Lok Sabha Question No. 2049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Integrated Child Development Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2049

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 2049. SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to expand the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) through Anganwadi, if so, the number of Anganwadis, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government evaluates the progress of ICDS, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that there are malpractices in the implementation of ICDS, if so, the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the  Government  has  initiated  action  for  timely  disbursement  of  amount sanctioned for the implementation of programmes under ICDS, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to establish an effective system for monitoring and evaluation of programmes under ICDS, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (f) whether  the  Government  considered  the  request  of  Anganwadi  workers  and helpers for increasing their wages, if so, the action taken thereon; and
- (g) whether the Government proposes to start more Anganwadis and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  {under  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Services  (ICDS)  Schemes},  14  lakh  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  have  been sanctioned out of which 13.77 lakh are operational. State/UT-wise details of these AWCs  are  given  at Annexure-I .  There  is  no  proposal  to  expand  the  scheme, presently.
- (b) As decided by the Government, NITI Aayog is to conduct the third party evaluation of ICDS Scheme.
- (c) Ministry  has  received  141  complaints/grievances  during  this  year  i.e.  January, 2019  to  November,  2019  in  respect  of  malpractices  in  the  implementation  of Anganwadi Services. The implementation, administration, management & monitoring of the Anganwadi  Services are done by the concerned  State Government/UT  Administration.  Therefore,  complaints/grievances  are  forwarded to concerned States/UTs for taking further appropriate action.
- (d) The Government of India  allocates the funds to the States/UTs annually on the basis  of  Annual  Programme  Implementation  Plans  (APIPs)  submitted  by  the States/UTs. These APIPs are considered and recommended by the Empowered Programe  Committee  and  funds  are  released  quarterly  on  the  basis  of  SoEs (Statement of Expenditures) and UCs (Utilization Certificates). Funds in the form of grants-in-aid are released to States/UTs through PFMS. Further disbursement of funds are to be done by the respective State Governments/UT Administrations.
- (e) To strengthen the performance of Anganwadi Services Scheme, Government has introduced 5-tier monitoring & review mechanism at different levels (National/State/District/Block  and  Anganwadi  Level)  for  which  guidelines  have been issued on 31.03.2011.

Further, POSHAN Abhiyaan empowers the frontline functionaries i.e. Anganwadi Workers  and  Lady  Supervisors  by  providing  them  with  smart  phones.  ICDSCommon Application Software (ICDS-CAS) have been developed under POSHAN Abhiyaan  which  enables  data  capture,  ensures  assigned  service  delivery  and prompts for interventions wherever required. It enables collection of information on ICDS  service  delivery  interventions  and  its  impact  on  nutrition  outcomes  in beneficiaries.

This data/information is then available on web-based ICDS-CAS dashboard on a near real time basis, for monitoring, at the Block, District, State and National level for  action  and  decision  making  at  their  end.  The  dashboard  displays  data  and provides  reports  on  various  programme  areas  to  the  administrative  officers  to interpret and use the information for improving service delivery. As on 25.11.2019, a  total  number  of  5,43,863  Anganwadi  Workers  are  using  the  ICDS-CAS Application across 36 States/UTs as per details in Annexure-II .

- (f) The Government has, recently, enhanced honorarium of AWWs from ₹ 3,000/- to ₹ 4,500/- per month; AWWs at mini-AWCs from ₹ 2,250/- to ₹ 3,500/- per month; AWHs from ₹ 1,500/- to ₹ 2,250/- per month. The Government has also introduced performance  linked  incentive  of  ₹  250/-  per  month  to  AWHs  effective  from  1 st October, 2018.

AWWs are paid performance linked incentive of ₹ 500/- per month for using ICDSCAS  (Common  Application  Software)  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan. Most  of  the States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources.

- (g) There is no proposal to establish more than the approved number of Anganwadi Centres in the country, at present.

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Annexure-I

## Statement referred to in part (a) of  Lok Sabha Un-Starred Q. No. 2049 to be answered on

29.11.2019

| S. No   | States/UTs        | No. of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)             | No. of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No   | States/UTs        | Sanctioned AWCs                             | Operational AWCs                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 55607                                       | 55607                             |
| 2       | Telangana         | 35700                                       | 35634                             |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                                        | 6225                              |
| 4       | Assam             | 62153                                       | 62153                             |
| 5       | Bihar             | 115009                                      | 104090                            |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 52474                                       | 51301                             |
| 7       | Goa               | 1262                                        | 1262                              |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 53029                                       | 53029                             |
| 9       | Haryana           | 25962                                       | 25962                             |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                                       | 18925                             |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 31938                                       | 29599                             |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 38432                                       | 38432                             |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 65911                                       | 65911                             |
| 14      | Kerala            | 33318                                       | 33244                             |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 97135                                       | 97135                             |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 110486                                      | 110219                            |
| 17      | Manipur           | 11510                                       | 11510                             |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 5896                                        | 5896                              |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 2244                                        | 2244                              |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 3980                                        | 3980                              |
| 21      | Odisha            | 74154                                       | 72587                             |
| 22      | Punjab            | 27314                                       | 27289                             |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 62010                                       | 61974                             |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 1308                                        | 1308                              |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 54439                                       | 54439                             |
| 26      | Tripura           | 10145                                       | 9911                              |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 190145                                      | 187997                            |
| 28      | Uttrakhand        | 20067                                       | 20067                             |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 119481                                      | 116227                            |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 720                                         | 720                               |
| 31      | Chandigarh**      | 450                                         | 450                               |
| 32      | Delhi*            | 10897                                       | 10897                             |
| 33      | Dadra & N Haveli  | 302                                         | 302                               |
| 34      | Daman & Diu       | 107                                         | 107                               |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 107                                         | 107                               |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 855                                         | 855                               |
|         | All India         | 1399697 [1400000 earlier sanctioned by GOI] | 1377595                           |

Based on State/UTs  level consolidated report.

*253 AWCs surrendered by NCT of Delhi accepted in MWCD vide order no11-33/2015-CD-I Dated 16 November 2018.

** 50 AWCs surrendered by Chandigarh Administration accepted in MWCD vide order no.11-33/2015-CD dated 21 Dec., 2018

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to in Part (e) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2049 to be answered

## on 29.11.2019

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Number of Anganwadi covered through ICDS-CAS Application (as on 17.11.2019)   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A & N Islands          | 714                                                                           |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh         | 55586                                                                         |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0                                                                             |
| 4.       | Assam                  | 8635                                                                          |
| 5.       | Bihar                  | 56648                                                                         |
| 6.       | Chandigarh             | 450                                                                           |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh           | 10473                                                                         |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 303                                                                           |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu          | 102                                                                           |
| 10.      | Delhi                  | 9386                                                                          |
| 11.      | Goa                    | 968                                                                           |
| 12.      | Gujarat                | 52932                                                                         |
| 13.      | Haryana                | 0                                                                             |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh       | 18864                                                                         |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir      | 0                                                                             |
| 16.      | Jharkhand              | 11127                                                                         |
| 17.      | Karnataka              | 0                                                                             |
| 18.      | Kerala                 | 10156                                                                         |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep            | 1                                                                             |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh         | 27811                                                                         |
| 21.      | Maharashtra            | 109621                                                                        |
| 22.      | Manipur                | 0                                                                             |
| 23.      | Meghalaya              | 5813                                                                          |
| 24.      | Mizoram                | 2244                                                                          |
| 25.      | Nagaland               | 3674                                                                          |
| 26.      | Odisha                 | 0                                                                             |
| 27.      | Puducherry             | 848                                                                           |
| 28.      | Punjab                 | 0                                                                             |
| 29.      | Rajasthan              | 20758                                                                         |
| 30.      | Sikkim                 | 821                                                                           |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu             | 54401                                                                         |
| 32.      | Telangana              | 11157                                                                         |
| 33.      | Tripura                | 0                                                                             |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh          | 51797                                                                         |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand            | 18573                                                                         |
| 36.      | West Bengal            | 0                                                                             |
|          | Total                  | 5,43,863                                                                      |