Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Construction of Anganwadi Centres under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 341

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES UNDER MGNREGS

341. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  construction  of  Anganwadi  centres  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is permissible;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  Anganwadi  centres  constructed  under  MGNREGS  in  Odisha during each of the last five years and the current year, district-wise; and
- (c) the number of Anganwadi centres that the Government is planning to construct under MGNREGS during the current year and during 2022-23 in Odisha, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): As per Para 4 (I) of Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), construction of buildings for Anganwadi Centres at  the  village  level  or  block  level  is  permissible  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS).
- (b) Year-wise and district-wise details of Anganwadi Centers constructed under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Odisha during the last five financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22  and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 13.07.2022) is given at Annexure.
- (c):      Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)  is  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme  with  bottom  up  planning.  The Ministry does not plan or set any target for any specific work (including Anganwadi Centres) under the Scheme for any States/Uts. The Gram Panchayat is responsible for identification of works in the Gram Panchayat area to be taken under the Scheme as per recommendations of the Gram Sabha, and for executing and supervising such works.

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.341 dated 19.07.2022

Year-wise  and  district-wise  details  of  Anganwadi  Centers  constructed  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the State of Odisha during the last five financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22  and current financial year 2022-23 (as on 13.07.2022).

| S. No.   | District       |   2022-23 |   2021-22 |   2020-21 |   2019-20 |   2018-19 |   2017-18 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | ANGUL          |         6 |        37 |        23 |        41 |        55 |        59 |
| 2        | BALESHWAR      |        38 |       103 |       183 |       114 |       133 |       131 |
| 3        | BARGARH        |        26 |       150 |       146 |       139 |       125 |       151 |
| 4        | BHADRAK        |        27 |        48 |        73 |        49 |        12 |        40 |
| 5        | BOLANGIR       |         6 |        62 |        47 |        99 |       100 |       152 |
| 6        | BOUDH          |         3 |        11 |         5 |        26 |        27 |        41 |
| 7        | CUTTACK        |        39 |       172 |        62 |       131 |        78 |       120 |
| 8        | DEOGARH        |        15 |        41 |        15 |        41 |        20 |        44 |
| 9        | DHENKANAL      |         5 |        28 |        73 |        88 |        81 |       184 |
| 10       | GAJAPATI       |        15 |        65 |        51 |        68 |       117 |       171 |
| 11       | GANJAM         |        18 |        84 |        54 |       158 |       171 |       288 |
| 12       | JAGATSINGHAPUR |         8 |        37 |        35 |        58 |        31 |        34 |
| 13       | JAJPUR         |        34 |       100 |        79 |       156 |       118 |       101 |
| 14       | JHARSUGUDA     |         8 |        18 |        18 |        60 |        24 |        26 |
| 15       | KALAHANDI      |        11 |        63 |        27 |       100 |        68 |        55 |
| 16       | KANDHAMAL      |        15 |       118 |        73 |        38 |        32 |        91 |
| 17       | KENDRAPARA     |         6 |       124 |        59 |        92 |        97 |        65 |
| 18       | KENDUJHAR      |         6 |        68 |        44 |       154 |       124 |       166 |
| 19       | KHORDHA        |        11 |       100 |        27 |        51 |        57 |        69 |
| 20       | KORAPUT        |         8 |       181 |       102 |       272 |       166 |       101 |
| 21       | MALKANGIRI     |         1 |        23 |         8 |        10 |        16 |        25 |
| 22       | MAYURBHANJ     |         8 |        26 |        46 |       127 |       187 |       406 |
| 23       | NABARANGAPUR   |         7 |        54 |        42 |       140 |        55 |        99 |
| 24       | NAYAGARH       |        12 |        88 |        85 |        87 |        42 |        39 |
| 25       | NUAPADA        |         7 |        15 |         5 |        15 |         8 |        21 |
| 26       | PURI           |        61 |       125 |        54 |        95 |        63 |        73 |
| 27       | RAYAGADA       |        12 |        63 |        35 |        85 |        48 |       132 |
| 28       | SAMBALPUR      |         9 |         6 |         9 |        37 |        20 |        97 |
| 29       | SONEPUR        |         8 |        24 |        36 |        53 |        72 |       189 |
| 30       | SUNDARGARH     |         4 |        36 |        56 |       102 |        81 |       134 |
|          | Total          |       434 |      2070 |      1572 |      2686 |      2228 |      3304 |