Lok Sabha Question No. 2800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Anganwadis in Urban Areas
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## ANGANWADIS IN URBAN AREAS

2800.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

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

- (a) whether a large number of Anganwadi Centres in urban areas in the country are running from rented buildings where the space available is inadequate and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  construct  buildings  for  Anganwadi  centres  in urban areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to construct buildings to set  up  Anganwadi  centres  in  urban  areas  and  if  so,  the  quantum  of  assistance  provided thereof and if not, the reasons therefore; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  reopen  closed  Anganwadi  centres across the country State/UT-wise particularly in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  are  329275  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres(AWCs)  in  the  country  including  urban areas running from rented buildings out of 1363300 operational AWCs, details State-wise are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): No Madam
- (d): States/ UTs including Madhya Pradesh are requested from time to time to operationalise all pending Projects and Anganwadi Centres and fill up the vacant posts of field functionaries for successful implementation of the Scheme.

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## Annexure-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2800 FOR 28.12.2018 INFORMATION ON INFRASTRUCTURE  FACILITIES IN ANGANWADI CENTRES  QUARTER ENDING JUNE 2018

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | No. of operational AWCs   | Rented Buildings   | Rented Buildings   | Rented Buildings   | Rented Buildings   | Rented Buildings   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|           |                   |                           | AWWs/ AWHs House   | AWWs/ AWHs House   | Others             | Others             | TOTAL              |
|           |                   |                           | Kutcha             | Pucca              | Kutcha             | Pucca              |                    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 55606                     | 0                  | 0                  | 931                | 25730              | 26661              |
| 2         | Telangana         | 35634                     | 0                  | 0                  | 2148               | 8216               | 10364              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                      | 378                | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 378                |
| 4         | Assam             | 62153                     | 0                  | 775                | 0                  | 0                  | 775                |
| 5         | Bihar             | 91677                     | 0                  | 0                  | 41054              | 8658               | 49712              |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 50596                     | 2955               | 1126               | 6611               | 2425               | 13117              |
| 7         | Goa               | 1258                      | 0                  | 57                 | 5                  | 684                | 746                |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 53029                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 8476               | 8476               |
| 9         | Haryana           | 25962                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 5959               | 5959               |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                     | 440                | 108                | 2815               | 7073               | 10436              |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 29599                     | 8987               | 16735              | 949                | 933                | 27604              |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 38432                     | 2714               | 1318               | 4175               | 6144               | 14351              |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 65911                     | 0                  | 0                  | 10954              | 0                  | 10954              |
| 14        | Kerala            | 33244                     | 25                 | 42                 | 386                | 8086               | 8539               |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 97132                     | 3265               | 2180               | 13350              | 12221              | 31016              |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 109779                    | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 15769              | 15769              |
| 17        | Manipur           | 11510                     | 2783               | 192                | 201                | 80                 | 3256               |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 5896                      | 121                | 90                 | 79                 | 107                | 397                |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 2244                      | 0                  | 29                 | 0                  | 0                  | 29                 |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 3980                      | 710                | 60                 | 0                  | 0                  | 770                |
| 21        | Odisha            | 72587                     | 3336               | 2261               | 1257               | 8626               | 15480              |
| 22        | Punjab            | 26988                     | 0                  | 479                | 0                  | 2784               | 3263               |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 61974                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 10543              | 10543              |
| 24        | Sikkim            | 1308                      | 0                  | 50                 | 0                  | 183                | 233                |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 54439                     | 0                  | 228                | 0                  | 8043               | 8271               |
| 26        | Tripura           | 10145                     | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 260                | 260                |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 187997                    | 0                  | 47                 | 0                  | 23245              | 23292              |
| 28        | Uttrakhand        | 20067                     | 29                 | 1370               | 102                | 6174               | 7675               |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 115515                    | 0                  | 0                  | 1000               | 8000               | 9000               |
| 30        | A & N Islands     | 720                       | 23                 | 42                 | 7                  | 178                | 250                |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 500                       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 318                | 318                |
| 32        | Delhi             | 10897                     | 0                  | 58                 | 109                | 10524              | 10691              |
| 33        | Dadra & N Haveli  | 302                       | 30                 | 60                 | 31                 | 27                 | 148                |
| 34        | Daman & Diu       | 107                       | 0                  | 17                 | 0                  | 0                  | 17                 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 107                       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 80                 | 80                 |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 855                       | 0                  |                    |                    |                    | 445                |
|           | TOTAL             | 1363300                   | 25796              | 2 27326            | 0 86164            | 443 189989         | 329275             |

Based on State level consolidated report and information obtained for APIP meeting from State Governments/UT administration.