Lok Sabha Question No. 992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Infrastructure of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 992

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2023

## INFRASTRUCTURE OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

- 992     DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Anganwadi  centres  (AWCs)  working  in  the  State  of  Bihar particularly in district Gopalganj during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) whether all these AWCs have their own buildings and infrastructure facilities, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor;
- (c) whether  the  government  has  released  any  funds  for  the  construction  of buildings and boost infrastructure facilities for AWCs during the last three years, if so,  the details thereof ;
- (d) whether the funds released for the construction of the building have been fully utilised and further requests have been received from the State Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken for their early completion ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The  details  of  AWCs  in  the  State  of  Bihar  including  Gopalganj  district  is provided at Annexure I .

(b) The district wise infrastructure detail of the AWCs is provided at Annexure II . All States/ UTs are directed through sustained engagements/ video conferences to utilize the funds disbursed for construction of Anganwadi Centres equipped with basic necessities as per the scheme norms. Directions have also been issued to States/ UTs  to  co-locate  Anganwadi  Centres  which  are  running  on  rent  without  sufficient infrastructure to nearby Primary schools.

(c) to (e) The funds released for construction of AWCs under convergence with MGNREGS  and  funds  released  for  upgradation  of  Anganwadis  as  Saksham Anganwadi is placed at Annexure III . In order to ensure the availability of Anganwadi Centre  buildings  across  the  country,  the  Ministry  has  revised  the  cost  norms  for construction of Anganwadi Centres in convergence with MGNREGS from @7 lakh per AWC to @12 Lakh per AWC. States/UTs have been advised to continue to tap funds for  construction  of  AWC  buildings  from  various  schemes  such  as  MPLADS, MLALADS,  BRGF  (Backward  Regions  Grant  Fund),  RIDF  (Rural  Infrastructure Development  Fund),  Finance  Commission  Grants  to  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Multi-Sectoral Development

Programme  (MSDP)  of  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  etc.  Similarly,  the  unit  cost approved for construction of toilet has been raised from Rs.12,000/- to Rs. 36000/- per AWC and for drinking  water  provisioning  the  approved  cost  has  been  raised  from Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 17000/- per AWC to be shared by Centre and States/UTs as per cost sharing ratio. Sufficient funds are available under these heads, however, there is delay in utilization of funds by the States leading to less release. The Ministry has been regularly following up with the States for early completion of Anganwadi infrastructure.

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## DETAILS OF OPERATIONAL AWCS IN STATE OF BIHAR

| District        |   Total AWCOperational in Yr 2022* |   Total AWCOperational in Yr 2023* |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Araria          |                               2803 |                               2807 |
| Arwal           |                                852 |                                852 |
| Aurangabad      |                               2535 |                               2735 |
| Banka           |                               2315 |                               2326 |
| Begusarai       |                               3347 |                               3355 |
| BHAGALPUR       |                               3071 |                               3071 |
| Bhojpur         |                               2991 |                               2992 |
| Buxar           |                               1948 |                               1944 |
| Darbhanga       |                               4489 |                               4489 |
| East Champaran  |                               5584 |                               5581 |
| Gaya            |                               4613 |                               4611 |
| Gopalganj       |                               3021 |                               3020 |
| Jamui           |                               1950 |                               1949 |
| JEHANABAD       |                               1278 |                               1278 |
| Kaimur          |                               1764 |                               1765 |
| Katihar         |                               3399 |                               3398 |
| Khagaria        |                               1767 |                               1776 |
| Kishanganj      |                               1890 |                               1890 |
| Lkhisarai       |                               1166 |                               1187 |
| Madhepura       |                               2256 |                               2254 |
| Madhubani       |                               5138 |                               5147 |
| Munger          |                               1598 |                               1598 |
| Muzaffarpur     |                               5616 |                               5610 |
| Nalanda         |                               3416 |                               3414 |
| Nawada          |                               2654 |                               2647 |
| Patna           |                               5261 |                               5262 |
| Purnia          |                               3429 |                               3433 |
| Rohtas          |                               3388 |                               3388 |
| Saharsa         |                               2090 |                               2090 |
| SAMASTIPUR      |                               4938 |                               4952 |
| Saran           |                               4638 |                               4634 |
| Sekhpura        |                                716 |                                716 |
| Sheohar         |                                713 |                                713 |
| Sitamarhi       |                               3754 |                               3781 |
| Siwan           |                               3824 |                               3839 |
| Supaul          |                               2433 |                               2435 |
| Vaishali        |                               3886 |                               3883 |
| West Chamaparan |                               4116 |                               4115 |
| Total           |                             114647 |                             114937 |

* Data is available on POSHAN Tracker for the year 2022 and 2023. District level data was not available prior to 2022.

## Annexure II

## DETAILS OF BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN BIHAR (DISTRICT WISE)

| District        |   Government/ Public Building |   Drinking water connection |   Toilet |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
| Araria          |                           789 |                        2622 |     2714 |
| Arwal           |                           353 |                         843 |      835 |
| Aurangabad      |                          1558 |                        2543 |     2423 |
| Banka           |                          1646 |                        1024 |     1237 |
| Begusarai       |                           971 |                        2894 |     2974 |
| BHAGALPUR       |                          1502 |                        2296 |     2136 |
| Bhojpur         |                           799 |                        2581 |     2750 |
| Buxar           |                           593 |                        1378 |     1499 |
| Darbhanga       |                          1130 |                        4038 |     3838 |
| East Champaran  |                           981 |                        4084 |     3886 |
| Gaya            |                          2836 |                        2496 |     2462 |
| Gopalganj       |                          1506 |                        1855 |     1899 |
| Jamui           |                          1373 |                        1790 |     1893 |
| JEHANABAD       |                           755 |                        1172 |     1234 |
| Kaimur          |                           828 |                        1032 |     1045 |
| Katihar         |                          1314 |                        2098 |     2242 |
| Khagaria        |                           517 |                        1728 |     1661 |
| Kishanganj      |                          1065 |                        1884 |     1826 |
| Lkhisarai       |                           448 |                         991 |      978 |
| Madhepura       |                           800 |                        1646 |     1563 |
| Madhubani       |                          1514 |                        3428 |     3004 |
| Munger          |                           555 |                        1571 |     1536 |
| Muzaffarpur     |                          1801 |                        5133 |     4997 |
| Nalanda         |                          1549 |                        2637 |     2643 |
| Nawada          |                          1336 |                        2120 |     2018 |
| Patna           |                          1136 |                        4758 |     4711 |
| Purnia          |                          1699 |                        3139 |     3256 |
| Rohtas          |                          1652 |                        1939 |     2609 |
| Saharsa         |                           515 |                        2080 |     2087 |
| SAMASTIPUR      |                          1738 |                        4459 |     4552 |
| Saran           |                          1069 |                        4076 |     3794 |
| Sekhpura        |                           379 |                         597 |      519 |
| Sheohar         |                           214 |                         636 |      629 |
| Sitamarhi       |                           784 |                        2745 |     2759 |
| Siwan           |                          1078 |                        3354 |     3609 |
| Supaul          |                           666 |                        1616 |     2157 |
| Vaishali        |                           956 |                        3208 |     3051 |
| West Chamaparan |                          1776 |                        3473 |     3356 |
| Total           |                         42181 |                       91964 |    92382 |

DETAILS OF RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONVERGENCE WITH MGNREGS*

| Sl. No   | Name of State    |   No. of Anganwadi Centres |   Fund released in 2022-2 3 as central share (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                |                          3 |                                                          4 |
| 1.       | 1BIHAR           |                       3700 |                                                       4440 |
| 2        | CHHATTISGARH     |                       3900 |                                                       4680 |
| 3        | GUJARAT          |                        100 |                                                        120 |
| 4        | JHARKHAND        |                       1480 |                                                       1776 |
| 5        | KARNATAKA        |                        800 |                                                        960 |
| 6        | KERALA           |                        140 |                                                        168 |
| 7        | MADHYA PRADESH   |                        200 |                                                        240 |
| 8        | ODISHA           |                        600 |                                                        720 |
| 9        | RAJASTHAN        |                        750 |                                                        900 |
| 10       | TAMIL NADU       |                       1200 |                                                       1440 |
| 11       | TELANGANA        |                       1500 |                                                       1800 |
| 12       | PUDUCHERRY       |                         10 |                                                         12 |
| 13       | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                        500 |                                                        900 |
| 14       | UTTARAKHAND      |                       3940 |                                                       7092 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL            |                      18820 |                                                      25248 |

RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR UPGRADATION  OF  ANGANWADIS  AS  SAKSHAM ANGANWADIS

| Sr.No.   | Name of State/UT   |   No of Anganwadi Centres |   Funds released (Rs. in lakh) (2022-23) |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     |                      1105 |                                   525.58 |
| 2        | Bihar              |                      3566 |                                  1697.77 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh       |                      4750 |                                  1957.92 |
| 4        | Gujarat            |                      1250 |                                   750    |
| 5        | Haryana            |                        10 |                                     3.56 |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh   |                       100 |                                    72.86 |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir     |                        86 |                                    69.66 |
| 8        | Jharkhand          |                      6850 |                                  3028.88 |
| 9        | Karnataka          |                       100 |                                    47.39 |
| 10       | Kerala             |                       250 |                                   116.12 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh     |                      2220 |                                  1305.85 |
| 12       | Maharashtra        |                      1150 |                                   520.47 |
| 13       | Odisha             |                      6000 |                                  2920.92 |
| 14       | Punjab             |                       100 |                                    56.88 |
| 15       | Rajasthan          |                       213 |                                   102.93 |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu         |                       800 |                                   395.76 |
| 17       | Telangana          |                       500 |                                   278.16 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh      |                      2349 |                                  1015.8  |
| 19       | Uttrakhand         |                       350 |                                   306.04 |
| 20       | West Bengal        |                      4750 |                                  2308.19 |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh  |                       100 |                                    71.51 |
| 22       | Assam              |                      3963 |                                  3285.58 |
| 23       | Manipur            |                        30 |                                    20.25 |
| 24       | Meghalaya          |                       100 |                                    68.9  |
| 25       | Mizoram            |                       100 |                                    64.13 |
| 26       | Nagaland           |                       100 |                                    72.14 |
| 27       | Sikkim             |                       100 |                                    64.13 |
| 28       | Tripura            |                       200 |                                   146.25 |
|          | Total              |                     41192 |                                 21273.6  |

## FUNDS RELEASED UNDER ANGANWADI SERVICES  SCHEME FOR THE YEAR 2022-

## 23 (UPTO 31.03.2023) FOR DRINKING WATER AND TOILET FACILITIES *

(Rupees in lakhs)

| STATE               |   Construction of Toilets | Drinking water facilities   |
|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1 2                 |                      3    |                             |
| 1ANDHRA PRADESH     |                   1915.34 | 1127.52                     |
| 2BIHAR              |                      0    | 0                           |
| 3CHHATTISGARH       |                    385.78 | 904.52                      |
| 4GOA                |                      9.94 | 3.13                        |
| 5GUJARAT            |                    297.22 | 0                           |
| 6HARYANA            |                      0    | 0                           |
| 7HIMACHAL PRADESH   |                      0    | 0                           |
| 8JAMMU&KASHMIR      |                      0    | 0                           |
| 9JHARKHAND          |                   1000.94 | 1349.12                     |
| 10KARNATAKA         |                      0    | 0                           |
| 11KERALA            |                      0    | 0                           |
| 12MADHYA PRADESH    |                   1074.38 | 34.93                       |
| 13MAHARASHTRA       |                    510.34 | 0                           |
| 14ODISHA            |                   1206.43 | 0                           |
| 15PUNJAB            |                      0    | 0                           |
| 16RAJASTHAN         |                      0    | 1061.07                     |
| 17TAMIL NADU        |                      0    | 0                           |
| 18TELANGANA         |                   1381.25 | 87.82                       |
| 19UTTAR PRADESH     |                   1216.37 | 1272.18                     |
| 20UTTARAKHAND       |                      0    | 308.88                      |
| 21WEST BENGAL       |                      0    | 418.92                      |
| 22DELHI             |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 23PUDUCHERRY        |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 24ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 25CHANDIGARH        |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 26DNH&DD            |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 27LADAKH            |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 28LAKSHADWEEP       |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 29ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                    772.53 | 0.00                        |
| 30ASSAM             |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 31MANIPUR           |                   1612.87 | 0.00                        |
| 32MEGHALAYA         |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 33MIZORAM           |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 34NAGALAND          |                    136.51 | 0.00                        |
| 35SIKKIM            |                      0    | 0.00                        |
| 36TRIPURA           |                    100.66 | 0.00                        |
| Grand Total         |                  11625.6  | 6575.09                     |