Lok Sabha Question No. 2838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Modernization of Anganwadis under POSHAN 2.0
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2838

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## MODERNIZATION OF ANGANWADIS UNDER POSHAN 2.0

2838: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

- a. whether existing anganwadis in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha have been modernized under POSHAN 2.0, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- b. whether  new  modernized  anganwadis  have  been  established  in  the  said  States  under POSHAN 2.0, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c. whether the Government has taken steps to implement the recommendations for change in diets of the children, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- d. whether  the  attendance  in  anganwadis  in  the  Gonda-Bahraich  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and Balasore in Odisha have improved post 2021-22, if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) and (b) Under Saksham Anganwadi, across the country 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres  (AWCs) (40,000 AWCs per year) would be strengthened and upgraded for improved nutrition delivery  and for early  childhood care and education for children under 6 years of age  in  convergence.  In  FY  2022-23,  40,000  AWCs  have  been  identified  in  aspirational districts  for  upgradation.  Saksham  Anganwadis  will  have better  infrastructure  including internet/wifi connectivity, LED screens and smart learning and audio-visual aids and childfriendly learning equipment. Funds have been released to the States for upgradation of AWCs in the current year i.e FY 2022-23 for which utilization is not due for the current Financial Year.

The details of the Anganwadi centres approved to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for the States of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh for the FY 2022-23 is as under:

| S.No.          | States         |   No. of AWCs approved for upgradation into Saksham AWCs for the FY 2022-23 |
|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1Odisha        | 1Odisha        |                                                                        6000 |
| 2Uttar Pradesh | 2Uttar Pradesh |                                                                        2349 |

(c)  Under  Poshan  2.0,  supplementary  nutrition  is  provided  at  the  Anganwadi  Centers  to children  in  the  age  group  of  6  months  to  6  years,  adolescent  girls,  pregnant  women,  and lactating mothers as per nutrition norms. Recently, the nutrition norms have been revised to make them more comprehensive in terms both quantity and quality, based on principles of diet diversity to also provide quality protein and essential micro nutrients.

(d)  and  (e)  Poshan  Tracker  application  was  launched  in  March  2021.   Since  then  the AWCs  have been gradually registered on Poshan Tracker and as on date close to 13.9 lakh AWCs are registered on the Tracker.  The various modules under Poshan Tracker, including attendance capture has been rolled out over a period of time.  Due to the voluminous size of data from across the country, data is still under stabilization.  However, regular data/report on attendance  is  available  from  May,  2022.  Attendance  percentage  from  May  2022  to  23 February 2023 has improved from 5.53% to 75.9% in Balasore district, from 3.18% to 22.5% in Bahraich and from 5.58% to 27.93% in Gonda.

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