Lok Sabha Question No. 717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Anganwadi Kendras/Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, S. RAJENDRAN, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 717

To BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## ANGANWADI KENDRAS/CENTRES

717. SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR :                                            SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN : SHRI  SUDHEER GUPTA:                                              SHRI S.RAJENDRAN: SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:                           SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  Anganwadi  Kendras  functioning  in  the  country  along  with  the  number  of beneficiaries enrolled therein, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to provide packaged nutrients to replace the existing  take-home rations and supplementary nutrition as  part of its  integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is implementing a pilot project for conditional cash scheme in lieu of take home rations and  hot cooked meals provided at anganwadis, if so, the details thereof and the number of States where such pilot project is being implemented;
- (d) whether the Government has decided the amount to be paid to each beneficiary under the cash for food plan for Anganwadis and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide better quality of food in anganwadi kendras; and
- (f) whether  it is true that there is a difference  of  opinion  among  various stakeholders  in the implementation of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  total  number  of  Anganwadi  Kendras  functioning  in  the  country  along  with  the  number    of beneficiaries enrolled therein, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (d): No Madam.
- (e): To ensure better quality of food in Anganwadi centres an Operational Guidelines for Food Safety and Hygiene in ICDS have been issued by the Ministry to all the States/UTs on 24.12.2013, followed by a circular dated 26.09.2014. The guideline dated 24.12.2013 provide for periodical test checking of the food so as to ensure quality.

The Government has introduced a 5-tier monitoring and review mechanism at National, State, District,  Block  and  Anganwadi  Levels  for  which  guidelines  were  issued  on  31.3.2011.  Under  these guidelines, monitoring of quality of supplementary nutrition is one of the roles of the State, District, Block and Anganwadi Level Committees.

The  supplementary  food  provided  under  ICDS  is  tested  through  four  quality control laboratories of FNB located at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. Further, the States/UTs have also been advised to identify and involve Government Food Analysis Laboratories to get the SNP samples analyzed

- (f): No Madam.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.717 FOR 14-12-2018

Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services  Scheme Quarter Ending June 2018  (as on 16-11-2018)

| Sl. No   | State/Uts         | No. of Anganwadi Centres                      | No. of Anganwadi Centres   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition   | Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition              | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State/Uts         | Sanctioned                                    | Operational                | Children (6 months - 3 years)              | Children (3 - 6 years)                     | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)        | Pregnant & 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    | 55607                                         | 55606                      | 1498794                                    | 854861                                     | 2353655                                    | 608489                                     | 2962144                                               | 425547                                  | 430765                                  | 856312                                  |
| 2        | Telangana         | 35700                                         | 35634                      | 892662                                     | 473713                                     | 1366375                                    | 347558                                     | 1713933                                               | 314551                                  | 319759                                  | 634310                                  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225                                          | 6225                       | 92437                                      | 96623                                      | 189060                                     | 24517                                      | 213577                                                | 48662                                   | 47961                                   | 96623                                   |
| 4        | Assam             | 62153                                         | 62153                      | 1673917                                    | 1888756                                    | 3562673                                    | 683549                                     | 4246222                                               | 953976                                  | 934780                                  | 1888756                                 |
| 5        | Bihar             | 115009                                        | 91677                      | 2480438                                    | 2460202                                    | 4940640                                    | 1163378                                    | 6104018                                               | 1322649                                 | 1359236                                 | 2681885                                 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 52474                                         | 50596                      | 977075                                     | 747782                                     | 1724857                                    | 401130                                     | 2125987                                               | 383582                                  | 389108                                  | 772690                                  |
| 7        | Goa               | 1262                                          | 1258                       | 36940                                      | 19690                                      | 56630                                      | 15050                                      | 71680                                                 | 9765                                    | 9925                                    | 19690                                   |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 53029                                         | 53029                      | 1697190                                    | 1407503                                    | 3104693                                    | 744902                                     | 3849595                                               | 731345                                  | 711848                                  | 1443193                                 |
| 9        | Haryana           | 25962                                         | 25962                      | 590561                                     | 286163                                     | 876724                                     | 262724                                     | 1139448                                               | 143252                                  | 142911                                  | 286163                                  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 18925                                         | 18925                      | 246279                                     | 157196                                     | 403475                                     | 97103                                      | 500578                                                | 51485                                   | 51587                                   | 103072                                  |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 31938                                         | 29599                      | 321937                                     | 409739                                     | 731676                                     | 133140                                     | 864816                                                | 234136                                  | 204869                                  | 439005                                  |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 38432                                         | 38432                      | 1706563                                    | 927553                                     | 2634116                                    | 758842                                     | 3392958                                               | 579557                                  | 654976                                  | 1234533                                 |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 65911                                         | 65911                      | 2347804                                    | 1688891                                    | 4036695                                    | 1055470                                    | 5092165                                               | 756722                                  | 761405                                  | 1518127                                 |
| 14       | Kerala            | 33318                                         | 33244                      | 361619                                     | 386035                                     | 747654                                     | 259178                                     | 1006832                                               | 193994                                  | 192041                                  | 386035                                  |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 97135                                         | 97132                      | 3369992                                    | 3237804                                    | 6607796                                    | 1443235                                    | 8051031                                               | 1844474                                 | 1851942                                 | 3696416                                 |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 110486                                        | 109779                     | 2660163                                    | 2495705                                    | 5155868                                    | 990951                                     | 6146819                                               | 1217612                                 | 1233191                                 | 2450803                                 |
| 17       | Manipur           | 11510                                         | 11510                      | 163401                                     | 177583                                     | 340984                                     | 67208                                      | 408192                                                | 89622                                   | 87961                                   | 177583                                  |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 5896                                          | 5896                       | 222832                                     | 256116                                     | 478948                                     | 79600                                      | 558548                                                | 103636                                  | 103444                                  | 207080                                  |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 2244                                          | 2244                       | 72283                                      | 82939                                      | 155222                                     | 28150                                      | 183372                                                | 27851                                   | 28483                                   | 56334                                   |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 3980                                          | 3980                       | 142188                                     | 145408                                     | 287596                                     | 45662                                      | 333258                                                | 73034                                   | 71226                                   | 144260                                  |
| 21       | Odisha            | 74154                                         | 72587                      | 1871082                                    | 2047340                                    | 3918422                                    | 725129                                     | 4643551                                               | 1044813                                 | 1002527                                 | 2047340                                 |
| 22       | Punjab            | 27314                                         | 26988                      | 395846                                     | 275650                                     | 671496                                     | 186289                                     | 857785                                                | 140745                                  | 135223                                  | 275968                                  |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 62010                                         | 61974                      | 1638725                                    | 977381                                     | 2616106                                    | 866794                                     | 3482900                                               | 477419                                  | 490282                                  | 967701                                  |
| 24       | Sikkim            | 1308                                          | 1308                       | 18000                                      | 12500                                      | 30500                                      | 6000                                       | 36500                                                 | 6285                                    | 6215                                    | 12500                                   |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 54439                                         | 54439                      | 1743313                                    | 650930                                     | 2394243                                    | 665067                                     | 3059310                                               | 320166                                  | 312138                                  | 632304                                  |
| 26       | Tripura           | 10145                                         | 10145                      | 155005                                     | 189854                                     | 344859                                     | 71074                                      | 415933                                                | 100527                                  | 89327                                   | 189854                                  |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 190145                                        | 187997                     | 8956689                                    | 5378063                                    | 14334752                                   | 3882027                                    | 18216779                                              | 2529879                                 | 2383416                                 | 4913295                                 |
| 28       | Uttrakhand        | 20067                                         | 20067                      | 424337                                     | 155150                                     | 579487                                     | 165199                                     | 744686                                                | 77836                                   | 79570                                   | 157406                                  |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 119481                                        | 115515                     | 3096410                                    | 2946359                                    | 6042769                                    | 1298800                                    | 7341569                                               | 1462145                                 | 1428195                                 | 2890340                                 |
| 30       | A & N Islands     | 720                                           | 720                        | 7777                                       | 2791                                       | 10568                                      | 2621                                       | 13189                                                 | 1392                                    | 1399                                    | 2791                                    |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 500                                           | 450                        | 21822                                      | 25516                                      | 47338                                      | 7716                                       | 55054                                                 | 13185                                   | 12331                                   | 25516                                   |
| 32       | Delhi             | 10897                                         | 10897                      | 316581                                     | 128931                                     | 445512                                     | 114089                                     | 559601                                                | 63863                                   | 65619                                   | 129482                                  |
| 33       | Dadra & N Haveli  | 302                                           | 302                        | 8888                                       | 10475                                      | 19363                                      | 3523                                       | 22886                                                 | 5185                                    | 5290                                    | 10475                                   |
| 34       | Daman & Diu       | 107                                           | 107                        | 2762                                       | 2388                                       | 5150                                       | 1451                                       | 6601                                                  | 1156                                    | 1232                                    | 2388                                    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 107                                           | 107                        | 2607                                       | 843                                        | 3450                                       | 1148                                       | 4598                                                  | 406                                     | 437                                     | 843                                     |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 855                                           | 855                        | 24210                                      |                                            |                                            | 9157                                       | 35963                                                 | 1309                                    | 1287                                    | 2596                                    |
|          |                   |                                               |                            |                                            | 2596                                       | 26806                                      |                                            |                                                       |                                         |                                         | 31353669                                |
|          | All India         | 1399697 (- 253 *) 1400000 earlier Sanctioned) | 1363300                    | 40239129                                   | 31007029                                   | 71246158                                   | 17215920                                   | 88462078                                              | 15751763                                | 15601906                                |                                         |

## Annex-I

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