Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Anganwadi Centres under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## ANGANWADI CENTRES UNDER MGNREGS

## 4588.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  construction  of  Anganwadi  Centres  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is permissible;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  Anganwadi  Centresconstructed  under  MGNREGS  in  Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year-wise and district-wise; and
- (c) the number of Anganwadi centres that the Ministry is planning to construct during the current year and in 2021-22 in Telangana, district-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b)  As  per  Para  4  (I)  of  the  Schedule-I  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee Act (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGA),  construction of buildings for Anganwadi  Centres  at  the  village  level  or  block  level  is  permissible  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS).  Year-wise  and district-wise details of Anganwadi Centers constructed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Telangana during the last five years and the current financial year 2020-21 (as on 19 th March, 2021) is given at Annexure.

(c) Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme  with  bottom  up  planning.  The Ministry does not plan or set any target for any specific work (including Anganwadi Centres) under the Scheme for any States/UTs. The Gram Panchayat is responsible for identification of works in the Gram Panchayat area to be taken under the scheme as per recommendations of the Gram Sabha, and for executing and supervising such works.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4588 dated 23.03.2021 regarding 'Anganwadi Centres Under MGNREGS'

Year-wise and district-wise details of Anganwadi Centers constructed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Telangana -

| S. No.   | Districts               |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21* |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1        | Adilabad                |         0 |         1 |         1 |         2 |         1 |          1 |
| 2        | Bhadradri Kothagudem    |         0 |        34 |        35 |        25 |         1 |          3 |
| 3        | Jagtial                 |         0 |         1 |        11 |         8 |         0 |          2 |
| 4        | Jangaon                 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 5        | Jayashankar Bhupalpally |         0 |         1 |         2 |         1 |         0 |          0 |
| 6        | Jogulamba Gadwal        |         0 |         0 |        19 |        15 |        10 |          6 |
| 7        | Kamareddy               |         1 |        29 |        36 |        35 |         3 |          4 |
| 8        | Karimnagar              |         0 |        11 |        21 |        13 |         1 |          5 |
| 9        | Khammam                 |         0 |        28 |         8 |         5 |         1 |          3 |
| 10       | Kumram Bheem Asifabad   |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 11       | Mahabubabad             |         0 |         4 |        11 |        10 |         0 |          0 |
| 12       | Mahabubnagar            |         0 |         3 |        12 |         6 |         2 |          1 |
| 13       | Mancherial              |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 14       | Medak                   |         0 |        24 |        16 |         6 |         1 |          3 |
| 15       | Medchal                 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 16       | Mulugu                  |         0 |         0 |         1 |         2 |         0 |          2 |
| 17       | Nagarkurnool            |         0 |         6 |         6 |         6 |         0 |          0 |
| 18       | Nalgonda                |         0 |        51 |        46 |        40 |         0 |          0 |
| 19       | Narayanpet              |         0 |         0 |         1 |         1 |         0 |          0 |
| 20       | Nirmal                  |         0 |         0 |         7 |         4 |         0 |          0 |
| 21       | Nizamabad               |         0 |        10 |        42 |        21 |         1 |          3 |
| 22       | Peddapalli              |         0 |         1 |         7 |         3 |         0 |          0 |
| 23       | Rajanna Sirsilla        |         0 |         3 |         7 |         5 |         0 |          0 |
| 24       | Rangareddy              |         0 |         5 |         5 |         3 |         1 |          0 |
| 25       | Sangareddy              |         0 |        48 |        51 |        18 |         7 |          6 |
| 26       | Siddipet                |         0 |        19 |        13 |         5 |         0 |          3 |
| 27       | Suryapet                |         0 |         2 |        12 |        12 |         0 |          0 |
| 28       | Vikarabad               |         0 |         7 |        16 |         8 |         0 |          0 |
| 29       | Wanaparthy              |         0 |         9 |         6 |         1 |         0 |          0 |
| 30       | Warangal Rural          |         0 |         2 |         3 |         2 |         0 |          0 |
| 31       | Warangal Urban          |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |
| 32       | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri     |         0 |         3 |        14 |         9 |         0 |          0 |
|          | Total                   |         1 |       302 |       409 |       266 |        29 |         42 |

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*As on 19 th March, 2021