Lok Sabha Question No. 1096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Anganwadis
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## ANGANWADIS

## 1096.  SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  its  aims  and  objectives  in  improving  the nutritional, educational and health status of poor children in the country through Anganwadi Centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the condition of Anganwadis across the country to make them more effective?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b):  The  Anganwadi  Services  {under  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development Services (ICDS) Scheme} was launched in 1975 with the objectives (i) to improve the nutritional  and  health  status  of  children  in  the  age-group  0-6  years;  (ii)  to  lay  the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child; (iii) to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts; (iv) to achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development; and (v) to enhance the capability of the mothers to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the children through proper nutrition and health education.

In  order  to  achieve  the  Anganwadi  Services  objectives,  a  package  of  six essential  services  comprising  (i)  Supplementary  Nutrition  (SNP);  (ii)  Immunization; (iii) Health check-up; (iv) Referral services; (v) Pre-school non-formal education; (vi) Nutrition & Health Education are provided to the targeted beneficiaries i.e. all children below  6  years,  Pregnant  and  Lactating  Mothers.  Three  of  the  six  services  viz., Immunization,  Health  check-up  and  Referral  services  are  delivered  through  Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

In order to universalize Anganwadi Services {under Umbrella Integrated Child Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme},  Government  has  sanctioned  14  lakh Anganwadi Centres to the States/UTs of which 13.70 lakh Anganwadi Centres have become  operational  as  on  31.12.2018.  As  on  31.12.2018,  there  are  728.42  lakh children  and  172.13  lakh  pregnant  and  lactating  mothers  receiving  supplementary nutrition at Anganwadi Centres. Similarly, 320.64 lakh children (3-6 years) attended AWCs for Pre-school non-formal education. The State/UT wise details on number of sanctioned and operational Anganwadi Projects, Anganwadi Centres and beneficiaries  of  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  &  Pre-School  Education  are given at Annexure.

- (c): In  order  to  improve  the  condition  of  Anganwadi  Centres  across the  country,  under Anganwadi Services, revised joint guidelines have been signed by Ministries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Women & Child Development on 17.02.2016 for construction  of  4  lakh  Anganwadi  Centre  buildings  (with  toilet  and  drinking  water facilities)  across  the  country  in  convergence  with  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS).  Under  the  revised  Anganwadi Services,  provision  of ₹ 12,000/-  per  AWC  for  construction  of  toilets  in  70,000 Government owned AWC buildings and ₹ 10,000/-  per  AWC for 20,000 AWCs for providing drinking water facilities have been made.

Drinking  water  and  sanitation  facilities  is  provided  in  these  AWCs  from  the funds available with Panchayati Raj Institutions under 14 th  Finance Commission.

Also,  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  between MWCD  and  M/s  Vedanta  on  21st  September,  2015  for  construction  of  4000 Anganwadi Centre buildings through its own resources as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Total

| S. No   | State/UTs         | No. of     | No. of      | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | ICDS Projects                 | ICDS Projects          | ICDS Projects                       | ICDS Projects                             | ICDS Projects                                         | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   |
|---------|-------------------|------------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State/UTs         | Sanctioned | Operational | Sanctioned                 | Operational                | Children (6 months - 3 years) | Children (3 - 6 years) | Total Children (6 months - 6 years) | Pregnant women & lactating Mothers (P&LM) | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM) | Boys (3 - 6 years)                      | Girls (3 - 6 years)                     | Total (3 - 6 years)                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 257        | 257         | 55607                      | 55607                      | 1504122                       | 870112                 | 2374234                             | 619425                                    | 2993659                                               | 386484                                  | 392757                                  | 779241                                  |
| 2       | Telangana         | 149        | 149         | 35700                      | 35634                      | 950000                        | 550000                 | 1500000                             | 400000                                    | 1900000                                               | 296876                                  | 294585                                  | 591461                                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 98         | 98          | 6225                       | 6225                       | 92437                         | 96623                  | 189060                              | 24517                                     | 213577                                                | 48662                                   | 47961                                   | 96623                                   |
| 4       | Assam             | 231        | 231         | 62153                      | 62153                      | 1450009                       | 1569370                | 3019379                             | 594296                                    | 3613675                                               | 953976                                  | 934780                                  | 1888756                                 |
| 5       | Bihar             | 544        | 544         | 115009                     | 97231                      | 2458176                       | 3511680                | 5969856                             | 1404672                                   | 7374528                                               | 1322649                                 | 1359236                                 | 2681885                                 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 220        | 220         | 52474                      | 51212                      | 1218800                       | 997200                 | 2216000                             | 493800                                    | 2709800                                               | 383582                                  | 389108                                  | 772690                                  |
| 7       | Goa               | 11         | 11          | 1262                       | 1262                       | 36098                         | 16898                  | 52996                               | 14637                                     | 67633                                                 | 8304                                    | 8459                                    | 16763                                   |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 336        | 336         | 53029                      | 53029                      | 1973008                       | 1742680                | 3715688                             | 823655                                    | 4539343                                               | 636530                                  | 626361                                  | 1262891                                 |
| 9       | Haryana           | 148        | 148         | 25962                      | 25962                      | 574548                        | 254036                 | 828584                              | 257996                                    | 1086580                                               | 143252                                  | 142911                                  | 286163                                  |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 78         | 78          | 18925                      | 18925                      | 242255                        | 155857                 | 398112                              | 96365                                     | 494477                                                | 51275                                   | 51428                                   | 102703                                  |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 141        | 141         | 31938                      | 29599                      | 410165                        | 388285                 | 798450                              | 159690                                    | 958140                                                | 234136                                  | 204869                                  | 439005                                  |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 224        | 224         | 38432                      | 38432                      | 1676737                       | 1067818                | 2744555                             | 718337                                    | 3462892                                               | 579557                                  | 654976                                  | 1234533                                 |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 204        | 204         | 65911                      | 65911                      | 2314824                       | 1633913                | 3948737                             | 895465                                    | 4844202                                               | 756722                                  | 761405                                  | 1518127                                 |
| 14      | Kerala            | 258        | 258         | 33318                      | 33244                      | 350488                        | 374165                 | 724653                              | 300218                                    | 1024871                                               | 198866                                  | 175299                                  | 374165                                  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 453        | 453         | 97135                      | 97135                      | 3374717                       | 3262856                | 6637573                             | 1415163                                   | 8052736                                               | 1844474                                 | 1851942                                 | 3696416                                 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 553        | 553         | 110486                     | 110219                     | 2618757                       | 2609326                | 5228083                             | 975064                                    | 6203147                                               | 1271307                                 | 1260204                                 | 2531511                                 |
| 17      | Manipur           | 43         | 43          | 11510                      | 11510                      | 163401                        | 177583                 | 340984                              | 67208                                     | 408192                                                | 89622                                   | 87961                                   | 177583                                  |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 41         | 41          | 5896                       | 5896                       | 218879                        | 251887                 | 470766                              | 76728                                     | 547494                                                | 99774                                   | 98421                                   | 198195                                  |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 27         | 27          | 2244                       | 2244                       | 72283                         | 82939                  | 155222                              | 28150                                     | 183372                                                | 27851                                   | 28483                                   | 56334                                   |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 60         | 60          | 3980                       | 3980                       | 142188                        | 145408                 | 287596                              | 45662                                     | 333258                                                | 73034                                   | 71226                                   | 144260                                  |
| 21      | Odisha            | 338        | 338         | 74154                      | 72587                      | 1871082                       | 2047340                | 3918422                             | 725129                                    | 4643551                                               | 1044813                                 | 1002527                                 | 2047340                                 |
| 22      | Punjab            | 155        | 155         | 27314                      | 27279                      | 395846                        | 275650                 | 671496                              | 186289                                    | 857785                                                | 140745                                  | 135223                                  | 275968                                  |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 304        | 304         | 62010                      | 61974                      | 1638725                       | 977381                 | 2616106                             | 875426                                    | 3491532                                               | 477419                                  | 490282                                  | 967701                                  |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 13         | 13          | 1308                       | 1308                       | 14500                         | 10000                  | 24500                               | 5800                                      | 30300                                                 | 6285                                    | 6215                                    | 12500                                   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 434        | 434         | 54439                      | 54439                      | 1743313                       | 650930                 | 2394243                             | 665067                                    | 3059310                                               | 320166                                  | 312138                                  | 632304                                  |
| 26      | Tripura           | 56         | 56          | 10145                      | 9911                       | 155005                        | 189854                 | 344859                              | 71074                                     | 415933                                                | 100527                                  | 89327                                   | 189854                                  |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 897        | 897         | 190145                     | 187997                     | 8524650                       | 5412225                | 13936875                            | 3637854                                   | 17574729                                              | 2952407                                 | 2756725                                 | 5709132                                 |
| 28      | Uttrakhand        | 105        | 105         | 20067                      | 20067                      | 426531                        | 158275                 | 584806                              | 169230                                    | 754036                                                | 77371                                   | 80381                                   | 157752                                  |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 576        | 576         | 119481                     | 116047                     | 3076600                       | 3132449                | 6209049                             | 1327924                                   | 7536973                                               | 1534586                                 | 1514380                                 | 3048966                                 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 5          | 5           | 720                        | 720                        | 7777                          | 2791                   | 10568                               | 2621                                      | 13189                                                 | 1392                                    | 1399                                    | 2791                                    |
| 31      | Chandigarh**      | 3          | 3           | 450                        | 450                        | 20667                         | 25221                  | 45888                               | 7209                                      | 53097                                                 | 12796                                   | 12425                                   | 25221                                   |
| 32      | Delhi*            | 95         | 95          | 10897                      | 10897                      | 300462                        | 129349                 | 429811                              | 112888                                    | 542699                                                | 63303                                   | 66047                                   | 129350                                  |
| 33      | Dadra & N Haveli  | 2          | 2           | 302                        | 302                        | 8888                          | 10475                  | 19363                               | 3523                                      | 22886                                                 | 5185                                    | 5290                                    | 10475                                   |
| 34      | Daman & Diu       | 2          | 2           | 107                        | 107                        | 2762                          | 2388                   | 5150                                | 1451                                      | 6601                                                  | 1156                                    | 1232                                    | 2388                                    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 9          | 9           | 107                        | 107                        | 2607                          | 843                    | 3450                                | 1148                                      | 4598                                                  | 406                                     | 437                                     | 843                                     |

| Puducherry   |    5 |    5 | 855                                     |     855 |    24210 |     2596 |    26806 |     9157 |    35963 |     1309 |     1287 | 2596      |
|--------------|------|------|-----------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
| All India    | 7075 | 7075 | 1399697 [1400000 earlier saned. by GOI] | 1370457 | 40055517 | 32786403 | 72841920 | 17212838 | 90054758 | 16146799 | 15917687 | 3206448 6 |

Based on State/UTs  level consolidated report. *253 AWCs surrendered by NCT of Delhi accepted in MWCD vide order no.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