood  education centres as part of Government-run elementary schools, and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of Anganwadi Centres running on rented premises, State-wise;
- (e) the number of Anganwadi Centres in the country without adequate water facilities in toilet; and
- (f) the steps taken to construct Anganwadi centres through convergence with MGNREGA and budget provision made in 2019-20, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) As  on  date,  out  of  13,99,697  sanctioned  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs), 13,77,595  AWCs are operational  across the  country.  The  details  of  AWCs having separate kitchen facility is not maintained at central level. State-wise details  of  sanctioned  and  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  is  at Annexure-I.
- (b) State-wise details of number of children visiting the Anganwadi Centres and availing the benefits of the Scheme in year 2017-18 is at Annexure-II.
- (c) Early  Childhood  Care  &  Education  (ECCE)  is  a  non-formal  education provided  at  the  AWCs  to  children  (3-6  years)  as  a  part  of  Anganwadi Services.
- (d) State-wise number of AWCs running from rented premises is at Annexure-I.
- (e) Out of the total operational AWCs, 10,14,655 AWCs are having toilet facilities. The data regarding water availability in toilets is not maintained centrally at the level of Ministry.
- (f) Under Convergence with MGNREGS, funds for construction of 29,941 AWC buildings during 2015-16 and for construction of 81,447 AWC buildings during 2016-17 were released to States/UTs. Further, a budget provision of Rs.735.75 crore has been made for construction of 58,670 AWC buildings in APIP  2019-20.  The  State-wise  budget  provision  made  for  2019-20  is  at Annexure-III.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (d) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 942 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING ANGANWADI CENTRES ASKED BY SHRI JAYANT SINHA AND SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI

State-wise number of Sanctioned & Operational AWCs, AWCs running in rented premises and AWCs with Toilet Facilities under Anganwadi Services Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Sanctioned AWCs   | Operational AWCs   | AWCs Running from Rented Premises   | AWCs with Toilet Facilities   |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | 55607             | 55607              | 26661                               | 54643                         |
| 2        | Telangana          | 35700             | 35634              | 12681                               | 19201                         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 6225              | 6225               | 226                                 | 3043                          |
| 4        | Assam              | 62153             | 62153              | 11667                               | 29356                         |
| 5        | Bihar              | 115009            | 104090             | 61008                               | 65913                         |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh       | 52474             | 51301              | 10722                               | 35858                         |
| 7        | Goa                | 1262              | 1262               | 756                                 | 788                           |
| 8        | Gujarat            | 53029             | 53029              | 6973                                | 50545                         |
| 9        | Haryana            | 25962             | 25962              | 6612                                | 23384                         |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh   | 18925             | 18925              | 9381                                | 18925                         |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir    | 31938             | 29599              | 28497                               | 17021                         |
| 12       | Jharkhand          | 38432             | 38432              | 13727                               | 28317                         |
| 13       | Karnataka          | 65911             | 65911              | 11839                               | 53896                         |
| 14       | Kerala             | 33318             | 33244              | 8312                                | 31792                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh     | 97135             | 97135              | 28705                               | 89503                         |
| 16       | Maharashtra        | 110486            | 110219             | 30570                               | 59285                         |
| 17       | Manipur            | 11510             | 11510              | 8271                                | 9505                          |
| 18       | Meghalaya          | 5896              | 5896               | 600                                 | 4302                          |
| 19       | Mizoram            | 2244              | 2244               | 29                                  | 2193                          |
| 20       | Nagaland           | 3980              | 3980               | 770                                 | 3455                          |
| 21       | Odisha             | 74154             | 72587              | 15480                               | 38211                         |
| 22       | Punjab             | 27314             | 27289              | 3223                                | 22081                         |
| 23       | Rajasthan          | 62010             | 61974              | 10491                               | 34656                         |
| 24       | Sikkim             | 1308              | 1308               | 238                                 | 1294                          |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu         | 54439             | 54439              | 7232                                | 47652                         |
| 26       | Tripura            | 10145             | 9911               | 290                                 | 8067                          |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh      | 190145            | 187997             | 22892                               | 134908                        |
| 28       | Uttrakhand         | 20067             | 20067              | 7614                                | 14720                         |
| 29       | West Bengal        | 119481            | 116227             | 20349                               | 99196                         |
| 30       | A & N Islands      | 720               | 720                | 223                                 | 571                           |
| 31       | Chandigarh*        | 450               | 450                | 292                                 | 450                           |
| 32       | Delhi*             | 10897             | 10897              | 10694                               | 10707                         |
| 33       | Dadra & N Haveli   | 302               | 302                | 145                                 | 302                           |
| 34       | Daman & Diu        | 107               | 107                | 17                                  | 101                           |
| 35       | Lakshadweep        | 107               | 107                | 80                                  | 107                           |
| 36       | Puducherry         | 855               | 855                | 445                                 | 707                           |
| Total    | Total              | *13,99,697        | 13,77,595          | 3,77,712                            | 10,14,655                     |

(As on 30.6.2019)

*50 AWCs and 253 AWCs surrendered by UT of Chandigarh and NCT of Delhi respectively

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (d)  OF  LOKSABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 942 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING ANGANWADI CENTRES ASKED BY SHRI JAYANT SINHA AND SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI

## State-wise number of beneficiaries (3- 6 years) for SNP and PSE

| S. No   | State/UTs         | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition (3 - 6 years)   | Beneficiaries of Pre-School Education (3 - 6 years)   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 868499                                                   | 864685                                                |
| 2       | Telangana         | 526670                                                   | 665194                                                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 96623                                                    | 96623                                                 |
| 4       | Assam             | 1888756                                                  | 1888756                                               |
| 5       | Bihar             | 2460202                                                  | 2681885                                               |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 854260                                                   | 854260                                                |
| 7       | Goa               | 19690                                                    | 19690                                                 |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 1407503                                                  | 1443193                                               |
| 9       | Haryana           | 291598                                                   | 291548                                                |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 179368                                                   | 128168                                                |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 409739                                                   | 439005                                                |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 927553                                                   | 1234533                                               |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 1688891                                                  | 1518127                                               |
| 14      | Kerala            | 386035                                                   | 386035                                                |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3237804                                                  | 3696416                                               |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 2649382                                                  | 2552687                                               |
| 17      | Manipur           | 177583                                                   | 177583                                                |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 259978                                                   | 218986                                                |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 82939                                                    | 56334                                                 |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 145360                                                   | 144241                                                |
| 21      | Odisha            | 2047340                                                  | 2047340                                               |
| 22      | Punjab            | 275650                                                   | 275968                                                |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 977381                                                   | 967701                                                |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 12500                                                    | 12500                                                 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 650930                                                   | 632304                                                |
| 26      | Tripura           | 189854                                                   | 189854                                                |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 5378063                                                  | 5852814                                               |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 181172                                                   | 181925                                                |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 2982160                                                  | 2889710                                               |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 2791                                                     | 2791                                                  |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 25809                                                    | 25809                                                 |
| 32      | Delhi             | 138690                                                   | 139298                                                |
| 33      | Dadra & N Haveli  | 10475                                                    | 10475                                                 |
| 34      | Daman & Diu       | 2388                                                     | 2388                                                  |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 843                                                      | 843                                                   |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 2203                                                     | 2197                                                  |
|         | All India         | 3,14,36,682                                              | 3,25,91,866                                           |

## Annexure-III

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (d) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 942 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING ANGANWADI CENTRES ASKED BY SHRI JAYANT SINHA AND SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI

State-wise details of number of AWCs and budget provision made for construction of AWC buildings  under Convergence with MGNREGA during 2019-20

(Rupees in Crore)

| S. No.   | State/UTs         | No. of AWC Buildings Proposed for Construction   |   Budget Provision (GoI Share) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 6000                                             |                          72    |
| 2        | BIHAR             | 1000                                             |                          12    |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH      | 2000                                             |                          24    |
| 4        | GOA               | 100                                              |                           1.2  |
| 5        | GUJARAT           | 2000                                             |                          24    |
| 6        | HARYANA           | 500                                              |                           6    |
| 7        | KARNATAKA         | 1000                                             |                          12    |
| 8        | KERALA            | 1000                                             |                          12    |
| 9        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 10000                                            |                         120    |
| 10       | MAHARASHTRA       | 250                                              |                           3    |
| 11       | ODISHA            | 6036                                             |                          72.43 |
| 12       | PUNJAB            | 15000                                            |                         180    |
| 13       | TELANGANA         | 2000                                             |                          24    |
| 14       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 500                                              |                           6    |
| 15       | WEST BENGAL       | 6000                                             |                          72    |
| 16       | PUDUCHERRY        | 23                                               |                           0.28 |
| 17       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 90                                               |                           1.62 |
| 18       | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 500                                              |                           9    |
| 19       | UTTARAKHAND       | 1401                                             |                          25.22 |
| 20       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 50                                               |                           1    |
| 21       | D. & NAGAR HAVELI | 20                                               |                           0.4  |
| 22       | ASSAM             | 1500                                             |                          27    |
| 23       | MANIPUR           | 1000                                             |                          18    |
| 24       | MEGHALAYA         | 600                                              |                          10.8  |
| 25       | TRIPURA           | 100                                              |                           1.8  |
| Total    | Total             | 58,670                                           |                         735.75 |