Lok Sabha Question No. 948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy, Adv. Adoor Prakash, Adv Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 948

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## ANGANWADI CENTRES

948. SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY:

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) that functioned for at least 80% of working days, State and year-wise;
- (b) the number of AWCs that functioned for less than 20% of working days in the same period, State-wise;
- (c) the number of completed and functional AWCs out of the 2 lakh AWCs sanctioned for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadis, State-wise;
- (d) the amount of funds allocated and released for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadis, State-wise; and
- (e) the  number  of  AWCs  that  currently  have  access  to  piped  drinking  water,  gender segregated functioning toilets, functional kitchen sheds and electricity connections?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

- (a)  & (b)  State/UT-wise numbers of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) that functioned for at least 80% of working days and for less than 20% of working days as on June, 2024 and June, 2025 as per Poshan Tracker data are at Annexure I. (c) & (d) Number of AWCs approved for upgradation into Saksham AWCs and number of AWCs upgraded along with allocation and release for the same are at Annexure II. (e)   As  per  Poshan  tracker  report  for  the  Month  of  June,  2025,  12,71,520  AWCs  have Drinking  Water  facility,  8,39,856  AWCs  have  piped  water  connection,  10,60,429  AWCs have functional toilet, 9,32,777 AWCs have functional kitchen and 8,98,626 AWCs have
- permanent electricity connection.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  948  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2025  REGARDING 'ANGANWADI CENTRES'

State/UT-wise numbers of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) that functioned for at least 80% of working days and for less than 20% of working days as on June, 2024 and June, 2025 as per Poshan Tracker data:-

(As on June, 2025)

| State/UT                           |   Number of AWC open for less than 20% of working days |   Number of AWC open for atleast 80% of working days |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                                                      7 |                                                  684 |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                    140 |                                                55157 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                   1454 |                                                 2781 |
| Assam                              |                                                    167 |                                                59772 |
| Bihar                              |                                                   1295 |                                               104758 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                                     97 |                                                52046 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                                                      0 |                                                  400 |
| Delhi                              |                                                      2 |                                                10870 |
| Goa                                |                                                      1 |                                                 1239 |
| Gujarat                            |                                                     46 |                                                52473 |
| Haryana                            |                                                    296 |                                                22399 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                     80 |                                                18096 |
| J&K                                |                                                    268 |                                                26707 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                                    315 |                                                35899 |
| Karnataka                          |                                                      1 |                                                69910 |
| Kerala                             |                                                     66 |                                                30471 |
| Ladakh                             |                                                      2 |                                                 1127 |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                                      0 |                                                   57 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                    115 |                                                96685 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                                     32 |                                               109836 |
| Manipur                            |                                                    554 |                                                 7357 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                                    113 |                                                 4591 |
| Mizoram                            |                                                     41 |                                                 1732 |
| Nagaland                           |                                                    450 |                                                 2000 |
| Odisha                             |                                                      7 |                                                73526 |
| Puducherry                         |                                                      3 |                                                  852 |
| Punjab                             |                                                     17 |                                                27283 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                                    346 |                                                58386 |
| Sikkim                             |                                                      1 |                                                 1266 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                                    307 |                                                54017 |

| Telangana     |   137 |   35051 |
|---------------|-------|---------|
| Tripura       |   171 |    9085 |
| UT-Chandigarh |     0 |     450 |
| Uttar Pradesh |  3803 |  117788 |
| Uttarakhand   |   422 |   14532 |
| West Bengal   |   112 |  118680 |
| Total         | 10868 | 1277963 |

(As on June, 2024)

| State/UT                           |   Number of AWC open for less than 20% of working days |   Number of AWC open for atleast 80% of working days |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                                                     14 |                                                  658 |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                    574 |                                                46347 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                   1669 |                                                 2805 |
| Assam                              |                                                   1028 |                                                54024 |
| Bihar                              |                                                   5560 |                                                79351 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                                     24 |                                                52116 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                                                      0 |                                                  402 |
| Delhi                              |                                                      2 |                                                10867 |
| Goa                                |                                                      1 |                                                 1244 |
| Gujarat                            |                                                     28 |                                                52885 |
| Haryana                            |                                                    113 |                                                24601 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                     59 |                                                17669 |
| J&K                                |                                                    179 |                                                27056 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                                    394 |                                                34013 |
| Karnataka                          |                                                   1948 |                                                59827 |
| Kerala                             |                                                     78 |                                                31610 |
| Ladakh                             |                                                     30 |                                                  903 |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                                      0 |                                                   59 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                    117 |                                                96533 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                                    507 |                                               107718 |
| Manipur                            |                                                    242 |                                                 8818 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                                    621 |                                                 3582 |
| Mizoram                            |                                                     65 |                                                 1684 |
| Nagaland                           |                                                    472 |                                                 2196 |
| Odisha                             |                                                     31 |                                                70982 |
| Puducherry                         |                                                      2 |                                                  849 |
| Punjab                             |                                                    980 |                                                18346 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                                    403 |                                                58844 |
| Sikkim                             |                                                      1 |                                                 1264 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                                    315 |                                                54074 |
| Telangana                          |                                                    386 |                                                32551 |
| Tripura                            |                                                    181 |                                                 9253 |
| UT-Chandigarh                      |                                                      0 |                                                  450 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                   9482 |                                                98617 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                                    212 |                                                14571 |
| West Bengal                        |                                                   4112 |                                               111448 |

Annexure II

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  948  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2025  REGARDING 'ANGANWADI CENTRES'

Details of number of AWCs approved for upgradation into Saksham AWCs and number of AWCs upgraded till 21.07.2025 along with allocation and release for the same:

| S.NO                | States            | Total No. of AWCs approved for upgradation   |   Total Fund allocated for upgradation (Rs. in Lakh) |   Total Fund released as on date (Rs. In Lakhs) |   AWCs upgraded into Saksham AWCs |
|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1 Andaman Nicobar   | & 140             |                                              |                                                140   |                                          140    |                                86 |
| 2                   | Andhra Pradesh    | 9958                                         |                                               5974.8 |                                         5974.8  |                              3865 |
| 3                   | Arunachal Pradesh | 152                                          |                                                136.8 |                                          136.8  |                               152 |
| 4                   | Assam             | 5407                                         |                                               4866.3 |                                         4866.3  |                              4778 |
| 5                   | Bihar             | 11529                                        |                                               6917.4 |                                         6917.4  |                              3414 |
| 6                   | Chandigarh        | 69                                           |                                                 69   |                                           69    |                                69 |
| 7                   | Chhattisgarh      | 11490                                        |                                               6894   |                                         1957.92 |                              4750 |
| 8                   | Goa               | 24                                           |                                                 14.4 |                                            0    |                                 0 |
| 9                   | Gujarat           | 13147                                        |                                               7888.2 |                                          750    |                              1072 |
| 10 Haryana          |                   | 2804                                         |                                               1682.4 |                                            3.56 |                                24 |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh |                   | 1030                                         |                                                927   |                                           72.86 |                                35 |
| 12 J&K              |                   | 338                                          |                                                304.2 |                                          304.2  |                               136 |
| 13 Jharkhand        |                   | 16775                                        |                                              10065   |                                         3028.88 |                               371 |
| 14 Karnataka        |                   | 17732                                        |                                              10639.2 |                                        10639.2  |                             10479 |
| 15                  | Kerala            | 4152                                         |                                               2491   |                                         1142    |                              1815 |
| 16                  | Ladakh            | 14                                           |                                                 14   |                                           14    |                                14 |
| 17                  | Lakshadweep       | 18                                           |                                                 18   |                                            0    |                                 0 |

| 18   | Madhya Pradesh   |   24662 |    14797 |     1306 |     0 |
|------|------------------|---------|----------|----------|-------|
| 19   | Maharashtra      |   14745 |   8847   |  8847    | 13046 |
| 20   | Manipur          |      30 |     27   |    20.25 |    30 |
| 21   | Meghalaya        |     121 |    108.9 |   108.9  |    43 |
| 22   | Mizoram          |    1600 |   1440   |  1440    |  1088 |
| 23   | Nagaland         |     149 |    134.1 |   134.1  |   149 |
| 24   | Odisha           |   12140 |   7284   |  2920.92 |  2277 |
| 25   | Puducherry       |     135 |     81   |    39    |     0 |
| 26   | Punjab           |     353 |    211.8 |    56.88 |     0 |
| 27   | Rajasthan        |    3514 |   2108.4 |   102.93 |   187 |
| 28   | Sikkim           |     435 |    391.5 |   391.5  |   435 |
| 29   | Tamil Nadu       |   11972 |   7183.2 |  7183.2  |  6345 |
| 30   | Telangana        |    5008 |   3004.8 |   278.16 |   374 |
| 31   | Tripura          |     474 |    426.6 |   366.75 |   221 |
| 32   | Uttar Pradesh    |   23697 |  14218.2 | 11722.8  |   170 |
| 33   | Uttarakhand      |     827 |    744.3 |   306.04 |   350 |
| 34   | West Bengal      |    5359 |   3215.4 |  2308.19 |  2122 |
|      | Total            |  200000 | 123265   | 73549.5  | 57897 |

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