Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Rented Buildings
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 265

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN RENTED BUILDINGS

- *265   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   it   has   come   to   the   notice   of   the  Government   that   many Anganwadi Centres across the country   lack   own   buildings,   basic   amenities   such   as  clean  toilets  and access to clean drinking water;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;

- (c) the details of policy regarding taking premises on rent for providing Anganwadi facilities;

- (d) the  total   amount   of   rent   paid   for  Anganwadi  Centres  functioning  from rented premises during the last three  years;

- (e) the  percentage   share   spent   on   rent   out   of  the  total  expenditure  on Anganwadi Centres during the said period, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar; and

- (f) whether the Government proposes to construct new buildings for Anganwadi Centres instead of hiring premises on rent, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons  therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 265 FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.08.2021  REGARDING  ANGANWADI  CENTRES  IN  RENTED BUILDINGS  ASKED  BY SHRIMATI  BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  AND  SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR

(a)  &  (b)  As  on  31 st March,  2021,  out  of  total  13,87,432  Operational  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs)  across the country, 6,54,428 AWCs are running from government buildings, 74,492 AWCs are running from  Panchayat  buildings  and  2,28,749  AWCs  are  located  in  Primary Schools. Out  of  the   total  13,87,432  AWCs,   11,96,458  AWCs  have  drinking  water  facility and 10,05,257 AWCs have toilet facility. State/UT-wise number of operational AWCs, AWCs having Drinking water facility and AWCs having Toilet facility is at Annexure-I.

(c)  Under Anganwadi Services Scheme, cost norms for renting of Anganwadi Centre/MiniAnganwadi Centre premises are as under:

| Rural/Tribal   | Rs. 1,000/- p.m.   |
|----------------|--------------------|
| Urban          | Rs. 4,000/- p.m.   |
| Metropolitan   | Rs. 6,000/- p.m.   |

(d)  &  (e)  The  total  amount  paid  as  rent  for  Anganwadi  Centres  functioning  from  rented premises  and  the  percentage  share  spent  on  rent  out  of  the  expenditure  on  Anganwadi Services (General) during the last three years, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-II.

(f)         For  construction  of  4  lakh  Anganwadi  Centres  across  the  country,  revised  joint guidelines  have  been  issued  on  17.02.2016  jointly  by  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development  and  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Further, a joint advisory has been issued on 20.7.2017 by MWCD and Department of School Education and Literacy to all States/UTs to examine the possibility of relocation of Anganwadi Centres running in rented buildings to the campus  of  the  nearby  primary  schools  located  in  the  habitation  of  AWC's  catchment  to facilitate the transition of the children to the primary stage and ensure universal enrolment.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred in Reply To Part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.265 for answer on 06.08.2021 regarding 'Anganwadi Centres in Rented Buildings' asked by Shrimati Bhavana Pundalikrao  Gawali,  Shri  Omprakash  Bhupalsinh  Alias  Pawan  Rajenimbalkar  indicating State/UT-wise  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  running  from   Government   Building  and  AWCs with  Drinking Water & Toilet Facility, as on 31 st March, 2021

| S. No.   | State/UT                         |   No. of operational AWCs |   Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from Govt. Building |   Total No. of AWCs with Drinking water facility |   Total No. of AWCs with toilet facility |
|----------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                   |                     55607 |                                                            21083 |                                            55603 |                                    40872 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                |                      6225 |                                                             5801 |                                             6225 |                                      458 |
| 3.       | Assam                            |                     62153 |                                                            41763 |                                            23194 |                                    22149 |
| 4.       | Bihar                            |                    111468 |                                                            26097 |                                           111468 |                                   111468 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                     |                     51583 |                                                            38906 |                                            51583 |                                    38510 |
| 6.       | Goa                              |                      1262 |                                                              131 |                                             1228 |                                     1083 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                          |                     53029 |                                                            44605 |                                            51092 |                                    50765 |
| 8.       | Haryana                          |                     25962 |                                                             9500 |                                            25662 |                                    19575 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                 |                     18925 |                                                             2124 |                                            18883 |                                    18770 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                        |                     38432 |                                                            22574 |                                            26467 |                                    21411 |
| 11.      | Karnataka                        |                     65911 |                                                            44901 |                                            41779 |                                    50997 |
| 12.      | Kerala                           |                     33244 |                                                            23991 |                                            28499 |                                    32686 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh                   |                     97135 |                                                            61090 |                                            86435 |                                    68235 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                      |                    110219 |                                                            57760 |                                            82617 |                                    56336 |
| 15.      | Manipur                          |                     11510 |                                                             2887 |                                             6921 |                                     5192 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                        |                      5896 |                                                             3425 |                                             1882 |                                     3965 |
| 17.      | Mizoram                          |                      2244 |                                                             2215 |                                             1988 |                                     1917 |
| 18.      | Nagaland                         |                      3980 |                                                             3085 |                                             3455 |                                     1654 |
| 19.      | Odisha                           |                     72587 |                                                            47190 |                                            72587 |                                    32728 |
| 20.      | Punjab                           |                     27304 |                                                             2098 |                                            27231 |                                    23908 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                        |                     61974 |                                                            25810 |                                            48949 |                                    32527 |
| 22.      | Sikkim                           |                      1308 |                                                              982 |                                             1305 |                                     1306 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                       |                     54439 |                                                            43214 |                                            43739 |                                    43214 |
| 24.      | Telangana                        |                     35634 |                                                            11124 |                                            34121 |                                    17617 |
| 25.      | Tripura                          |                      9911 |                                                             9273 |                                             8284 |                                     6410 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                    |                    189309 |                                                            37742 |                                           182483 |                                   175051 |
| 27.      | Uttrakhand                       |                     20067 |                                                             3765 |                                            16575 |                                    16371 |
| 28.      | West Bengal                      |                    117076 |                                                            59545 |                                           100209 |                                    78828 |
| 29.      | A & N Islands                    |                       720 |                                                              131 |                                              719 |                                      647 |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                       |                       450 |                                                               65 |                                              450 |                                      450 |
| 31.      | Dadra & N Haveli & Daman and Diu |                       409 |                                                              275 |                                              405 |                                      405 |
| 32.      | Delhi                            |                     10897 |                                                               38 |                                            10755 |                                    10755 |
| 33.      | Jammu & Kashmir                  |                     28460 |                                                              703 |                                            21977 |                                    16951 |
| 34.      | Ladakh                           |                      1140 |                                                              169 |                                              726 |                                     1084 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep                      |                       107 |                                                               28 |                                              107 |                                      107 |
| 36.      | Puducherry                       |                       855 |                                                              338 |                                              855 |                                      855 |
|          | TOTAL                            |                   1387432 |                                                           654428 |                                          1196458 |                                  1005257 |

Annexure-II Annexure referred in Reply To Part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.265 for answer 06.08.2021  regarding  'Anganwadi  Centres  In  Rented  Buildings'  asked  by  Shrimati  Bhavana Pundalikrao Gawali, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar indicating Funds released to States/UTs for rent in AWCs

| S. No.   |                  | 2018-19   | 2018-19                                                            | 2019-20   | 2019-20                                                            | 2020-21   | 2020-21                                                            |
|----------|------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT         | Rent Paid | %of Total expenditure under Anganwadi Services (General component) | Rent Paid | %of Total expenditure under Anganwadi Services (General component) | Rent Paid | %of Total expenditure under Anganwadi Services (General component) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 3175.27   | 11%                                                                | 2934.22   | 8%                                                                 | 5476.98   | 14%                                                                |
| 2        | Bihar            | 5909.26   | 12%                                                                | 5909.26   | 9%                                                                 | 16045.92  | 20%                                                                |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     | 1438.56   | 6%                                                                 | 1664.57   | 5%                                                                 | 1872.96   | 6%                                                                 |
| 4        | Goa              | 102.38    | 14%                                                                | 54.14     | 6%                                                                 | 454.80    | 35%                                                                |
| 5        | Gujarat          | 1105.27   | 4%                                                                 | 636.91    | 2%                                                                 | 1381.74   | 4%                                                                 |
| 6        | Haryana          | 1257.48   | 10%                                                                | 1161.36   | 7%                                                                 | 803.82    | 5%                                                                 |
| 7        | Jharkhand        | 1252.51   | 7%                                                                 | 1287.72   | 5%                                                                 | 3050.34   | 12%                                                                |
| 8        | Karnataka        | 2424.38   | 8%                                                                 | 1770.05   | 4%                                                                 | 0.00      | 0%                                                                 |
| 9        | Kerala           | 885.74    | 6%                                                                 | 1086.26   | 5%                                                                 | 1517.04   | 7%                                                                 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh   | 4807.66   | 10%                                                                | 3770.14   | 6%                                                                 | 5371.74   | 9%                                                                 |
| 11       | Maharashtra      | 3946.68   | 8%                                                                 | 2069.86   | 3%                                                                 | 2736.54   | 4%                                                                 |
| 12       | Odisha           | 687.74    | 2%                                                                 | 646.42    | 1%                                                                 | 879.42    | 2%                                                                 |
| 13       | Punjab           | 665.93    | 5%                                                                 | 1483.78   | 8%                                                                 | 242.52    | 1%                                                                 |
| 14       | Rajasthan        | 2004.70   | 7%                                                                 | 1950.41   | 5%                                                                 | 1623.90   | 4%                                                                 |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu       | 1322.64   | 6%                                                                 | 1281.53   | 4%                                                                 | 1199.40   | 4%                                                                 |
| 16       | Telangana        | 1646.78   | 9%                                                                 | 1905.05   | 8%                                                                 | 2508.96   | 10%                                                                |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh    | 4563.65   | 6%                                                                 | 4563.65   | 4%                                                                 | 2981.16   | 3%                                                                 |
| 18       | West Bengal      | 2985.12   | 6%                                                                 | 3189.60   | 5%                                                                 | 3777.36   | 6%                                                                 |
| 19       | Delhi            | 392.29    | 7%                                                                 | 4644.86   | 41%                                                                | 3922.92   | 36%                                                                |
| 20       | Puducherry       | 82.51     | 18%                                                                | 83.16     | 14%                                                                | 64.74     | 12%                                                                |
| 21       | Himachal Pradesh | 1176.01   | 6%                                                                 | 1176.01   | 5%                                                                 | 3248.73   | 13%                                                                |
| 22       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 3233.736  | 11%                                                                | 4716.68   | 13%                                                                | 8663.13   | 22%                                                                |
| 23       | Uttarakhand      | 1443.64   | 8%                                                                 | 1569.35   | 7%                                                                 | 3003.66   | 13%                                                                |

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| 24          | Andaman & Nicobar              | 94.44    | 12%   | 81.6     | 8%   |    24.60 | 2%   |
|-------------|--------------------------------|----------|-------|----------|------|----------|------|
| 25          | Chandigarh                     | 148.8    | 27%   | 144      | 19%  |    28.2  | 5%   |
| 26          | D. & Nagar Haveli* Daman & Diu | 25.68    | 9%    | 17.88    | 5%   |    53.2  | 10%  |
| 26          | D. & Nagar Haveli* Daman & Diu | 0        | 0%    | 0        | 0%   |    53.2  | 10%  |
| 27          | Ladakh #                       | -        | -     | -        | -    |   306.8  | 18%  |
| 28          | Lakshadweep                    | 0        | 0%    | 0        | 0%   |    32    | 25%  |
| 29          | Arunachal Pradesh              | 56.92    | 1%    | 40.93    | 0%   |   122.31 | 1%   |
| 30          | Assam                          | 1271.92  | 3%    | 490.32   | 1%   |   653.4  | 1%   |
| 31          | Manipur                        | 351.65   | 4%    | 504.25   | 4%   |  2811.24 | 18%  |
| 32          | Meghalaya                      | 130.46   | 2%    | 342.14   | 5%   |   129.15 | 2%   |
| 33          | Mizoram                        | 12.53    | 0%    | 12.53    | 0%   |    18.27 | 0%   |
| 34          | Nagaland                       | 137.05   | 3%    | 272.81   | 4%   |   207.36 | 3%   |
| 35          | Sikkim                         | 68.688   | 5%    | 113.40   | 5%   |    63.81 | 3%   |
| 36          | Tripura                        | 107.46   | 1%    | 117.18   | 1%   |    32.85 | 0%   |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                    | 48915.54 | 7%    | 51692.03 | 5%   | 75311    | 8%   |

* UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have been united from April, 2020

# UT of Ladakh had been separated from the State of Jammu and Kashmir and data is available from 2020 onwards