Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Integrated Child Development Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO: 1943

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

- 1943:  Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the irregularities committed by certain officials working under Integrated Child development Scheme (ICDS) programme in Karimnagar district, Telangana, if so, the action proposed to be taken against such officials; and
- (b) the quantum of funds allocated and utilized by the State of Telangana under ICDS Scheme during the last five years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Anganwadi  Services  is  a  Centrally  sponsored  scheme  implemented  by  the States/UTs across the country. Complaints, if any, received in the Ministry are forwarded to State Governments/ UT Administrations for taking necessary action. However, as per the  information  received  from  Government  of  Telangana,  a  comment  was  made  in Chaper-III vide Para 3.4 of CAG Report for the year ending March 2016 with regard to "Payment  to  food  suppliers  without receipt  of  Food  Stocks",  to  the  tune  of  1.2  crores estimated during the financial year 2012-13 under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under Anganwadi Services. Preliminary enquiry was conducted and Departmental action has been initiated against the officials involved. FIR has also been booked against certain officers and concerned firms.

(b) The  status  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  by  the  State  of  Telangana  under Anganwadi Services during the last five years is tabulated as below:

## (Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year   | Status of fund released to Telangana   | Status of fund released to Telangana   | Status of fund released to Telangana   | Status of fund released to Telangana   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Financial Year   | SNP                                    | SNP                                    | GENERAL                                | GENERAL                                |
| Sl. No.   | Financial Year   | Funds released                         | Funds Utilized                         | released                               | Funds Utilized                         |
| 1         | 2016-17          | 17418.86                               | 17473.25                               | 9654.88                                | 9467.37                                |
| 2         | 2017-18          | 18130.74                               | 19005.85                               | 18905.07                               | 18831.04                               |
| 3         | 2018-19          | 22045.61                               | 21398.84                               | 21257.53                               | 19260.18                               |
| 4         | 2019-20          | 22519.69                               | 21325.83                               | 21987.17                               | 20682.58                               |
| 5         | 2020-21          | 21522.15                               | 25139.46                               | 18408.88                               | 21497.74                               |

SNP- Supplementary Nutrition Programme

District-wise data regarding release of funds is not maintained in the Ministry.