Lok Sabha Question No. 4102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4102

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

4102. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi centres currently operational in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise;
- (b) whether any steps have been taken to review the implementation of ICDS Scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  quantum of funds sanctioned and utilised for the Anganwadi centres in the State during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  As  informed  by  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs) currently operational in the State, district-wise, is annexed.

(b) & (c) Under Anganwadi Services Scheme (Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0) there have been sustained engagements with State Governments/UT Administrations to  review and improve AWCs which have included interactions to discuss different implementation related issues such as Anganwadi Infrastructure, operationalisation of non-operational  AWCs,  coverage  of  targetted  beneficiaries  etc.  to  strengthen  the services under the scheme. Further 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. Additionally, a robust ICT enabled platform  named  'Poshan  tracker'  is  in  operation  to  capture  real-time  data  on implementation  and  monitoring  of  AWCs  across  the  country  for  transparency, efficiency  and  accountability  in  delivery  of  Supplementary  Nutrition.  The  Poshan Tracker management application provides a 360 -degree view of the activities of the AWC, service deliveries of  Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and complete beneficiary management.  As  on  22.03.2023,  100035869  beneficiaries  have  been  reported  on Poshan Tracker of which 92% are Aadhaar verified and in the State of Andhra Pradesh 2781573  beneficiaries  have  been  reported  on  Poshan  Tracker  of  which  90%  are Aadhaar verified.

Further as informed by the State of Andhra Pradesh, guidelines have been issued by the State Government constituting official monitoring and review committees to review implementation  of  the  Scheme  at  various  levels.  Under  the  guidelines  the  State, District,  Block  and  Anganwadi  level  Committees  were  constituted  to  monitor  the regular functioning of AWCs  and  supervision visits to  AWC  by  Anganwadi functionaries and suggest action to improve delivery of services at the AWCs.

(d)  The quantum of funds sanctioned and utilized by the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years is as under:

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Year     | Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | Supplementary Nutrition Programme   | ICDS (General)   | ICDS (General)   |
|----------|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|          |          | Funds Released                      | Funds Utilized                      | Funds Released   | Funds Utilized   |
| i.       | 2019-20  | 32726.24                            | 35506.93                            | 29729.92         | 33070.43         |
| ii.      | 2020-21  | 37135.93                            | 39621.07                            | 32145.17         | 35874.75         |
| iii.     | 2021-22* | 38268.02                            | ----                                | 36192.36         | ----             |

* Utilization certificate not due for Financial Year 2021-22

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure  Referred  In  Reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question No.4102 for answer on 24.03.2023 raised by Shrimati Vanga Geetha Viswanath regarding  'Anganwadi  Centres  in  Andhra  Pradesh'  indicating  district  wise number of operational AWCs in the State of Andhra Pradesh

## District-wise number of operational AWCs in the State of Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.   | Name of the District   |   Number of AWCs |
|----------|------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Srikakulam             |             3358 |
| 2        | Manyam                 |             2064 |
| 3        | Vizianagaram           |             2499 |
| 4        | Alluri Sitharamaraju   |             3214 |
| 5        | Anakapalli             |             1908 |
| 6        | Visakhapatnam          |              776 |
| 7        | Konaseema              |             1726 |
| 8        | Kakinada               |             1986 |
| 9        | East Godavari          |             1556 |
| 10       | West Godavari          |             1626 |
| 11       | Eluru                  |             2225 |
| 12       | Krishna                |             1707 |
| 13       | NTR                    |             1475 |
| 14       | Guntur                 |             1480 |
| 15       | Palnadu                |             2031 |
| 16       | Bapatla                |             1888 |
| 17       | Prakasam               |             2903 |
| 18       | SPS Nellore            |             2934 |
| 19       | Tirupathi              |             2492 |
| 20       | Chittoor               |             2420 |
| 21       | Annamayya              |             2275 |
| 22       | YSR Kadapa             |             2389 |
| 23       | Kurnool                |             1886 |
| 24       | Nandyal                |             1663 |
| 25       | Ananthapuram           |             2302 |
| 26       | Sri Satyasai           |             2824 |
| Total    | Total                  |            55607 |

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