Lok Sabha Question No. 2146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Disruption in Nutritional Services by Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2146

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## DISRUPTION IN NUTRITIONAL SERVICES BY ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 2146.   SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a)        whether as per a study aided by NITI Aayog, disruptions in Anganwadi Centers (AWC) based nutritional services continued after the lockdown of March 2020 ended and if so,  the reasons therefor;
- (b)        the number of children returning to AWCs after their reopening, State/UT-wise;
- (c)         whether as much as 43 percent of the households with Pregnant or Lactating Women (PLW) faced challenges in receiving food from AWCs;
- (d)        if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)         whether  the  time  spent  by  Anganwadi  workers  undertaking  various  nutritionrelated  activities  decreased,  with  47  percent  of  them  having  spent  more  time providing take-home ration to children/PLW and nearly none of them providing hot meals and if so,    the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)       During   COVID-19  pandemic,  as  per  MHA  guidelines,  all  Anganwadi Centres were closed to limit the impact of COVID-19. However, to ensure continuous nutritional  support  to  Anganwadi  beneficiaries,  Anganwadi  Workers  and  Anganwadi Helpers distributed Supplementary Nutrition at the doorstep of beneficiaries once in 15 days.

After the lockdown ended, 9.06 crore beneficiaries as on June, 2021 and 9.49 crore  beneficiaries  as  on  March,  2022  received  Supplementary  Nutrition.  Details  are placed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

During  the  Covid-19  pandemic  period,  Ministry  sought  regular  reports  from States/UTs to ensure uninterrupted delivery of nutrition and essential services to  beneficiaries. During the pandemic, Take Home Ration was provided as anganwadi centres were  closed.  States/UTs  were  also  submitting  progress  reports  on  the implementation of Anganwadi Services. No report was received on challenges faced by beneficiaries.

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## Annexure-I to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2146 to be answered on 29.07.2022 Statement of beneficiaries under Anganwadi Services as on 30.06.2021

|                     |           | 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   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   |
|---------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No               | State/UTs | Children (6 months - 3 years) Children (3 - 6 years) | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)        | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)        | Total Bene- ficiaries (children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM) | Boys (3 - 6 years)                      | Girls (3 - 6 years)                     | (3 years)                               |                                         |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 1619718   | 1050805                                              | 2670523 724824                             |                                            | 3395347                                                 | 25310                                   | 59695                                   | 85005                                   |                                         |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 74920     | 87120                                                | 162040                                     | 19547                                      | 181587                                                  | 44381                                   | 42739                                   | 87120                                   |                                         |
| 3 Assam             | 1414719   | 1617562                                              | 3032281                                    | 504233                                     | 3536514                                                 | 859315                                  | 758247                                  | 1617562                                 |                                         |
| 4 Bihar             | 4232095   | 3722042                                              | 7954137                                    | 1788449                                    | 9742586                                                 | 1972680                                 | 1749362                                 | 3722042                                 |                                         |
| 5 Chhatisgarh       | 1140480   | 1027352                                              | 2167832                                    | 429798                                     | 2597630                                                 | 531024                                  | 573793                                  | 1104817                                 |                                         |
| 6 Goa^              | 34757     | 24029                                                | 58786                                      | 11108                                      | 69894                                                   | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |                                         |
| 7 Gujarat           | 1808575   | 1683424                                              | 3491999                                    | 659346                                     | 4151345                                                 | 826587                                  | 790880                                  | 1617467                                 |                                         |
| 8 Haryana           | 673334    | 430768                                               | 1104102                                    | 302799                                     | 1406901                                                 | 218855                                  | 211913                                  | 430768                                  |                                         |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 232445    | 163141                                               | 395586                                     | 91779                                      | 487365                                                  | 18339                                   | 17580                                   | 35919                                   |                                         |
| 10 Jharkhand        | 331487    | 991189                                               | 1322676                                    | 159752                                     | 1482428                                                 | 301645                                  | 300629                                  | 602274                                  |                                         |
| 11 Karnataka        | 2162732   | 1910577                                              | 4073309                                    | 904252                                     | 4977561                                                 | 340534                                  | 296577                                  | 637111                                  |                                         |
| 12 Kerala           | 635189    | 503352                                               | 1138541                                    | 346820                                     | 1485361                                                 | 255613                                  | 247739                                  | 503352                                  |                                         |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh   | 2558553   | 2451816                                              | 5010369                                    | 1047575                                    | 6057944                                                 | 367883                                  | 358711                                  | 726594                                  |                                         |
| 14 Maharashtra      | 3070115   | 3653256                                              | 6723371                                    | 1116171                                    | 7839542                                                 | 1209753                                 | 1211983                                 | 2421736                                 |                                         |
| 15 Manipur^         | 152451    | 185439                                               | 337890                                     | 54302                                      | 392192                                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |                                         |
| 16 Meghalaya        | 202499    | 235494                                               | 437993                                     | 66983                                      | 504976                                                  | 112302                                  | 109710                                  | 222012                                  |                                         |

| 17 Mizoram                          |    50045 |    49601 |                    99646 |                    20772 | 120418                   |    10956 |   10934 |    21890 |
|-------------------------------------|----------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------|---------|----------|
| 18 Nagaland                         |   186655 |   178991 |                   365646 |                    40850 | 406496                   |    89732 |   89207 |   178939 |
| 19 Odisha                           |  1661321 |  1549932 |                  3211253 |                   655266 | 3866519                  |   786455 |  763477 |  1549932 |
| 20 Punjab                           |   548274 |   339361 |                   887635 |                   262977 | 1150612                  |   152485 |  133012 |   285497 |
| 21 Rajasthan                        |  2099870 |  1340612 |                  3440482 |                  1085975 | 4526457                  |   683713 |  656899 |  1340612 |
| 22 Sikkim^                          |    12584 |     7369 |                    19953 |                     4776 | 24729                    |        0 |       0 |        0 |
| 23 Tamil Nadu                       |  1928712 |   762496 |                  2691208 |                   723890 | 3415098                  |   387690 |  374806 |   762496 |
| 24 Telangana                        |  1053745 |   685847 |                  1739592 |                   468362 | 2207954                  |   354029 |  343144 |   697173 |
| 25 Tripura                          |   152361 |   173494 |                   325855 |                    56692 | 382547                   |    87423 |   86071 |   173494 |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh                    |  7454852 |  4128111 |                 11582963 |          333514414918107 |                          |   366299 |  387435 |   753734 |
| 27 Uttrakhand                       |   467021 |   253603 |                   720624 |                   184357 | 904981                   |   133206 |  130455 |   263661 |
| 28 West Bengal ^ *                  |  3649035 |  3551779 |                  7200814 |                  1568154 | 8768968                  |        0 |       0 |        0 |
| 29 A & N Islands                    |    10161 |     7056 |                    17217 |                     3056 | 20273                    |     3538 |    3518 |     7056 |
| 30 Chandigarh                       |    24784 |    26153 |                    50937 |                     8674 | 59611                    |    13559 |   12674 |    26233 |
| 31 Dadra & N Haveli and Daman & Diu |    15502 |    15005 |                    30507 |                     7328 | 37835                    |     7603 |    7402 |    15005 |
| 32 Delhi                            |   398350 |   242723 |                   641073 |                   136612 | 777685                   |    74066 |   70167 |   144233 |
| 33 Jammu & Kashmir^                 |   296559 |   232375 |                   528934 |                   121466 | 650400                   |        0 |       0 |        0 |
| 34 Ladakh                           |     9352 |     8898 |                    18250 |                     3289 | 21539                    |     1660 |    1603 |     3263 |
| 35 Lakshadweep                      |     2849 |     1381 |                     4230 |                     1123 | 5353                     |      736 |     645 |     1381 |
| 36 Puducherry                       |    27514 |     5257 |                    32771 |                     9427 | 42198                    |     2683 |    2574 |     5257 |
| Total                               | 40393615 | 33297410 | 736910251692592890616953 | 736910251692592890616953 | 736910251692592890616953 | 10240054 | 9803581 | 20043635 |

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

* Available data as on 31 March, 2021

## Annexure-II to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2146 to be answered on 29.07.2022

## Statement of beneficiaries under Anganwadi Services as on 31.03.2022

|                     | 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   | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No State/UTs     | Children (6 months - 3 years)              | Children - 6 years)                        | (3 Total Children (6 months - 6 years)     | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)        | Total Bene- ficiaries (children 6 mo-6 years plus P&LM) Boys | (3 - 6 years)                           | Girls - 6 years)                        | (3 Total - 6 years)                     | (3                                      |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 1563150                                    | 918768                                     | 2481918                                    | 713716                                     | 3195634                                                      | 463061                                  | 455707                                  |                                         | 918768                                  |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 74920                                      | 87120                                      | 162040                                     | 19547                                      | 181587                                                       | 44381                                   | 42739                                   |                                         | 87120                                   |
| 3 Assam             | 1504072                                    | 1716760                                    | 3220832                                    | 503877                                     | 3724709                                                      | 944218                                  |                                         | 772542                                  | 1716760                                 |
| 4 Bihar             | 4312447                                    | 3905485                                    | 8217932                                    |                                            | 180865510026587                                              | 2029852                                 |                                         | 1875633                                 | 3905485                                 |
| 5 Chhatisgarh       | 1129532                                    | 995627                                     | 2125159                                    | 473409                                     | 2598568                                                      | 425113                                  | 428917                                  |                                         | 854030                                  |
| 6 Goa^              | 36709                                      | 28207                                      | 64916                                      | 12202                                      | 77118                                                        | 0                                       |                                         | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 7 Gujarat           | 1724251                                    | 1666647                                    | 3390898                                    | 712260                                     | 4103158                                                      | 838097                                  | 803034                                  |                                         | 1641131                                 |
| 8 Haryana           | 608071                                     | 359274                                     | 967345                                     | 290043                                     | 1257388                                                      | 182114                                  | 177160                                  |                                         | 359274                                  |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 230762                                     | 160669                                     | 391431                                     | 93066                                      | 484497                                                       | 59574                                   | 58023                                   |                                         | 117597                                  |
| 10 Jharkhand        | 1699783                                    | 1328651                                    | 3028434                                    | 719175                                     | 3747609                                                      | 510839                                  | 505607                                  |                                         | 1016446                                 |
| 11 Karnataka        | 2146780                                    | 1860706                                    | 4007486                                    | 799258                                     | 4806744                                                      | 925360                                  | 909261                                  | 1834621                                 |                                         |
| 12 Kerala           | 576162                                     | 537338                                     | 1113500                                    | 374886                                     | 1488386                                                      | 272320                                  | 265018                                  |                                         | 537338                                  |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh   | 2697802                                    | 3146300                                    | 5844102                                    | 1088559                                    | 6932661                                                      | 1387936                                 | 1362804                                 |                                         | 2750740                                 |
| 14 Maharashtra      | 3013369                                    | 3426206                                    | 6439575                                    | 1198509                                    | 7638084                                                      | 1209753                                 | 1211983                                 |                                         | 2421736                                 |

| 15 Manipur#                         |   151983 |   183292 |                   335275 | 57376                    |                   392651 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
|-------------------------------------|----------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 16 Meghalaya                        |   216537 |   253812 |                   470349 | 74994                    |                   545343 |   117289 |   113470 |   230759 |
| 17 Mizoram                          |    54882 |    55344 |                   110226 | 21256                    |                   131482 |    11256 |    11023 |    22279 |
| 18 Nagaland                         |   188197 |   180819 |                   369016 | 41296                    |                   410312 |    91313 |    89506 |   180819 |
| 19 Odisha                           |  1643047 |  1731916 |                  3374963 | 648123                   |                  4023086 |   881770 |   850146 |  1731916 |
| 20 Punjab                           |   606628 |   348807 |                   955435 | 266329                   |                  1221764 |   177427 |   167533 |   344960 |
| 21 Rajasthan                        |  2252076 |  1488690 |                  3740766 | 1118558                  |                  4859324 |   759232 |   729458 |  1488690 |
| 22 Sikkim                           |    10230 |     7435 |                    17665 | 4268                     |                    21933 |     3733 |     3702 |     7435 |
| 23 Tamil Nadu                       |  1899056 |   819922 |                  2718978 | 762155                   |                  3481133 |   414877 |   405045 |   819922 |
| 24 Telangana                        |  1011900 |   570063 |                  1581963 | 390270                   |                  1972233 |   284769 |   281110 |   565879 |
| 25 Tripura                          |   140168 |   176387 |                   316555 | 50216                    |                   366771 |    88868 |    87519 |   176387 |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh                    |  8151426 |  4436339 |                 12587765 |                          |          366337416251139 |  2058347 |  1966996 |  4025343 |
| 27 Uttrakhand                       |   392264 |   213527 |                   605791 | 156725                   |                   762516 |   132672 |   130163 |   262835 |
| 28 West Bengal^                     |  3513492 |  3357253 |                  6870745 | 1465148                  |                  8335893 |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 29 A & N Islands                    |     9765 |     7017 |                    16782 | 2919                     |                    19701 |     8458 |     8324 |    16782 |
| 30 Chandigarh                       |    23393 |    26644 |                    50037 | 9394                     |                    59431 |    12455 |    11787 |    24242 |
| 31 Dadra & N Haveli and Daman & Diu |    15897 |    15842 |                    31739 | 8678                     |                    40417 |     7879 |     7963 |    15842 |
| 32 Delhi                            |   431992 |   292898 |                   724890 | 156573                   |                   881463 |   133388 |   124560 |   257948 |
| 33 Jammu & Kashmir                  |   381275 |   348461 |                   729736 | 156757                   |                   886493 |   119847 |   112904 |   232751 |
| 34 Ladakh                           |     9167 |     9235 |                    18402 | 3271                     |                    21673 |     4704 |     4531 |     9235 |
| 35 Lakshadweep                      |     2819 |     1063 |                     3882 | 1053                     |                     4935 |      559 |      504 |     1063 |
| 36 Puducherry                       |    26237 |     6076 |                    32313 | 9670                     |                    41983 |     3090 |     2986 |     6076 |
| Total                               | 42450241 | 34668600 | 771188411787556594994406 | 771188411787556594994406 | 771188411787556594994406 | 14604551 | 13977658 | 28582209 |

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