Lok Sabha Question No. 1478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Funds under Anganwadi Programme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1478 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## FUNDS UNDER ANGANWADI PROGRAMME

## 1478.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) the details of funds allocated under Anganwadi programme during each of the last three years in Misrikh Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether complaints regarding serving of low quality meal has come to notice during the said period under Anganwadi programme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and yearwise especially in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government has constituted or proposes to constitute any cell in States for monitoring/review of the above programme at the Central level?

## ]ANSWER

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

(a)  Under  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  funds  are  not  allotted  Parliamentary Constituency-wise.   At  the  State  level,  it  is  done  district-wise.   As  per  information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh,  Parliamentary Constituency Misrikha consists of parts of District Hardoi, Sitapur and Kanpur Nagar. The details of funds released during the Financial Years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 in these three districts is as under:

| Financial Year   |   Funds released (Rs. In lakh) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                        6667.72 |
| 2020-21          |                        4093.54 |
| 2021-22          |                        3744.57 |

- (b) During the specified period, there has been no complaint about the quality of supplementary nutrition items.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) For ease of supply, distribution and monitoring of supplementary nutrition,   three Stage Committees have been set up under the Chairpersonship of Gram Pradhan, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and District Magistrate at Gram Panchayat,

Block and District level respectively. The said Committees have the responsibility to supervise the quality, supply chain and regular distribution of supplementary nutrition at Anganwadi Centres.

In  addition,  Streamlined  guidelines  were  issued  by  the  Ministry  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 through 'Poshan Tracker' for transparency, efficiency and  accountability  in  delivery  of  Supplementary  Nutrition  has  been  issued.  Under these guidelines, the District Magistrate has been designated as the Nodal Point in the district for monitoring nutritional status and quality standards.

Further, a robust ICT enabled platform named Poshan tracker has been designed to capture near real-time data on implementation and monitoring of Anganwadi Services across  the  country.  The  Poshan  Tracker  management  application  monitors  the activities at the Anganwadi Centre, service deliveries of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and facilitates complete beneficiary management.

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