Lok Sabha Question No. 1978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Digitization of Data Collected in Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh, Sanjay Jaiswal, Aparajita Sarangi, Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## DIGITIZATION OF DATA COLLECTED IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

1978.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI: SHRI KARTI P.CHIDAMBARAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has prepared a roadmap to ensure digitization of data collected in Anganwadi Centres across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the timelines for completion of digitization of data;
- (c) the status of the digitization process, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the mechanisms and strategies used to ensure completion of this process; and
- (e) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Centre  to  improve  literacy  and  numeracy  in Anganwadi Centres?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Anganwadi  Services  has  an  in-built  monitoring  system  since  its inception  to  track  the  physical  progress  of  the  scheme  in  respect  of  various input process, output and impact indicators through a standardized Management  Information  System  (MIS)  through  regular  reports  on  monthly, quarterly  and  half  yearly  basis.  To  strengthen  the  monitoring  of  Anganwadi Services Scheme revised MIS known as ICDS-Rapid Reporting System (RRS) has also been introduced for capturing the data of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) online.  Under the ICDS-RRS each AWC is assigned a 11 digit unique code and login  password  is  allotted  at  the  supervisor  level  to  submit  the  monthly progress  report.  As  on  date,  out  of  13,77,595  operational  AWCs  13,70,927 AWCs  have  been  assigned  the  11  digit  unique  code.  State-wise  details  of AWCs assigned 11 digit unique code is at Annexure-I.

In addition, the digitization of physical registers has been taken up with roll-out of ICDS-Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS) under POSHAN Abhiyaan of  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development.  The  ICDS-CAS  mobile  based software enables identification of underweight children based on auto-plotting of Growth Charts. The drill-down dashboard available at National, State, District, Block  level  contributes  towards  identifying  and  addressing  the  problem  of nutrition. As on 25 th November, 2019 more than 5,43,863 Anganwadi Workers are using ICDS-CAS Application across 27 States/UTs. The State-wise details is at Annexure -II.

- (d) The mechanism to implement the project in States /UTs include regular review through Video Conference, meetings and visit by officers to the States/UTs.
- (e) Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  children  (3-6  years)  are  provided non-formal Pre-School Education service.Funds @ Rs. 5,000/- per AWC per annum is provided to States/UTs for imparting non-formal pre-school education  to  the  children  in  all  AWCs.  Training  is  imparted  to  Anganwadi Workers so that they can improve the literacy and numeracy skills of children of their respective AWC.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1978 FOR 29.11.2019 REGARDING DIGITISATION OF DATA COLLECTED  IN  ANGANWADI  CENTRES  ASKED  BY    SHRI  DUSHYANT  SINGH,  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL, SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI AND SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM.

## State-wise status of Anganwadi Centres Assigned 11 Digit Unique Code on ICDS-RRS

| S No.   | States/UTs        | Number of Anganwadi Centres   | Number of Anganwadi Centres   | Number of Anganwadi Centres   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No.   | States/UTs        | Sanctioned                    | Operational                   | Assigned 11 digit unique code |
| 1       | A & N Islands     | 720                           | 720                           | 717                           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 55607                         | 55607                         | 55531                         |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                          | 6225                          | 6163                          |
| 4       | Assam             | 62153                         | 62153                         | 61724                         |
| 5       | Bihar             | 115009                        | 104090                        | 104090                        |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 450                           | 450                           | 450                           |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 52474                         | 51301                         | 51301                         |
| 8       | Dadra & N Haveli  | 302                           | 302                           | 302                           |
| 9       | Daman & Diu       | 107                           | 107                           | 102                           |
| 10      | Delhi             | 10897                         | 10897                         | 10897                         |
| 11      | Goa               | 1262                          | 1262                          | 1262                          |
| 12      | Gujarat           | 53029                         | 53029                         | 53029                         |
| 13      | Haryana           | 25962                         | 25962                         | 25962                         |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                         | 18925                         | 18925                         |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 30765                         | 28459                         | 28747                         |
| 16      | Ladakh            | 1173                          | 1140                          |                               |
| 17      | Jharkhand         | 38432                         | 38432                         | 38432                         |
| 18      | Karnataka         | 65911                         | 65911                         | 65911                         |
| 19      | Kerala            | 33318                         | 33244                         | 33146                         |
| 20      | Lakshadweep       | 107                           | 107                           | 107                           |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh    | 97135                         | 97135                         | 97135                         |
| 22      | Maharashtra       | 110486                        | 110219                        | 109708                        |
| 23      | Manipur           | 11510                         | 11510                         | 11510                         |
| 24      | Meghalaya         | 5896                          | 5896                          | 5896                          |
| 25      | Mizoram           | 2244                          | 2244                          | 2244                          |
| 26      | Nagaland          | 3980                          | 3980                          | 0                             |
| 27      | Odisha            | 74154                         | 72587                         | 72587                         |
| 28      | Puducherry        | 855                           | 855                           | 855                           |
| 29      | Punjab            | 27314                         | 27289                         | 27289                         |
| 30      | Rajasthan         | 62010                         | 61974                         | 61348                         |
| 31      | Sikkim            | 1308                          | 1308                          | 1308                          |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu        | 54439                         | 54439                         | 54439                         |
| 33      | Telangana         | 35700                         | 35634                         | 35634                         |
| 34      | Tripura           | 10145                         | 9911                          | 9885                          |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh     | 190145                        | 187997                        | 187997                        |
| 36      | Uttarakhand       | 20067                         | 20067                         | 20067                         |
| 37      | West Bengal       | 119481                        | 116227                        | 116227                        |
| Total   | Total             | 13,99,697                     | 13,77,595                     | 13,70,927                     |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1978 FOR 29.11.2019 REGARDING DIGITISATION OF DATA COLLECTED  IN  ANGANWADI  CENTRES  ASKED  BY    SHRI  DUSHYANT  SINGH,  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL, SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI AND SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM.

State-wise details of Anganwadis using ICDS-CAS Application

| S. No.   | States/UTs                | Number of ICDS-CAS Users   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 714                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh            | 55,586                     |
| 3.       | Assam                     | 8,635                      |
| 4.       | Bihar                     | 56,648                     |
| 5.       | Chandigarh                | 450                        |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh              | 10,473                     |
| 7.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 303                        |
| 8.       | Daman & Diu               | 102                        |
| 9.       | Delhi                     | 9,386                      |
| 10.      | Goa                       | 968                        |
| 11.      | Gujarat                   | 52,932                     |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh          | 18,864                     |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                 | 11,127                     |
| 14.      | Kerala                    | 10,156                     |
| 15.      | Lakshadweep               | 1                          |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 27,811                     |
| 17.      | Maharashtra               | 1,09,621                   |
| 18.      | Meghalaya                 | 5,813                      |
| 19.      | Mizoram                   | 2,244                      |
| 20.      | Nagaland                  | 3,674                      |
| 21.      | Puducherry                | 848                        |
| 22.      | Rajasthan                 | 20,758                     |
| 23.      | Sikkim                    | 821                        |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu                | 5,4401                     |
| 25.      | Telangana                 | 11,157                     |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh             | 51,797                     |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand               | 18,573                     |
| Total    | Total                     | 5,43,863                   |

(As on 25 th Nov, 2019)