Lok Sabha Question No. 1128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Tribal Sub-Plan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1128 To BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN TRIBAL SUB-PLAN

† 1128.     SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of WOMEN ANDCHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Anganwadi  centres  being  run  in  Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP) areas in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries therein, State-wise;
- (c) the fund sanctioned, released to States and utilized by them during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  Anganwadi  centres  under TSP areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b) The total number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in Tribal Sub-Plan areas reporting on ICDS-RRS  portal is 1,34,806 with 69,14,204 registered beneficiaries. State-wise details of number of beneficiaries in these AWCs is Annexed.
- (c) Year-wise  funds  sanctioned/released  to  States/UTs  and  utilized  by  them under Anganwadi Services Scheme including the Anganwadi Centres being run in Tribal Sub-Plan areas during the last three years and current year is as under.

(Rupees in Lakh)

| Year    |   Amount Sanctioned/Released | Amount Utilized   |
|---------|------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2016-17 |                  1.44297e+06 | 1252709.83        |
| 2017-18 |                  1.50943e+06 | 1213863.75        |
| 2018-19 |                  1.67502e+06 | 749081.76*        |
| 2019-20 |                  1.40031e+06 | -**               |

- **     No UCs/SoEs are received for 2019-20
- (d) & (e) The Government has sanctioned 14 lakhs AWCs across the country. These include AWCs in tribal areas.

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## Annexure

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1128 FOR 22.11.2019 REGARDING ANGANWADI CENTRES IN TRIBAL SUB-PLAN ASKED BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD

State-wise number of Anganwadi Centres running in Tribal Sub-Plan areas (as per ICDS-RRS portal) and the number of beneficiaries registered therein:

| S. No.               | States/UTs           | No. of AWCs in TSP Areas Reporting on RRS - Portal   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Pre-School Education   |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No.               | States/UTs           | No. of AWCs in TSP Areas Reporting on RRS - Portal   | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)        | Pregnant Women & lactating Mothers (PW&LM) | Beneficiaries of Pre-School Education   |
| 1                    | A& N ISLANDS         | 77                                                   | 1155                                       | 221                                        | 519                                     |
| 2                    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 255                                                  | 5803                                       | 1690                                       | 2614                                    |
| 3                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 1536                                                 | 31744                                      | 4729                                       | 17237                                   |
| 4                    | ASSAM                | 1010                                                 | 32820                                      | 3944                                       | 20893                                   |
| 5                    | BIHAR                | 76                                                   | 5197                                       | 1148                                       | 2802                                    |
| 6                    | CHANDIGARH           | 1                                                    | 35                                         | 4                                          | 15                                      |
| 7                    | CHHATTISGARH         | 24746                                                | 743294                                     | 155336                                     | 366827                                  |
| 8                    | D & N HAVELI         | 302                                                  | 14563                                      | 5786                                       | 7509                                    |
| 9                    | GUJARAT              | 8435                                                 | 487932                                     | 109617                                     | 216941                                  |
| 10                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 304                                                  | 3438                                       | 1029                                       | 673                                     |
| 11                   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 112                                                  | 3032                                       | 578                                        | 1439                                    |
| 12                   | JHARKHAND            | 13780                                                | 815178                                     | 195932                                     | 342102                                  |
| 13                   | KARNATAKA            | 1364                                                 | 31954                                      | 2334                                       | 11775                                   |
| 14                   | KERALA               | 246                                                  | 3714                                       | 1169                                       | 1507                                    |
| 15                   | MADHYA PRADESH       | 25758                                                | 1470434                                    | 207185                                     | 788616                                  |
| 16                   | MANIPUR              | 1575                                                 | 36857                                      | 5507                                       | 20388                                   |
| 17                   | MEGHALAYA            | 1456                                                 | 105369                                     | 16297                                      | 51525                                   |
| 18                   | MIZORAM              | 319                                                  | 9801                                       | 2702                                       | 4848                                    |
| 19                   | ODISHA               | 22710                                                | 920820                                     | 196074                                     | 460156                                  |
| 20                   | PUNJAB               | 2                                                    | 49                                         | 21                                         | 10                                      |
| 21                   | RAJASTHAN            | 5602                                                 | 279033                                     | 83582                                      | 109254                                  |
| 22                   | SIKKIM               | 191                                                  | 1550                                       | 429                                        | 656                                     |
| 23                   | TAMIL NADU           | 781                                                  | 30721                                      | 7052                                       | 12686                                   |
| 24                   | TELANGANA            | 4640                                                 | 132230                                     | 33135                                      | 56250                                   |
| 25                   | TRIPURA              | 2757                                                 | 67992                                      | 14087                                      | 35901                                   |
| 26                   | UTTAR PRADESH        | 8                                                    | 577                                        | 159                                        | 196                                     |
| 27                   | UTTARAKHAND          | 1096                                                 | 34594                                      | 10495                                      | 11026                                   |
| 28 WEST BENGAL Total | 28 WEST BENGAL Total | 1,34,806                                             | 57,47,660                                  | 11,66,544                                  | 27,76,212                               |