Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Anganwadi Centres under MGNREGA
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## ANGANWADI CENTRES UNDER MGNREGA

†2279. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the  number of  approved  Anaganwadi Centres in Chhattisgarh which are currently operational in rental premises along with the details thereof, district-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  construction  work  of  Anganwadi centres under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As on 30th June, 2020, against 52,474 sanctioned Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in the State of Chhattisgarh, 51,462 AWCs are operational out of which 9,829 AWCs are running in  rented  premises.  District-wise  number  of  AWCs  running  from  rented  premise  as uploaded at ICDS-RRS portal by Chhattisgarh, is annexed.
- (b) to (d) Joint guidelines for construction of 2 lakh Anganwadi Centre (AWC) buildings in most  backward  districts  of  11  States  (Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Rajasthan,  Telangana  and  Uttar Pradesh) by 2019, under MGNREGS in convergence with ICDS Scheme have been jointly issued by Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Women and Child Development..
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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2279  FOR  ANSWER  ON  23.09.2020  REGARDING  ANGANWADI  CENTRES  UNDER MGNREGA ASKED BY SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY District-wise number of reportingAnganwadi Centres (AWCs)and AWCS running from rented premise in the State of Chhattisgarh as on 30 th June, 2020

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   No. Of Reporting AWCs |   No of AWCs running in Rented Building |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1       | BALOD              |                    1523 |                                      97 |
| 2       | BALODA BAZAR       |                    1948 |                                     218 |
| 3       | BALRAMPUR          |                    2198 |                                     697 |
| 4       | BASTAR             |                    1874 |                                     242 |
| 5       | BEMETARA           |                    1079 |                                     106 |
| 6       | BIJAPUR            |                     837 |                                     271 |
| 7       | BILASPUR           |                    2608 |                                     469 |
| 8       | DANTEWADA          |                    1046 |                                     232 |
| 9       | DHAMTARI           |                    1102 |                                      20 |
| 10      | DURG               |                    1502 |                                     288 |
| 11      | GARIYABAND         |                    1460 |                                     177 |
| 12      | JANJGIR-CHAMPA     |                    2254 |                                     289 |
| 13      | JASHPUR            |                    4165 |                                    1013 |
| 14      | KABIRDHAM          |                    1678 |                                      88 |
| 15      | KANKER             |                    2077 |                                     200 |
| 16      | KONDAGAON          |                    1796 |                                     372 |
| 17      | KORBA              |                    2548 |                                     291 |
| 18      | KOREA              |                    1793 |                                     231 |
| 19      | MAHASAMUND         |                    1733 |                                      93 |
| 20      | MUNGELI            |                    1075 |                                      62 |
| 21      | NARAYANPUR         |                     555 |                                     143 |
| 22      | RAIGARH            |                    3406 |                                     465 |
| 23      | RAIPUR             |                    1877 |                                     461 |
| 24      | RAJNANDGAON        |                    2581 |                                     129 |
| 25      | SUKMA              |                     854 |                                     209 |
| 26      | SURAJPUR           |                    1973 |                                     442 |
| 27      | SURGUJA            |                    2290 |                                     714 |
| Total   | Total              |                   49832 |                                    8019 |