Lok Sabha Question No. 4224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Non-operational Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## NON-OPERATIONAL ANGANWADI CENTRES

## † 4224. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  in  Maharashtra  at  present  along  with  the number of non-operational Anganwadi Centres district-wise;
- (b) whether the Anganwadi workers are paid honorarium on time in the last week of the month;
- (c) the amount of honorarium fixed for Anganwadi workers at present;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to reopen the non-operational Anganwadi Centres in Maharashtra; and
- (e) the outcome of the steps taken so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the information received from the Government of Maharashtra, districtwise  number  of  operational  and  non-operational  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  in Maharashtra is at Annexure-I .
- (b)     Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  is  implemented  by  the  States  /  UTs  as  per guidelines/instructions issued by Government of India. The role of Government of India is to issue guidelines/instructions for scheme implementation, release of funds in the prescribed  cost  sharing  ratio.  All  the  issues  pertaining  to  implementation  of  the scheme including timely payment of the honorarium to Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)/ Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) rests with the concerned States/UTs.
- (c) The  Government  has  enhanced  the  honorarium  of  AWWs  from  3000/-  per month to 4500/- ; AWW at mini-AWCs from Rs.2250/- to Rs. 3500/- per month; AWHs from  Rs.  1500/-  to  Rs.  2250/-  ;  and  introduced  performance  linked  incentive  of  Rs. 250/- per month to AWHs effective from 1 st October, 2018. AWW is also entitled to an incentive  of  Rs.  500/-  per  month  for  using  ICDS-CAS  under  POSHAN  Abhiyaan.  In addition to the honorarium paid by the Government of India, the respective State/UTs are giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources.
- (d)  &  (e)  Government  of  India  sanctions  the  AWCs  on  the  basis  of  requirements received from States/UTs. Implementation of the scheme including operationalization of AWCs rests with the States/UTs. However, the matter of operationalization of nonoperational AWCs is reviewed by the Government with States/UTs from time to time. The Ministry has been impressing upon the State Governments/ UT Administrations to take required measures for early operationalisation of all the sanctioned AWCs. Due to these efforts, the number of operational AWCs has increased from 13,63,021 AWCs on 31.03.2018 to 13,77,595 AWCs on 30.6.2019.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4224 FOR 13.12.2019  REGARDING NON-OPERATIONAL ANGANWADI CENTRES  ASKED  BY DR.  BHARATI  PRAVIN  PAWAR  AND  SHRI  SADASHIV  KISAN LOKHANDE

District-wise  operational  and  non-operational  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  in  the  State  of Maharashtra (as on 30 th November, 2019)

| S. No.                | District    |   No. of AWCs Sanctioned |   No. of AWCs Operational |   No. of AWCs Non-Operational |
|-----------------------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.                    | AHMEDNAGAR  |                     5824 |                      5823 |                             1 |
| 2.                    | AKOLA       |                     1616 |                      1616 |                             0 |
| 3.                    | AMARAVATI   |                     3198 |                      3185 |                            13 |
| 4.                    | AURANGABAD  |                     3820 |                      3775 |                            45 |
| 5.                    | BEED        |                     3283 |                      3257 |                            26 |
| 6.                    | BHANDARA    |                     1417 |                      1417 |                             0 |
| 7.                    | BULDHANA    |                     2979 |                      2966 |                            13 |
| 8.                    | CHANDRAPUR  |                     2941 |                      2935 |                             6 |
| 9.                    | DHULE       |                     2286 |                      2285 |                             1 |
| 10.                   | GADCHIROLI  |                     2376 |                      2376 |                             0 |
| 11.                   | GONDIA      |                     1904 |                      1902 |                             2 |
| 12.                   | HINGOLI     |                     1190 |                      1190 |                             0 |
| 13.                   | JALGAON     |                     3940 |                      3940 |                             0 |
| 14.                   | JALNA       |                     2111 |                      2106 |                             5 |
| 15.                   | KOLHAPUR    |                     4369 |                      4369 |                             0 |
| 16.                   | LATUR       |                     2584 |                      2583 |                             1 |
| 17.                   | MUMBAI      |                     5130 |                      5130 |                             0 |
| 18.                   | NAGPUR      |                     3406 |                      3404 |                             2 |
| 19.                   | NANDED      |                     4160 |                      4145 |                            15 |
| 20.                   | NANDURBAR   |                     2440 |                      2440 |                             0 |
| 21.                   | NASHIK      |                     5690 |                      5674 |                            16 |
| 22.                   | OSMANABAD   |                     2028 |                      2015 |                            13 |
| 23                    | PALGHAR     |                     3183 |                      3180 |                             3 |
| 24.                   | PARBHANI    |                     1850 |                      1836 |                            14 |
| 25.                   | PUNE        |                     6045 |                      6023 |                            22 |
| 26.                   | RAIGAD      |                     3276 |                      3243 |                            33 |
| 27.                   | RATNAGIRI   |                     2972 |                      2971 |                             1 |
| 28.                   | SANGLI      |                     3105 |                      3105 |                             0 |
| 29.                   | SATARA      |                     4935 |                      4935 |                             0 |
| 30.                   | SINDHUDURG  |                     1596 |                      1588 |                             8 |
| 31.                   | SOLAPUR     |                     4759 |                      4731 |                            28 |
| 32.                   | THANE       |                     3695 |                      3695 |                             0 |
| 33.                   | WARDHA      |                     1623 |                      1622 |                             1 |
| 34.                   | WASHIM      |                     1174 |                      1174 |                             0 |
| 35.                   | YAVATMAL    |                     3014 |                      2991 |                            23 |
| NO. OF AWCs YET TO BE | ALLOTTED    |                      567 |                         0 |                           567 |
| GRAND TOTAL           | GRAND TOTAL |                   110486 |                    109627 |                           859 |