Lok Sabha Question No. 1720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Anganwadi System
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## ANGANWADI SYSTEM

1720:  SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a whether  the  Government  proposes  to  support  all  children  under  six  with  their health, nutrition and education requirement through the Anganwadi system if so, the  details  and  present  status  thereof,  State-wise  including  Telangana  and Andhra Pradesh; and
- (b)      whether  the  Anganwadis  across  the  country  are  plagued  by  low  attendance despite  the  fact  that  over  70  percent  of  children  are  enrolled  therein  as  the parents simply do not perceive Anganwadi centres as centres of learning, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor along with corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)     In  order  to  support  the  health,  nutrition  and  education  requirement  of  children below six years of age as well as pregnant women and lactating mothers, Anganwadi Services is providing a package of six services, namely, (i) Supplementary Nutrition; (ii) Pre-school Non-formal Education; (iii) Nutrition & Health Education; (iv) Immunization; (v)    Health  Check-up;  and  (vi)  Referral  Services  through  the  platform  of  Anganwadi Centres across the country.

Three  of  the  services  viz.  Immunization,  Health  Check-up  and  Referral  Services  are related  to  health  and  are  provided  through  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  &  Public Health Infrastructure.

The  services  are  provided  to  all  eligible  beneficiaries  who  register  themselves  at Anganwadi Centres without any limitation and necessary awareness has been created among  public  to  avail  the  nutritional  and  health  services  provided.   State/UT-wise statement showing the number of beneficiaries is placed at Annexure-I.

(b)       The  Early  Childhood  Care  &  Education  (ECCE)  is  one  of  the  six  free  services provided  to  beneficiaries  at  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  located  across  the  country under the Anganwadi Services Scheme which is a self-selecting scheme.  For effective implementation of ECCE in all anganwadis, pre-school education kits, activity books and assessment cards are provided to all AWCs to support the holistic development of children through a play-based, experiential and child-friendly approach.

An Expert Committee set up by the Ministry to recommend age appropriate curriculum for  children in the age group of 3-6 years, has submitted its report.  The focus of the curriculum is on early stimulation (0-3 years) and early childhood care and education ECCE (3-6 years).

Further,  under  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020,  for  universal  access  to  ECCE, there  is  provision  to  roll-out  ECCE  in  all  AWCs,  with  strengthening  of  Anganwadi Centres, high-quality infrastructure, play equipment  and  well trained  Anganwadi Workers for an enriched learning environment. Under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0,  two  lakh  selected  AWCs  (@  40,000  AWCs  per  year)  will  be  strengthened  and upgraded  with  inter  alia  internet/wifi  connectivity,  LED  screens,   smart  learning  and audio-visual  aids  and  child-friendly  learning  equipment  for  stimulating  the  creative, social,  emotional,  cognitive  and  intellectual  development  of  children  under  6  years  of age in convergence with education development programmes. 40,000 AWCs have been selected in Financial Year 2022-23.

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## Annexure- I

Statement referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.1720 for answer on 16.12.2022  regarding  Anganwadi  System  asked  by  SHRI  KOMATI  REDDY  VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

## Statement SNP and PSE beneficiaries under Anganwadi Services as on

30.06.2022

| S. No   |                   | 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   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No   |                   | State/UTs Childre n (6 months - 3 years)   | Children (3 - 6 years)                     | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)        | Pregna nt & lactatin g Mother s (P&LM)     | Total Beneficia ries (children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM) | Boys (3 - 6 years)                      | Girls (3 - 6 years)                     | Total (3 - 6 years)                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 157558 1                                   | 897735                                     | 2473316                                    | 691631                                     | 3164947                                                | 452954                                  | 444781                                  | 897735                                  |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 70887                                      | 75322                                      | 146209                                     | 18511                                      | 164720                                                 | 38048                                   | 37274                                   | 75322                                   |
| 3       | Assam             | 150407 2                                   | 1716760                                    | 3220832                                    | 595935                                     | 3816767                                                | 921522                                  | 753973                                  | 1675495                                 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 484079 3                                   | 4324600                                    | 9165393                                    | 192361 4                                   | 11089007                                               | 2248792                                 | 2075808                                 | 4324600                                 |
| 5       | Chhatisga rh      | 102990 5                                   | 915132                                     | 1945037                                    | 427884                                     | 2372921                                                | 448967                                  | 450657                                  | 899624                                  |
| 6       | Goa*              | 37152                                      | 22218                                      | 59370                                      | 12845                                      | 72215                                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 171428 1                                   | 1555071                                    | 3269352                                    | 673039                                     | 3942391                                                | 779735                                  | 745988                                  | 1525723                                 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 657435                                     | 322499                                     | 979934                                     | 302013                                     | 1281947                                                | 161761                                  | 160738                                  | 322499                                  |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 234531                                     | 119855                                     | 354386                                     | 93117                                      | 447503                                                 | 36930                                   | 36658                                   | 73588                                   |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 162067 3                                   | 1208532                                    | 2829205                                    | 712185                                     | 3541390                                                | 667285                                  | 649197                                  | 1316482                                 |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 208368 6                                   | 1572655                                    | 3656341                                    | 685618                                     | 4341959                                                | 795300                                  | 777355                                  | 1572655                                 |
| 12      | Kerala            | 478256                                     | 354496                                     | 832752                                     | 343864                                     | 1176616                                                | 180220                                  | 174276                                  | 354496                                  |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 284448 8                                   | 3058399                                    | 5902887                                    | 113512 7                                   | 7038014                                                | 1432176                                 | 1409211                                 | 2841387                                 |
| 14      | Maharasht ra      | 304794 4                                   | 3069225                                    | 6117169                                    | 119737 4                                   | 7314543                                                | 1441238                                 | 1530054                                 | 2971292                                 |
| 15      | Manipur           | 148886                                     | 183005                                     | 331891                                     | 55239                                      | 387130                                                 | 92318                                   | 90165                                   | 182483                                  |
| 16      | Meghalay          | 214309                                     | 252691                                     | 467000                                     | 74223                                      | 541223                                                 | 115887                                  | 112637                                  | 228524                                  |

| a                                                            | a                                                            | a                                                            | a                                                            |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 | 17 Mizoram 54174 46860 101034 20960 121994 20218 20050 40268 |
| 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              | 1488690 3740766 8 4859324 759232 729458 1488690              |
| 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       | 111855                                                       |
| 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         | 4268 21893 3696 7495                                         |
| 21 Rajasthan 225207 6                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| 22 Sikkim 23 Tamil Nadu                                      | 10130 190730                                                 | 7495 764421                                                  | 17625 2671724                                                | 726975                                                       | 3398699                                                      | 3799 386400                                                  | 374263                                                       | 760663                                                       |
| 24 Telangana 25 Tripura                                      | 3 101758 1 144443                                            | 549128 182600                                                | 1566709                                                      | 384131 56218                                                 | 1950840 383261                                               | 270564 91975                                                 | 265992 90625                                                 | 536556 182600                                                |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh                                             | 848246 8                                                     | 5255516                                                      | 327043 1373798 4                                             | 399739 8                                                     | 17735382                                                     | 2550878                                                      | 2397644                                                      | 4948522 232913                                               |
| 27 Uttrakhan d West                                          | 309717                                                       | 125778                                                       | 435495                                                       | 141817 142825                                                | 577312                                                       | 117089                                                       | 115824                                                       |                                                              |
| 28 Bengal*                                                   | 349641 5                                                     | 3395021                                                      | 6891436                                                      | 4                                                            | 8319690                                                      | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 29 A & N Islands                                             | 9489                                                         | 4637                                                         | 14126                                                        | 2903                                                         | 17029                                                        | 2379                                                         | 2258                                                         | 4637                                                         |
| 30 Chandigar h                                               | 22491                                                        | 10863                                                        | 33354                                                        | 8762                                                         | 42116                                                        | 5536                                                         | 5327                                                         | 10863                                                        |
| 31 Dadra & N Haveli and Daman & Diu                          | 15469 361944                                                 | 10990 178824                                                 | 26459 540768                                                 | 8556 130225                                                  | 35015 670993                                                 | 5567 88346                                                   | 5423                                                         | 10990                                                        |
| 32 Delhi 33 Jammu                                            |                                                              |                                                              | 544911                                                       | 117502                                                       | 662413                                                       |                                                              | 85170                                                        | 173516                                                       |
| & Kashmir                                                    | 293354                                                       | 251557                                                       |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              | 172468                                                       | 165504                                                       | 337972                                                       |
|                                                              |                                                              | 8477                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| 34 Ladakh                                                    | 9139                                                         |                                                              | 17616                                                        | 3172                                                         | 20788                                                        | 4266                                                         | 4211                                                         | 8477                                                         |
| 35 Lakshadw eep                                              | 2819                                                         | 1063                                                         | 3882                                                         | 1053                                                         | 4935                                                         | 520                                                          | 543                                                          | 1063                                                         |
| 36 y                                                         | 26833                                                        | 4528                                                         | 31361                                                        | 9480                                                         | 40841                                                        | 2300                                                         | 2228                                                         | 4528                                                         |
| Puducherr                                                    | 429558                                                       |                                                              | 7709758                                                      | 180374                                                       |                                                              |                                                              | 14850633                                                     |                                                              |
| Total                                                        | 98                                                           |                                                              |                                                              | 28                                                           | 95135016                                                     | 15466618                                                     |                                                              | 30317251                                                     |
|                                                              |                                                              | 34141690                                                     | 8                                                            |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |

* Due to COVID-19  AWCs could not run Pre-school Education *****