Lok Sabha Question No. 564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Jharkhand
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 564

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN JHARKHAND

564.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  number of  Anganwadi centres  in  Jharkhand  and  children  enrolled  in  these centres, district-wise;
- (b) the remuneration paid to Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers along with the proposed increase therein in view of rising prices and meagre salaries being paid to them, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) the number of Anganwadi centres having pucca buildings, tapped water supply and toilets, State/UT-wise particularly in Jharkhand;
- (d) the  quantity  of  rice,  pulses,  cereals,  oil,  vegetables,  sugar,  iodised  salt  etc. prescribed for each child, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand; and
- (e) the  scale  and  quality  of  food  supplied  to  each  child  enrolled  in  Anganwadi centres along with the steps taken to ensure that good quality food is supplied to them, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    As  reported  by  the  State,  the  district-wise  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  and children enrolled therein in the State of Jharkhand is at Annexure-I.

(b)   With  respect  to  honorarium  of  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  and  Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), Government of India w.e.f. 01.10.2018 has enhanced the honorarium of  AWWs at  main-AWCs  from  ₹3,000/-  to₹  4,500/-  per  month;  AWWs  at  mini-AWCs from ₹2,250/- to ₹3,500/- per month; AWHs from ₹1,500/- to ₹2,250/- per month; and introduced  performance  linked  incentive  of  ₹250/-  per  month  to  AWHs.   Further, modified guidelines have been issued for performance linked incentive @ ₹ 500/- per month to Anganwadi Workers w.e.f. 01.04.2021. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary  incentives/honorarium to these functionaries from their  own resources.

- (c) State/UT-wise number of AWCs having pucca buildings, drinking water facilities and toilet facilities is at Annexure-II .

(d) The Government of India allocates food-grains i.e. Wheat/Fortified Rice/Millets to State Governments/UT Administrations at subsidized rates under NFSA for preparation of  supplementary  food  under  Anganwadi  Services.  The  recipe  for  the  beneficiaries under  Supplementary  Nutrition  is  according  to  the  local  food  habits  and  food  items easily available in the State/UT.

(e) Supplementary  Nutrition  provided  to  beneficiaries  as  per  nutritional  standards mentioned in Schedule II of National Food Security Act, 2013, which are as follows:

| S. No.   | Category                                            | Type of Meal                      |   Calories | Protein   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------|-----------|
| i.       | Children (6 Months to 3 Years)                      | Take Home Ration                  |        500 | 12-15     |
| ii.      | Children (3 to 6 Years)                             | Morning Snack and Hot Cooked Meal |        500 | 12-15     |
| iii.     | Children (6 Months to 6 Years) who are malnourished | Take Home Ration                  |        800 | 20-25     |
| iv.      | Pregnant women and Lactating mothers Take           | Home Ration                       |        600 | 18-20     |

To ensure that good quality food is supplied to beneficiaries by State Governments/UT Administrations, Government of India has issued Streamlined Guidelines  dated  13.01.2021  on  quality  assurance,  roles  and  responsibilities  of  duty holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and data management and monitoring through 'Poshan Tracker' for transparency, efficiency and accountability  in  delivery  of  Supplementary  Nutrition.  As  per  these  guidelines,  State Governments/UT  Administrations  shall  ensure  that the quality  of  Supplementary Nutrition being provided is with reference to the norms of food safety as well as nutrient composition. Supplementary Nutrition must conform to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made there-under to ensure consistent quality and nutritive value per serving.

Take-Home Ration (not raw ration), shall be tested from FSSAI owned/registered/empaneled/NABL  accredited  laboratory.  Random  testing  must  be conducted by Anganwadi Services functionaries after receipt of stock at the AWC or at the Block level. Anganwadi Services functionaries i.e. CDPO or Supervisor shall draw the  samples,  as  per  the  prescribed  procedure  and  send  the  sample  for  testing  to  a FSSAI owned/registered/empaneled/NABL accredited laboratory.

ln  case of  Hot Cooked Meal, it should be ensured that it is prepared in proper kitchen  sheds  having  adequate  sanitation  and  safe  drinking  water  so  as  to  maintain hygienic conditions.

State/UT wise allocation of food grains for the financial year 2022-23 (upto 3 rd Quarter) is at Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I

Annexure Referred In Reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.564 for answer on 09.12.2022 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary regarding 'Anganwadi  Centres  in  Jharkhand'  Indicating  District-wise  Number  of  Anganwadi Centres In Jharkhand and Number of Children Enrolled Therein

| S. No.   | Name of District   |   No. of AWCs |   Children (6 months to 6 years) |
|----------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Khunti             |           840 |                            49066 |
| 2.       | Ramgarh            |          1042 |                            59257 |
| 3.       | Bokaro             |          2256 |                           134168 |
| 4.       | Koderma            |           751 |                            64254 |
| 5.       | Sahebganj          |          1688 |                           176774 |
| 6.       | Garhwa             |          1330 |                           133850 |
| 7.       | Latehar            |           962 |                            85172 |
| 8.       | Ranchi             |          2832 |                           183393 |
| 9.       | Lohardaga          |           749 |                            54150 |
| 10.      | Gumla              |          1670 |                           104060 |
| 11.      | Simdega            |           965 |                            49769 |
| 12.      | Chatra             |          1124 |                           110506 |
| 13.      | Deoghar            |          1567 |                           130752 |
| 14.      | East Singhbhum     |          1722 |                           119890 |
| 15.      | West Singhbhum     |          2330 |                           147489 |
| 16.      | Seraikela          |          1370 |                            92838 |
| 17.      | Hazaribagh         |          1770 |                           139350 |
| 18.      | Dhanbad            |          2231 |                           148200 |
| 19.      | Giridih            |          2431 |                           220976 |
| 20.      | Dumka              |          2060 |                           155166 |
| 21.      | Jamtara            |          1189 |                            75434 |
| 22.      | Pakur              |          1167 |                           122881 |
| 23.      | Godda              |          1791 |                           161312 |
| 24.      | Palamu             |          2595 |                           211383 |
| Total    | Total              |         38432 |                          2930090 |

## ANNEXURE-II

Annexure Referred In Reply To Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.564 For Answer  On  09.12.2022  Raised  By  Shri  Chandra  Prakash  Choudhary  Regarding 'Anganwadi  Centres  in  Jharkahnd'  indicating  State/UT-wise  number  of  Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) having Pucca Buildings, Drinking Water Facilities and Toilet Facilities as on 30.06.2021

458

673

450

405

71

780

| S. No.   | State/UT                         |   AWCs having Pucca Building |   AWCs with Drinking water facility |   AWCs with toilet facility |
|----------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                   |                        55405 |                               55607 |                       40876 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                |                            0 |                                6225 |                         458 |
| 3        | Assam                            |                        61471 |                               41724 |                       38896 |
| 4        | Bihar                            |                        84503 |                              111468 |                      111468 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                     |                        45621 |                               47861 |                       47435 |
| 6        | Goa                              |                         1259 |                                1262 |                        1262 |
| 7        | Gujarat                          |                        53027 |                               50733 |                       51465 |
| 8        | Haryana                          |                        25962 |                               25662 |                       23349 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                 |                        17137 |                               18880 |                       18770 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                        |                        31377 |                               27116 |                       25547 |
| 11       | Karnataka                        |                        56519 |                               54362 |                       52393 |
| 12       | Kerala                           |                        33075 |                               29194 |                       32762 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                   |                        91982 |                               91950 |                       94018 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                      |                        99702 |                               82617 |                       56336 |
| 15       | Manipur                          |                         1474 |                                6238 |                        5017 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                        |                         5711 |                                3692 |                        5587 |
| 17       | Mizoram                          |                         2244 |                                2055 |                        2055 |
| 18       | Nagaland                         |                          284 |                                3455 |                        1654 |
| 19       | Odisha                           |                        73172 |                               73172 |                       32728 |
| 20       | Punjab                           |                        27304 |                               27304 |                       24768 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                        |                        61625 |                               48949 |                       32527 |
| 22       | Sikkim                           |                         1308 |                                1308 |                        1306 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                       |                        43664 |                               42527 |                       46540 |
| 24       | Telangana                        |                        29522 |                               33710 |                       17508 |
| 25       | Tripura                          |                         9911 |                                9102 |                        8272 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                    |                       188982 |                              182589 |                      176091 |
| 27       | Uttrakhand                       |                        20020 |                               16649 |                       16454 |
| 28       | West Bengal                      |                        97541 |                               88624 |                       98597 |
| 29       | A & N Islands                    |                          652 |                                 719 |                         673 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                       |                          450 |                                 450 |                         450 |
| 31       | Dadra & N Haveli & Daman and Diu |                          351 |                                 405 |                         405 |
| 32       | Delhi                            |                        10740 |                               10755 |                       10754 |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir                  |                        22280 |                               25397 |                       23482 |
| 34       | Ladakh                           |                          474 |                                 752 |                        1089 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                      |                           71 |                                  71 |                          71 |
| 36       | Puducherry                       |                          855 |                                 786 |                         780 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                            |                      1255675 |                             1223370 |                     1101843 |

## ANNEXURE-III

Annexure  referred  in  Reply  to  Part  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.564  for answer on 09.12.2022 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary regarding 'Anganwadi Centres in Jharkhand' indicating State/UT-wise Foodgrain Allocation under Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 during 2022-23 (Upto 3 rd Quarter)

176

666

357

197

45

378

0

| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Food-grain Allocation (In MTs)   | Food-grain Allocation (In MTs)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Wheat                            | Fortified Rice                   |
| 1        | A&N Island                         | 0                                | 176                              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 17488                            | 29736                            |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0                                | 666                              |
| 4        | Assam                              | 0                                | 66720                            |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 0                                | 183378                           |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                       | 23194                            | 6890                             |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 357                              | 357                              |
| 8        | Delhi                              | 4203                             | 2549                             |
| 9        | Goa                                | 32                               | 1117                             |
| 10       | Gujarat                            | 54605                            | 10961                            |
| 11       | Haryana                            | 19259                            | 6656                             |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 5742                             | 3608                             |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 0                                | 12480                            |
| 14       | Jharkhand                          | 26201                            | 22678                            |
| 15       | Karnataka                          | 22083                            | 79378                            |
| 16       | Kerala                             | 10610                            | 8035                             |
| 17       | Ladakh                             | 0                                | 197                              |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                        | 45                               | 45                               |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 97903                            | 34101                            |
| 20       | Maharashtra                        | 121690                           | 32679                            |
| 21       | Manipur                            | 0                                | 7790                             |
| 22       | Meghalaya                          | 6324                             | 6324                             |
| 23       | Mizoram                            | 1129                             | 2005                             |
| 24       | Nagaland                           | 0                                | 9319                             |
| 25       | Odisha                             | 37568                            | 32371                            |
| 26       | Pudducherry                        | 0                                | 378                              |
| 27       | Punjab                             | 15554                            | 9335                             |
| 28       | Rajasthan                          | 66975                            | 16451                            |
| 29       | Sikkim                             | 312                              | 0                                |
| 30       | TamilNadu                          | 38800                            | 15955                            |
| 31       | Telangana                          | 15011                            | 18871                            |
| 32       | Tripura                            | 0                                | 7460                             |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 182226                           | 186975                           |
| 34       | West Bengal                        | 0                                | 121119                           |
| Total    | Total                              | 767311                           | 936760                           |