Lok Sabha Question No. 904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 904

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN TAMIL NADU

- 904 KM. SUDHA R:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  Anganwadis  with  both  Anganwadi  Worker  (AWW)  and Anganwadi Helper in Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (b) the total number of Anganwadis with only AWW in the State, district-wise;
- (c) the total number of Anganwadis with their own pucca building, toilets, drinking water, electricity supply, playground, and cooking facilities, district-wise, in the State; and
- (d) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure a childfriendly environment in Anganwadis, and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b) Details of Anganwadis with both Anganwadi Worker (AWW) and Anganwadi Helper (AWH) and the total number of Anganwadis with only Anganwadi Worker in the State of Tamil Nadu (district wise) are placed at ANNEXURE I.

(c)  Details  of  Anganwadis  with  their  own  pucca  building,  toilets,  drinking  water, electricity supply, playground and cooking facilities in the State of Tamil Nadu (district wise) are placed at ANNEXURE II.

(d) To focus on the overall development of child this Ministry has undertaken several steps/initiative  to  strengthen  the  infrastructure  in  the  Anganwadi  Centre.  Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres located in government buildings @ 40,000 AWCs per year are to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis  for  improved  nutrition  delivery  and  for  Early  Childhood  Care  and Education (ECCE). Saksham Anganwadis are to be provided with better infrastructure than the conventional Anganwadi Centres including internet/Wi-Fi connectivity, LED screens, water purifier/installation of RO Machine, Poshan Vatika, ECCE books and learning material etc.

Also  States/UTs  have  been  advised  through  sustained  engagements/VCs  that  an Anganwadi Centre must have a separate sitting room for children/women, separate kitchen,  store  for  storing  food  items,  child  friendly  toilets  and  space  for  playing  of children (indoor and outdoor activities) with safe drinking water facilities.

The  Ministry  has  enhanced  the  cost  of  construction  of  drinking  water  facilities  at Anganwadi Centres to Rs.17,000/- and for construction of toilets to Rs.36,000/-.

The Government has launched Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) initiative on 10 th  May, 2023 which specifically targets upskilling of anganwadi workers to build their capacity to provide early childhood care and education, together with ongoing nutrition service provision  to  the  children  below  six  years  of  age.  Under  PBPB  this  Ministry  has launched the 'Navchetana- National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation for Children from Birth to Three Years,' and 'Aadharshila- National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education for Children from Three to Six Years

The Ministry has also issued directions to States/UTs across the country including the State  of  Tamil  Nadu  to  upgrade  all  Mini  Anganwadi  Centres  to  Main  Anganwadi Centres to strengthen the ECCE component under the scheme.

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ANNEXURE  I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a  &  b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  904  FOR  26.07.2024  REGARDING  'Anganwadi Centres in Tamil Nadu' ASKED BY Km. Sudha R.

(As per Poshan Tracker data)

| Districts in the State of Tamil Nadu   |   Anganwadis with both Anganwadi worker and Anganwadi helper |   Anganwadis with only Anganwadi Worker |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Ariyalur                               |                                                          591 |                                     183 |
| Chengalpattu                           |                                                          918 |                                     349 |
| Chennai                                |                                                         1090 |                                     716 |
| Coimbatore                             |                                                         1093 |                                     604 |
| Cuddalore                              |                                                         1416 |                                     607 |
| Dharmapuri                             |                                                          764 |                                     572 |
| Dindigul                               |                                                         1386 |                                     649 |
| Erode                                  |                                                         1540 |                                     496 |
| Kallakurichi                           |                                                          938 |                                     224 |
| Kanchipuram                            |                                                          649 |                                     291 |
| Kanyakumari                            |                                                         1112 |                                     289 |
| Karur                                  |                                                          644 |                                     408 |
| Krishnagiri                            |                                                         1099 |                                     696 |
| Madurai                                |                                                         1280 |                                     721 |
| Mayiladuthurai                         |                                                          474 |                                     218 |
| Nagapattinam                           |                                                          440 |                                     193 |
| Namakkal                               |                                                         1150 |                                     449 |
| Perambalur                             |                                                          383 |                                     107 |
| Pudukkottai                            |                                                         1109 |                                     690 |
| Ramanathapuram                         |                                                          902 |                                     552 |
| Ranipet                                |                                                          621 |                                     335 |
| Salem                                  |                                                         1906 |                                     791 |
| Sivaganga                              |                                                          900 |                                     652 |
| Tenkasi                                |                                                          942 |                                     359 |
| Thanjavur                              |                                                         1211 |                                     538 |
| The Niligiris                          |                                                          368 |                                     118 |
| Theni                                  |                                                          678 |                                     387 |
| Thiruvallur                            |                                                         1402 |                                     354 |
| Thiruvarur                             |                                                          887 |                                     373 |
| Tiruchirappalli                        |                                                         1236 |                                     613 |
| Tirunelveli                            |                                                          902 |                                     359 |
| Tirupathur                             |                                                          633 |                                     336 |
| Tiruppur                               |                                                         1175 |                                     337 |
| Tiruvannamalai                         |                                                         1487 |                                     640 |
| Tuticorin                              |                                                         1172 |                                     333 |
| Vellore                                |                                                          657 |                                     418 |
| Villupuram                             |                                                         1370 |                                     407 |
| Virudhunagar                           |                                                         1188 |                                     316 |
| Total                                  |                                                        37713 |                                   16680 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  904  FOR  26.07.2024  REGARDING  'Anganwadi Centres in Tamil Nadu' ASKED BY Km. Sudha R.

The total number of Anganwadis with their own pucca building, toilets, drinking water, electricity supply, playground, and cooking facilities in the State of Tamil Nadu:

(As per Poshan Tracker data)

| Districts in the State of Tamil Nadu   |   No of AWCs with own pucca building |   No of AWCs with toilet |   No of AWCs with drinking water |   No of AWCs with electricity supply |   No of AWCs with playground |   No of AWCs with cooking facility |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Ariyalur                               |                                  522 |                      379 |                              429 |                                  696 |                           92 |                                672 |
| Chengalpattu                           |                                  947 |                     1162 |                             1266 |                                 1248 |                          488 |                               1159 |
| Chennai                                |                                 1698 |                     1789 |                             1806 |                                 1800 |                          621 |                               1762 |
| Coimbatore                             |                                 1417 |                     1628 |                             1696 |                                 1673 |                          814 |                               1655 |
| Cuddalore                              |                                 1629 |                     1708 |                             1890 |                                 1994 |                          579 |                               1983 |
| Dharmapuri                             |                                 1043 |                     1077 |                              554 |                                 1203 |                          543 |                               1206 |
| Dindigul                               |                                 1626 |                     1366 |                             1343 |                                 1884 |                          449 |                               1890 |
| Erode                                  |                                 1487 |                     1701 |                             1997 |                                 1905 |                          622 |                               1770 |
| Kallakurichi                           |                                  736 |                      771 |                             1162 |                                 1099 |                          222 |                               1066 |
| Kanchipuram                            |                                  829 |                      862 |                              891 |                                  931 |                          322 |                                914 |
| Kanyakumari                            |                                  830 |                     1401 |                             1401 |                                 1400 |                          449 |                               1376 |
| Karur                                  |                                  692 |                      778 |                              938 |                                  963 |                          276 |                                866 |
| Krishnagiri                            |                                 1305 |                     1154 |                             1316 |                                 1428 |                          495 |                               1521 |
| Madurai                                |                                 1397 |                     1603 |                             1806 |                                 1939 |                          322 |                               1802 |
| Mayiladuthurai                         |                                  528 |                      495 |                              445 |                                  620 |                           79 |                                607 |
| Nagapattinam                           |                                  485 |                      463 |                              323 |                                  617 |                          158 |                                590 |
| Namakkal                               |                                 1091 |                     1403 |                             1498 |                                 1412 |                          425 |                               1494 |
| Perambalur                             |                                  430 |                      472 |                              490 |                                  485 |                          196 |                                484 |
| Pudukkottai                            |                                 1369 |                     1053 |                             1264 |                                 1617 |                          514 |                               1683 |
| Ramanathapuram                         |                                  835 |                     1055 |                              780 |                                 1246 |                          343 |                               1182 |
| Ranipet                                |                                  693 |                      812 |                              579 |                                  915 |                          220 |                                852 |
| Salem                                  |                                 1899 |                     1798 |                             1973 |                                 2493 |                          678 |                               2472 |
| Sivaganga                              |                                 1169 |                     1398 |                             1342 |                                 1423 |                          355 |                               1387 |
| Tenkasi                                |                                  966 |                     1296 |                             1294 |                                 1282 |                          229 |                               1300 |
| Thanjavur                              |                                 1257 |                     1317 |                             1526 |                                 1592 |                          617 |                               1579 |
| The Niligiris                          |                                  418 |                      478 |                              486 |                                  479 |                          205 |                                478 |
| Theni                                  |                                  693 |                      833 |                              804 |                                  990 |                          155 |                                989 |
| Thiruvallur                            |                                 1318 |                     1253 |                             1649 |                                 1494 |                          511 |                               1655 |
| Thiruvarur                             |                                  822 |                     1096 |                             1067 |                                 1217 |                          337 |                               1123 |
| Tiruchirappalli                        |                                 1566 |                     1697 |                             1847 |                                 1822 |                          552 |                               1806 |
| Tirunelveli                            |                                  976 |                     1259 |                             1260 |                                 1255 |                          281 |                               1261 |
| Tirupathur                             |                                  702 |                      714 |                              443 |                                  882 |                          128 |                                781 |
| Tiruppur                               |                                 1257 |                     1408 |                             1482 |                                 1426 |                          501 |                               1411 |
| Tiruvannamalai                         |                                 1712 |                     1907 |                             1972 |                                 2083 |                          445 |                               2052 |
| Tuticorin                              |                                  983 |                     1401 |                             1481 |                                 1481 |                          312 |                               1433 |
| Vellore                                |                                  746 |                      904 |                              854 |                                 1059 |                          205 |                                964 |
| Villupuram                             |                                 1376 |                     1306 |                             1660 |                                 1724 |                          541 |                               1601 |
| Virudhunagar                           |                                 1231 |                     1292 |                             1415 |                                 1457 |                          218 |                               1449 |
| TOTAL                                  |                                40680 |                    44489 |                            46429 |                                51234 |                        14499 |                              50275 |

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