Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 400

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN UTTAR PRADESH

400. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the amount spent and number of beneficiaries therein, year-wise and district-wise; and
- (c) the details of provision for regular quality check of food provided by them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh, the district-wise number of Anganwadi Centres along with the number of beneficiaries is at Annexure I.

The district-wise funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations under Anganwadi Services Scheme is not maintained centrally. However, an amount of Rs.269003.67 lakh has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh during financial year 2022-23 (upto 30.01.2023).

- (c) Streamlined guidelines were issued on 13.01.2021, covering several aspects such as 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.  Under these guidelines, the District Magistrate has been designated as the Nodal Point in the district for monitoring nutritional status and quality standards. State Govt shall ensure the quality of Supplementary Nutrition being provided 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 thereunder 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. Hot Cooked Meal has to be prepared in proper kitchen sheds having adequate sanitation and safe drinking water so as to maintain hygienic conditions.

Further, a robust ICT enabled platform named Poshan tracker has been designed to capture real-time data on implementation and monitoring of Anganwadi Services across the country. The Poshan Tracker management application provides data on the activities of the Anganwadi Centre  (AWC),  service  deliveries  of  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  for  complete  beneficiary management.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  &(b)  of  Lok  Sabha  UnStarred  Question No.400 for answer on 03.02.2023 regarding 'Anganwadi Centres in Uttar Pradesh' asked by Shri Upendra Singh Rawat indicating district-wise number  of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and beneficiaries as on December, 2022

## District-wise Number of Sanctioned Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in the State of Uttar Pradesh

|   S.N. | Name of District   |   No. of AWCs Sanctioned |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|      1 | Agra               |                     3004 |
|      2 | Aligarh            |                     3039 |
|      3 | Ambedkar Nagar     |                     2551 |
|      4 | Amethi             |                     1949 |
|      5 | Amroha             |                     1430 |
|      6 | Auraia             |                     1789 |
|      7 | Ayodhya            |                     2381 |
|      8 | Azamgarh           |                     5588 |
|      9 | Bagpat             |                     1338 |
|     10 | Bahraich           |                     3502 |
|     11 | Ballia             |                     3471 |
|     12 | Balrampur          |                     2143 |
|     13 | Banda              |                     1705 |
|     14 | Barabanki          |                     3056 |
|     15 | Bareilly           |                     2857 |
|     16 | Basti              |                     2655 |
|     17 | Bijnor             |                     3236 |
|     18 | Budaun             |                     2940 |
|     19 | Bulandshahar       |                     3967 |
|     20 | Chandauli          |                     1873 |
|     21 | Chitrakoot         |                     1088 |
|     22 | Deoria             |                     3243 |
|     23 | Etah               |                     1864 |
|     24 | Etawah             |                     1564 |
|     25 | Farrukhabad        |                     1752 |
|     26 | Fatehpur           |                     2944 |
|     27 | Firozabad          |                     2540 |
|     28 | Gautambudh Ngr     |                     1108 |
|     29 | Ghaziabad          |                     1373 |
|     30 | Ghazipur           |                     4127 |
|     31 | Gond a             |                     3095 |
|     32 | Gorakhpur          |                     4244 |
|     33 | Hamirpur           |                     1500 |
|     34 | Hapur              |                      887 |
|     35 | Hardoi             |                     3930 |
|     36 | Hathras            |                     1712 |
|     37 | Jalaun             |                     1815 |
|     38 | Jaunpur            |                     5321 |
|     39 | Jhansi             |                     1379 |
|     40 | Kannauj            |                     1615 |
|     41 | Kanpur Dehat       |                     1788 |
|     42 | Kanpur Sahar       |                     2134 |
|     43 | Kasganj            |                     2445 |

| 44    | Kaushambi          |   1775 |
|-------|--------------------|--------|
| 45    | Kheeri             |   3556 |
| 46    | Kushi Nagar        |   4134 |
| 47    | Lalitpur           |   1124 |
| 48    | Lucknow            |   2730 |
| 49    | Maharajganj        |   3164 |
| 50    | Mahoba             |    881 |
| 51    | Mainpuri           |   1788 |
| 52    | Mathura            |   2368 |
| 53    | Mau                |   2587 |
| 54    | Meerut             |   2076 |
| 55    | Mirzapur           |   2680 |
| 56    | Moradabad          |   2742 |
| 57    | Muzaffar Ngr       |   2274 |
| 58    | Pilibhit           |   1960 |
| 59    | Pratapgarh         |   3252 |
| 60    | Prayagraj          |   4499 |
| 61    | Raebareily         |   2833 |
| 62    | Rampur             |   2700 |
| 63    | Saharanpur         |   3410 |
| 64    | Sambhal            |   1800 |
| 65    | Sant Ravidas Nagar |   1492 |
| 66    | Santkabir Nagar    |   1783 |
| 67    | Shahjahanpur       |   2913 |
| 68    | Shamli             |    985 |
| 69    | Shrawasti          |   1120 |
| 70    | Siddharth Ngr      |   3140 |
| 71    | Sitapur            |   4232 |
| 72    | Sonbhadra          |   2079 |
| 73    | Sultanpur          |   2511 |
| 74    | Unnao              |   3352 |
| 75    | Varanasi           |   3914 |
| Total | Total              | 189796 |

## District-wise and Category-wise Number of Beneficiaries in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 3rd Quarter of 2022-23

| S.N.                  | Name of District Children (6 Months - 3 Years)   | Children (3-6 Years)   | Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers   |   Severely Under Weight Children |   Total beneficiary |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1Agra                 | 177357                                           | 67088                  |                                      |                             6010 |              374819 |
| 2Aligarh              | 166331                                           | 124364 89354           | 82106                                |                             5995 |              343786 |
| 3Ambedkar Nagar       | 104448                                           | 101930                 | 38303                                |                             3813 |              248494 |
| 4Amethi               | 92889                                            | 61018                  | 32369                                |                             2326 |              188602 |
| 5Amroha               | 49398                                            | 19767                  | 26921                                |                             1983 |               98069 |
| 6Auraiya              | 80959                                            | 77614                  | 35278                                |                              429 |              194280 |
| 7Ayodhya              | 112125                                           | 62640                  | 43688                                |                             3100 |              221553 |
| 8Azamgarh             | 272183                                           | 208570                 | 105547                               |                            12535 |              598835 |
| 9Baghpat              | 64692                                            | 27720                  | 28458                                |                             1220 |              122090 |
| 10Bahraich            | 193818                                           | 142850                 | 91229                                |                            15814 |              443711 |
| 11Ballia              | 121620                                           | 102023                 | 45967                                |                             7630 |              277240 |
| 12Balrampur           | 125459                                           | 68558                  | 57033                                |                             8347 |              259397 |
| 13Banda               | 82379                                            | 20711                  | 31253                                |                             4039 |              138382 |
| 14Barabanki           | 170931                                           | 78465                  | 73208                                |                             7607 |              330211 |
| 15Bareilly            | 125147                                           | 78566                  | 57119                                |                             5496 |              266328 |
| 16Basti               | 115631                                           | 113067                 | 36716                                |                            11395 |              276809 |
| 17Bhadohi             | 72797                                            | 50975                  | 25245                                |                             5560 |              154577 |
| 18Bijnor              | 160406                                           | 62943                  | 64512                                |                             5278 |              293139 |
| 19Budaun              | 142907                                           | 88005                  | 73626                                |                             5579 |              310117 |
| 20Bulandshahr         | 168119                                           | 119043                 | 77195                                |                             4161 |              368518 |
| 21Chandauli           | 97051                                            | 82185                  | 32252                                |                              830 |              212318 |
| 22Chitrakoot          | 40844                                            | 37529                  | 20831                                |                              997 |              100201 |
| 23Deoria              | 148042                                           | 93628                  | 60869                                |                             6507 |              309046 |
| 24Etah                | 95800                                            | 57499                  | 49805                                |                             1048 |              204152 |
| 25Etawah              | 62871                                            | 42020                  | 22851                                |                             1063 |              128805 |
| 26Farrukhabad         | 76511                                            | 62754                  | 25892                                |                             5874 |              171031 |
| 27Fatehpur            | 143191                                           | 123978                 | 47712                                |                             4619 |              319500 |
| 28Firozabad           | 96082                                            | 61853                  | 49380                                |                             2791 |              210106 |
| 29Gautam buddha Nagar | 45747                                            | 22119                  | 23036                                |                             1354 |               92256 |
| 30Ghaziabad           | 75348                                            | 29199                  | 26291                                |                             1279 |              132117 |
| 31Ghazipur            | 146602                                           | 74617                  | 55626                                |                             3152 |              279997 |
| 32Gond a              | 161048                                           | 81964                  | 74270                                |                            11285 |              328567 |
| 33Gorakhpur           | 161805                                           | 107164                 | 67161                                |                             8222 |              344352 |
| 34Hamirpur            | 51751                                            | 47226                  | 17053                                |                             1046 |              117076 |
| 35Hapur               | 41523                                            | 17877                  | 14156                                |                             1564 |               75120 |
| 36Hardoi              | 215860                                           | 101211                 | 91009                                |                             6716 |              414796 |
| 37Hathras             | 87047                                            | 47527                  | 44446                                |                             4693 |              183713 |
| 38Jalaun              | 60823                                            | 60587                  | 21542                                |                             2103 |              145055 |
| 39Jaunpur             | 211696                                           | 79727                  | 77937                                |                            11378 |              380738 |
| 40Jhansi              | 51408                                            | 49907                  | 25085                                |                             3485 |              129885 |
| 41Kannauj             | 80300                                            | 68906                  | 38371                                |                              549 |              188126 |
| 42Kanpur Dehat        | 89208                                            | 68335                  | 38879                                |                             2086 |              198508 |
| 43Kanpur nagar        | 104617                                           | 57739                  | 35981                                |                             1495 |              199832 |
| 44Kasganj             | 99792 100073                                     | 85052                  | 45220 43053                          |                             1607 |              231671 |
| 45Kaushambi           | 204657                                           | 45281                  | 84364                                |                             6018 |              194425 |
| 46Kheri               |                                                  | 123403                 |                                      |                             5848 |              418272 |

| 47Kushi Nagar      |   155964 |   70035 |   46852 |   5816 |   278667 |
|--------------------|----------|---------|---------|--------|----------|
| 48Lalitpur         |    57298 |   47858 |   23720 |   2158 |   131034 |
| 49Lucknow          |    97316 |   58735 |   45192 |   1238 |   202481 |
| 50Maharajganj      |   137439 |   99468 |   47417 |  10729 |   295053 |
| 51Mahoba           |    37401 |   28109 |   14208 |   1163 |    80881 |
| 52Mainpuri         |    82952 |   57799 |   35889 |   4084 |   180724 |
| 53Mathura          |   136222 |  107170 |   62472 |   2119 |   307983 |
| 54Mau              |    83773 |   40395 |   29284 |   3094 |   156546 |
| 55Meerut           |    96849 |   34050 |   44597 |   1172 |   176668 |
| 56Mirzapur         |   123177 |   84992 |   45226 |   6285 |   259680 |
| 57Moradabad        |   141277 |   75533 |   50452 |   5800 |   273062 |
| 58Muzaffarnagar    |   122915 |   49415 |   57031 |   3466 |   232827 |
| 59Pilibhit         |    92050 |   74870 |   32021 |   2010 |   200951 |
| 60Pratapgarh       |   155189 |   80560 |   57926 |   5065 |   298740 |
| 61Prayagraj        |   237807 |  124923 |  102752 |  15687 |   481169 |
| 62Raebareli        |   129375 |   83976 |   47022 |   4470 |   264843 |
| 63Rampur           |   131758 |   93226 |   51510 |   5196 |   281690 |
| 64Saharanpur       |   174840 |   92803 |   81439 |   4849 |   353931 |
| 65Sambhal          |    88877 |   82174 |   35895 |   4822 |   211768 |
| 66Sant kabir Nagar |    60810 |   67342 |   30085 |    104 |   158341 |
| 67Shahjahanpur     |   135128 |   93543 |   76134 |   6815 |   311620 |
| 68Shamli           |    51367 |   25844 |   20160 |    451 |    97822 |
| 69Shrawasti        |    54346 |   40309 |   22642 |   4498 |   121795 |
| 70Siddharthnagar   |   144270 |  129179 |   42518 |   7471 |   323438 |
| 71Sitapur          |   278430 |  191272 |  112361 |   8612 |   590675 |
| 72Sonbhadra        |   113714 |   67752 |   42323 |   3316 |   227105 |
| 73Sultanpur        |   125655 |   74530 |   51364 |   5651 |   257200 |
| 74Unnao            |   138445 |   62443 |   53904 |   3762 |   258554 |
| 75Varanasi         |   163826 |  109111 |   56011 |   4979 |   333927 |
| Total              |  8897763 | 5674886 | 3644340 | 350808 | 18567797 |