Lok Sabha Question No. 1443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Upgradation of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1443

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 1443. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to upgrade the Anganwadis across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including district-wise in Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the estimated fund for this purpose along with the target fixed in this regard; and
- (d) the time by which these Anganwadis are likely to be upgraded?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, 2 lakh selected AWCs (40,000 AWCs per year) would be strengthened and upgraded for improved nutrition and early childcare  and  education  (ECCE)  delivery  with  provision  of  better  infrastructure including internet/wifi connectivity, LED screens,  smart learning and audio-visual aids and child-friendly learning equipment.

For  the  Financial  Year  2022-23,  a  total  of  40,000  Anganwadi  Centres  have  been approved  by  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  for  States  having Aspirational districts across the country. The State-wise statement of these Anganwadi Centres is at Annexure .

Further, the district-wise number of approved Anganwadi Centres for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadis in the State of Rajasthan is as below:

| State     | District   |   Saksham AWC Allocation for FY 2022- 23 |
|-----------|------------|------------------------------------------|
| RAJASTHAN | BARAN      |                                      200 |
| RAJASTHAN | DHOLPUR    |                                       10 |
| RAJASTHAN | KARAULI    |                                        5 |

For the upgradation of Anganwadi Centres to Saksham Anganwadi, a total of Rs.1040 crores have been approved by the Government of India for a 5 year period from 202122 to 2025-26 for upgradation of 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres.

Annexure Statement  showing  State-wise  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  approved  for upgradation of Anganwadi Centres during the Financial Year 2022-23

| S.No. States Having Aspirational Districts   |   Saksham AWC Allocation for the FY 2022-23 |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1Andhra Pradesh                              |                                        1150 |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh                           |                                         100 |
| 3Assam                                       |                                        2575 |
| 4Bihar                                       |                                        3600 |
| 5Chhattisgarh                                |                                        4750 |
| 6Gujarat                                     |                                        1250 |
| 7Haryana                                     |                                          10 |
| 8Himachal                                    |                                         100 |
| 9J & K                                       |                                         150 |
| 10Jharkhand                                  |                                        6850 |
| 11Karnataka                                  |                                         100 |
| 12Kerala                                     |                                         250 |
| 13Madhya Pradesh                             |                                        2220 |
| 14Maharashtra                                |                                        1150 |
| 15Manipur                                    |                                          30 |
| 16Meghalaya                                  |                                         100 |
| 17Mizoram                                    |                                         100 |
| 18Nagaland                                   |                                         100 |
| 19Odisha                                     |                                        6000 |
| 20Punjab                                     |                                         100 |
| 21Rajasthan                                  |                                         215 |
| 22Sikkim                                     |                                         100 |
| 23Tamil Nadu                                 |                                         800 |
| 24Telangana                                  |                                         550 |
| 25Tripura                                    |                                         200 |
| 26Uttar Pradesh                              |                                        2350 |
| 27Uttarakhand                                |                                         350 |
| 28West Bengal                                |                                        4750 |
| Total                                        |                                       40000 |

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