Lok Sabha Question No. 1921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Functions of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1921

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## FUNCTIONS OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 1921.  SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) details of services/functions of Anganwadi Centres in the country;
- (b) whether as many as 25,000 Anganwadi Centres have become inoperational  in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether there have been demands to increase the wages of Anganwadi workers and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the  number  of  new  Anganwadi  Centres  announced  under  Atmanirbhar  Bharat package, States/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   The Anganwadi Services, a centrally sponsored scheme is implemented through the State Governments/UT Administrations. The Scheme aims at holistic development of children below 6 years of age and pregnant women & lactating mothers. It provides a package of six services comprising of (i) supplementary nutrition; (ii) pre-school nonformal education; (iii) nutrition and health education; (iv) immunization; (v) health checkup; and (vi) referral services. Three of the six services viz., immunization, health checkup  and  referral  services  are  related  to  health  and  are  provided  by  NRHM  &  Public Health Infrastructure. Inter-sectoral convergence is inbuilt and integral to the Anganwadi Services Scheme.

(b) to (c)   The Scheme operates through a network of 7075 fully operational Projects and  13.87  lakh  AWCs  as  on  September,  2020.   Statement  showing  status  of sanctioned/operational AWCs under Anganwadi Services is at Annexure .

- (d)    Yes, Sir. The Government has already enhanced the honorarium on 01.10.2018 to Anganwadi  Workers  (AWWs)  from  ₹  3,000/-  to  ₹  4,500/-  per  month;  AWWs  at miniAWCs from ₹ 2,250/- to ₹ 3,500/- per month; Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) from ₹ 1,500/- to ₹ 2,250/- per month. In addition to the honoraria paid by the Government of India, the States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of their own resources.
- (e)  NIL

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Annexure referred in Reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1921 for 12.02.2021  regarding  'Function  of  Anganwadi  Centres'  asked  by  Shri  Balashowary Vallabhaneni.

| Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services Scheme Quarter ending September, 2020   | Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services Scheme Quarter ending September, 2020   | Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services Scheme Quarter ending September, 2020   | Anganwadi Centres Sanctioned and Operational under Anganwadi Services Scheme Quarter ending September, 2020   |
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| Sl.No                                                                                                         | State/Uts                                                                                                     | No. of Anganwadi Sanctioned                                                                                   | Centres Operational                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                | 55607                                                                                                         | 55607                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                     | 35700                                                                                                         | 35634                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 6225                                                                                                          | 6225                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                         | 62153                                                                                                         | 62153                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                         | 115009                                                                                                        | 111468                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                             | Chhatisgarh                                                                                                   | 52474                                                                                                         | 51496                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                           | 1262                                                                                                          | 1262                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                       | 53029                                                                                                         | 53029                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                       | 25962                                                                                                         | 25962                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 18925                                                                                                         | 18925                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                     | 38432                                                                                                         | 38432                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                     | 65911                                                                                                         | 65911                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                        | 33318                                                                                                         | 33244                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                | 97135                                                                                                         | 97135                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                   | 110486                                                                                                        | 110219                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                       | 11510                                                                                                         | 11510                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                     | 5896                                                                                                          | 5896                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                       | 2244                                                                                                          | 2244                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                      | 3980                                                                                                          | 3980                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                        | 74154                                                                                                         | 72587                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                        | 27314                                                                                                         | 27303                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                     | 62010                                                                                                         | 61974                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                        | 1308                                                                                                          | 1308                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                    | 54439                                                                                                         | 54439                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                       | 10145                                                                                                         | 9911                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                 | 190145                                                                                                        | 189267                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                            | Uttrakhand#                                                                                                   | 20067                                                                                                         | 20067                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                            | West Bengal#                                                                                                  | 119481                                                                                                        | 116765                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                            | A & N Islands                                                                                                 | 720                                                                                                           | 720                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                            | Chandigarh*                                                                                                   | 450                                                                                                           | 450                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                            | Delhi*                                                                                                        | 10897                                                                                                         | 10897                                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                                            | Dadra & N Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                              | 409                                                                                                           | 409                                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                               | 30765                                                                                                         | 28460                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                                                        | 1173                                                                                                          | 1139                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                   | 107                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                    | 855                                                                                                           | 855                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                               | All India                                                                                                     | 1399697                                                                                                       | 1386990                                                                                                       |

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