Lok Sabha Question No. 1930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Basic Facilities in Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pragya Singh Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1930

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## BASIC FACILITIES IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

†1930:  SADHVI PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR:

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 lack basic  amenities  such  as  clean  toilets  and  access  to  clean  drinking  water  across  the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the total rental amount paid for running AWCs in rented premises during the last three years;
- (c) the percentage  of rental amount  paid  out  of the total expenditure incurred on Anganwadi centres during the said period, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) the policy in place regarding renting premises for providing Anganwadi facilities; and
- (e) the provisions of penalty for the Anganwadi Centres for not adhering to the said policy?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):     Out  of  13,86,990  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  across  the  country, 4,36,613  AWCs  do  not  have  toilets  facilities  and  2,20,967  AWCs  do  not  have  drinking  water facilities.  State-wise  details  are  placed  at Annexure-I. 3,58,446 AWCs as detailed in Annex-II are run in rented premises. The details of the total amount paid as rent during last three years are as follows:

| Financial Year   | Total amount paid as towards rent   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 34,788.90                           |
| 2018-19          | 49,220.93                           |
| 2019-20          | 51,707.83                           |

(Rs. in lakhs)

The  State/UT-wise Statement regarding the percentage of rental amount paid out of the total  expenditure  incurred  on  Anganwadi  centres  is  placed  at Annexure-II .  Ministry  has  had sustained engagements with States to ensure that drinking water and infrastructural needs are met  through  convergence  with  the  Jal  Shakti  Mission  and  schemes  under  Ministry  of  Rural Development.

(d) to (e):      Anganwadi Centres not having their own or community buildings may be opened in rented premises with available space of at least 600 sq. ft. with adequate infrastructure facilities like toilet and drinking water. Administration of the Scheme implementation at the AWC level is undertaken by the State Governments.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question NO.1930 for 12.02.2021

| STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   | STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   | STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   | STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   | STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   | STATE/UTs WISE INFORMATION ON TOILETS & DRINKING WATER FACILITIES IN OPERATIONAL AWCs - QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 2020   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                                | Operational                                                                                                             | No. of AWCs for which data is available                                                                                 | Total No. of AWCs/Mini- AWCs with toilet facility                                                                       | Total No. of AWCs/Mini- AWCs with Drinking water facility                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 55607                                                                                                                   | 55607                                                                                                                   | 40670                                                                                                                   | 40240                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                               | 35634                                                                                                                   | 35567                                                                                                                   | 17787                                                                                                                   | 34123                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 6225                                                                                                                    | 6225                                                                                                                    | 458                                                                                                                     | 6225                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 62153                                                                                                                   | 61664                                                                                                                   | 20873                                                                                                                   | 21918                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                   | 111468                                                                                                                  | 108898                                                                                                                  | 108898                                                                                                                  | 108898                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 51496                                                                                                                   | 51455                                                                                                                   | 36559                                                                                                                   | 40182                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                     | 1262                                                                                                                    | 1261                                                                                                                    | 979                                                                                                                     | 1211                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 53029                                                                                                                   | 53029                                                                                                                   | 51077                                                                                                                   | 49506                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                 | 25962                                                                                                                   | 25962                                                                                                                   | 23384                                                                                                                   | 20460                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 18925                                                                                                                   | 18925                                                                                                                   | 18767                                                                                                                   | 18851                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 38432                                                                                                                   | 38426                                                                                                                   | 20424                                                                                                                   | 25603                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 65911                                                                                                                   | 65911                                                                                                                   | 50771                                                                                                                   | 41779                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 33244                                                                                                                   | 33115                                                                                                                   | 32686                                                                                                                   | 28499                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 97135                                                                                                                   | 97135                                                                                                                   | 68235                                                                                                                   | 86435                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | 110219                                                                                                                  | 109614                                                                                                                  | 56336                                                                                                                   | 82617                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 11510                                                                                                                   | 11510                                                                                                                   | 6238                                                                                                                    | 6238                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 5896                                                                                                                    | 5894                                                                                                                    | 3965                                                                                                                    | 1882                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 2244                                                                                                                    | 2244                                                                                                                    | 1917                                                                                                                    | 1988                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 3980                                                                                                                    | 3980                                                                                                                    | 1654                                                                                                                    | 3455                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 72587                                                                                                                   | 72587                                                                                                                   | 26625                                                                                                                   | 72587                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                  | 27303                                                                                                                   | 27303                                                                                                                   | 19369                                                                                                                   | 27303                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 61974                                                                                                                   | 61613                                                                                                                   | 32527                                                                                                                   | 48949                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 1308                                                                                                                    | 1308                                                                                                                    | 1306                                                                                                                    | 1305                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 54439                                                                                                                   | 54439                                                                                                                   | 38091                                                                                                                   | 44532                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 9911                                                                                                                    | 9911                                                                                                                    | 6160                                                                                                                    | 8196                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 189267                                                                                                                  | 189199                                                                                                                  | 134908                                                                                                                  | 187347                                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                      | Uttrakhand                                                                                                              | 20067                                                                                                                   | 20017                                                                                                                   | 15037                                                                                                                   | 14829                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                             | 116765                                                                                                                  | 116765                                                                                                                  | 78536                                                                                                                   | 99917                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                      | A & N Islands                                                                                                           | 720                                                                                                                     | 720                                                                                                                     | 580                                                                                                                     | 720                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                                              | 450                                                                                                                     | 450                                                                                                                     | 450                                                                                                                     | 450                                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                   | 10897                                                                                                                   | 10755                                                                                                                   | 10755                                                                                                                   | 10755                                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                                      | Dadra & N Haveli & Daman and Diu                                                                                        | 409                                                                                                                     | 405                                                                                                                     | 405                                                                                                                     | 405                                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                         | 28460                                                                                                                   | 28042                                                                                                                   | 16951                                                                                                                   | 21977                                                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                                  | 1139                                                                                                                    | 1139                                                                                                                    | 1084                                                                                                                    | 726                                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                             | 107                                                                                                                     | 107                                                                                                                     | 107                                                                                                                     | 107                                                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                              | 855                                                                                                                     | 855                                                                                                                     | 855                                                                                                                     | 855                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                   | 1386990                                                                                                                 | 1382037                                                                                                                 | 945424                                                                                                                  | 1161070                                                                                                                 |

## Annexure-II to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 1930 for 12.02.2021

| S. No       |                              | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   | Status of Fund Allocated for Rent under Anganwadi Services during the last three years   |
|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             |                              | 2017-18                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                  |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                  |
|             | States/ UTs                  | Fund Allocation for Anganwa di Services (General)                                        | Fund Allocation for Rent                                                                 | %of                                                                                      | Fund Allocation for Anganwadi Services (General)                                         | Fund Allocation for Rent                                                                 | %of Rent                                                                                 | Fund Allocation for Anganwadi Services (General)                                         | Fund for Rent                                                                            | %of Rent                                                                                 |
|             |                              |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | Rent                                                                                     |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | Allocation                                                                               |                                                                                          |
| 1           | ANDHRA PRADESH               | 22222.12                                                                                 | 1956.96                                                                                  | 8.81                                                                                     | 28884.89                                                                                 | 5292.12                                                                                  | 18.32                                                                                    | 36778.6                                                                                  | 2934.22                                                                                  | 7.98                                                                                     |
| 2           | BIHAR                        | 38381.93                                                                                 | 3657.04                                                                                  | 9.53                                                                                     | 47613.06                                                                                 | 9848.76                                                                                  | 20.68                                                                                    | 63915.2                                                                                  | 5909.26                                                                                  | 9.25                                                                                     |
| 3           | CHHATTISGA RH                | 19351.46                                                                                 | 441.71                                                                                   | 2.28                                                                                     | 23943.28                                                                                 | 2397.6                                                                                   | 10.01                                                                                    | 33243.8                                                                                  | 1664.57                                                                                  | 5.01                                                                                     |
| 4           | GOA                          | 530.03                                                                                   | 16.79                                                                                    | 3.17                                                                                     | 721.02                                                                                   | 170.64                                                                                   | 23.67                                                                                    | 912.18                                                                                   | 54.14                                                                                    | 5.94                                                                                     |
| 5           | GUJARAT                      | 21604.78                                                                                 | 1043.54                                                                                  | 4.83                                                                                     | 25716.23                                                                                 | 1842.12                                                                                  | 7.16                                                                                     | 32581.23                                                                                 | 636.91                                                                                   | 1.95                                                                                     |
| 6           | HARYANA                      | 10888.88                                                                                 | 623.95                                                                                   | 5.73                                                                                     | 13080.7                                                                                  | 2095.8                                                                                   | 16.02                                                                                    | 17475.56                                                                                 | 1161.36                                                                                  | 6.65                                                                                     |
| 7           | JHARKHAND                    | 16057.34                                                                                 | 1220.17                                                                                  | 7.6                                                                                      | 19003.49                                                                                 | 2087.52                                                                                  | 10.98                                                                                    | 25608.28                                                                                 | 1287.72                                                                                  | 5.03                                                                                     |
| 8           | KARNATAKA                    | 26394.44                                                                                 | 1417.24                                                                                  | 5.37                                                                                     | 31161.5                                                                                  | 4040.64                                                                                  | 12.97                                                                                    | 41895.96                                                                                 | 1770.05                                                                                  | 4.22                                                                                     |
| 9           | KERALA MADHYA                | 14255.09                                                                                 | 696.86                                                                                   | 4.89                                                                                     | 15699.34                                                                                 | 1476.24                                                                                  | 9.4                                                                                      | 22766.91                                                                                 | 1086.26                                                                                  | 4.77                                                                                     |
| 10          | PRADESH MAHARASHT            | 38534.69                                                                                 | 2084.43                                                                                  | 5.41                                                                                     | 47132.09                                                                                 | 8012.76                                                                                  | 17                                                                                       | 60763.99                                                                                 | 3770.14                                                                                  | 6.2                                                                                      |
| 11          | RA                           | 44035.79 28603.34                                                                        | 3498.58 1407.33                                                                          | 7.94                                                                                     | 50947.2 32117.23                                                                         | 6577.8 1146.24                                                                           | 12.91 3.57                                                                               | 66783.74 44570.7                                                                         | 2069.86 646.42                                                                           | 3.1 1.45                                                                                 |
| 12          | ODISHA                       |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 4.92                                                                                     |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 13          | PUNJAB                       | 10965.67                                                                                 | 392.14                                                                                   | 3.58                                                                                     | 12981.63                                                                                 | 1109.88                                                                                  | 8.55                                                                                     | 18657.52                                                                                 | 1483.78                                                                                  | 7.95                                                                                     |
| 14          | RAJASTHAN                    | 23913.52                                                                                 | 863.1                                                                                    | 3.61                                                                                     | 27873.05                                                                                 | 3341.16                                                                                  | 11.99                                                                                    | 37642.03                                                                                 | 1950.41                                                                                  | 5.18                                                                                     |
| 15          | TAMIL NADU                   | 17790.77                                                                                 | 1033.84                                                                                  | 5.81                                                                                     | 23379.78                                                                                 | 2204.4                                                                                   | 9.43                                                                                     | 33477.59                                                                                 | 1281.53                                                                                  | 3.83                                                                                     |
| 16          | TELANGANA                    | 14347.47                                                                                 | 1542.29                                                                                  | 10.75                                                                                    | 17816.79                                                                                 | 2744.64                                                                                  | 15.4                                                                                     | 24058.55                                                                                 | 1905.05                                                                                  | 7.92                                                                                     |
| 17          | UTTAR PRADESH WEST           | 70772.24                                                                                 | 2778.48                                                                                  | 3.93                                                                                     | 80195.01                                                                                 | 7606.08                                                                                  | 9.48                                                                                     | 109850.13                                                                                | 4563.65                                                                                  | 4.15                                                                                     |
| 18          | BENGAL                       | 45755.55                                                                                 | 1943.74                                                                                  | 4.25                                                                                     | 51081.49                                                                                 | 4975.2                                                                                   | 9.74                                                                                     | 68091.96                                                                                 | 3189.6                                                                                   | 4.68                                                                                     |
| 19          | DELHI                        | 6278.02                                                                                  | 1810.32                                                                                  | 28.84                                                                                    | 5479.59                                                                                  | 653.82                                                                                   | 11.93                                                                                    | 11431.13                                                                                 | 4644.86                                                                                  | 40.63                                                                                    |
| 20          | PUDUCHERRY                   | 421.65                                                                                   | 73                                                                                       | 17.31                                                                                    | 447.65                                                                                   | 137.52                                                                                   | 30.72                                                                                    | 604.21                                                                                   | 83.16                                                                                    | 13.76                                                                                    |
| 21          | HIMACHAL PRADESH             | 11828.07                                                                                 | 636.09                                                                                   | 5.38                                                                                     | 18179.26                                                                                 | 1306.68                                                                                  | 7.19                                                                                     | 22201.73                                                                                 | 1176.01 4716.68                                                                          | 5.3                                                                                      |
| 22          | JAMMU & KASHMIR              | 20305.29                                                                                 | 2715.69                                                                                  | 13.37                                                                                    | 29614                                                                                    | 3593.04                                                                                  | 12.13                                                                                    | 37701.07                                                                                 |                                                                                          | 12.51                                                                                    |
| 23          | UTTARAKHAN D                 | 11226.46                                                                                 | 787.9                                                                                    | 7.02                                                                                     | 17648.3                                                                                  | 1604.04                                                                                  | 9.09                                                                                     | 21470.94                                                                                 | 1569.35                                                                                  | 7.31                                                                                     |
| 24          | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR            | 501.85                                                                                   | 20.3                                                                                     | 4.05                                                                                     | 756.8                                                                                    | 94.44                                                                                    | 12.48                                                                                    | 994.91                                                                                   | 81.6                                                                                     | 8.2                                                                                      |
| 25          | CHANDIGARH D. & NAGAR        | 339.162                                                                                  | 21.672                                                                                   | 6.39                                                                                     | 553.9 300.97                                                                             | 148.8                                                                                    | 26.86                                                                                    | 765.79                                                                                   | 144                                                                                      | 18.8                                                                                     |
| 26 27       | HAVELI DAMAN & DIU LAKSHADWE | 186.12 66.373                                                                            | 0 1.008                                                                                  | 0 1.52                                                                                   | 76.45                                                                                    | 25.68 0                                                                                  | 8.53 0                                                                                   | 375.9 127.45                                                                             | 17.88 0                                                                                  | 4.76 0                                                                                   |
| 28 29       | EP ARUNACHAL                 | 76.375 4184.17                                                                           | 0 232.47                                                                                 | 0 5.56                                                                                   | 169.44 7528.29                                                                           | 0 63.24                                                                                  | 0 0.84                                                                                   | 95.78 10187.2                                                                            | 0 40.93                                                                                  | 0 0.4                                                                                    |
| 30          | ASSAM                        | 37084.11                                                                                 | 1264.24                                                                                  |                                                                                          | 50802.45                                                                                 | 1413.24                                                                                  | 2.78                                                                                     | 63171.81                                                                                 | 490.32                                                                                   | 0.78                                                                                     |
|             | PRADESH                      |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 3.41                                                                                     |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 32          | MEGHALAYA                    | 3326.62                                                                                  | 30.63                                                                                    | 0.92                                                                                     | 5613.68                                                                                  | 144.96                                                                                   | 2.58                                                                                     | 7049.75                                                                                  | 342.14                                                                                   | 4.85                                                                                     |
| 33 34       | MIZORAM NAGALAND             | 1415.31                                                                                  | 16.37                                                                                    | 1.16 0                                                                                   | 2544.32 4828.28                                                                          | 13.92                                                                                    | 0.55                                                                                     | 3422.38                                                                                  | 12.53 272.81                                                                             | 0.37                                                                                     |
|             |                              | 2214.17                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                      |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 152.28                                                                                   | 3.15                                                                                     | 6370.59                                                                                  |                                                                                          | 4.28                                                                                     |
| 35 36       | SIKKIM TRIPURA               | 793.03                                                                                   | 61.37                                                                                    | 0                                                                                        | 1430                                                                                     | 76.32                                                                                    | 5.34                                                                                     | 2182.15                                                                                  | 113.4 117.18                                                                             | 5.2                                                                                      |
|             |                              | 6084.74                                                                                  |                                                                                          | 1.01                                                                                     | 8940.65                                                                                  | 119.4                                                                                    | 1.34                                                                                     | 11799.79                                                                                 |                                                                                          | 0.99                                                                                     |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                  | 577533.85                                                                                | 34675.35                                                                                 | 6                                                                                        | 713971.26                                                                                | 76907.7                                                                                  | 10.77                                                                                    | 953264.6                                                                                 | 51692.03                                                                                 | 5.42                                                                                     |

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