Lok Sabha Question No. 1403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Anganwadi Buildings
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1403

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2023

## ANGANWADI BUILDINGS

1403.  SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in Rajasthan which do not have their own buildings, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the Anganwadi buildings sanctioned in the last three years;
- (c) the  number  of  such  AWCs  for  which  buildings  have  been  sanctioned  but construction work has not been started yet along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Union Government has fixed any time limit to start the said work; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   The total number of Anganwadi Centres (AWC), which do not have their own building is 34892 in the state of Rajasthan. District wise list is enclosed at Annexure I .
- (b)  to (c) The details of Anganwadi Centre buildings approved for construction under convergence of Anganwadi Services with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during the last three years are given below:

|   S.No. | Financial Year   | Number of Anganwadi Centres approved for construction in convergence with MGNREGS   | Fund Released (Rupees in Lakhs)   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | 2020-21          | NIL                                                                                 | NIL                               |
|       2 | 2021-22          | NIL                                                                                 | NIL                               |
|       3 | 2022-23          | 750                                                                                 | 900.00                            |

(d) & (e) States are advised through regular review meetings of the Ministry to complete the construction expeditiously.

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## Annexure-I

| Aanganwadi centres   | Aanganwadi centres   | Aanganwadi centres   | Aanganwadi centres   | Aanganwadi centres              | Aanganwadi centres       | - Rajasthan              | - Rajasthan                  | - Rajasthan                | - Rajasthan                    |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. no                | Distri ct            | Tota l Proj ect      | Tota l AW C Acti ve  | AWC in departm ent al buildi ng | AWC in renta l build ing | AWC in scho ol buildi ng | AWC in other Govt. buildi ng | AWC in commu nity building | AWC in free privat e buildi ng |
| 1                    | 2                    | 3                    | 4                    | 5                               | 8                        | 9                        | 10                           | 11                         | 12                             |
| 1                    | Ajmer                | 13                   | 1968                 | 1072                            | 367                      | 365                      | 29                           | 112                        | 23                             |
| 2                    | Alwar                | 15                   | 3449                 | 704                             | 409                      | 2135                     | 43                           | 158                        | 0                              |
| 3                    | Banswara             | 10                   | 2119                 | 1466                            | 197                      | 262                      | 34                           | 52                         | 108                            |
| 4                    | Baran                | 7                    | 1618                 | 625                             | 428                      | 501                      | 52                           | 12                         | 0                              |
| 5                    | Barmer               | 16                   | 3543                 | 2131                            | 183                      | 582                      | 314                          | 32                         | 301                            |
| 6                    | Bharatpur            | 10                   | 2082                 | 406                             | 424                      | 1011                     | 126                          | 0                          | 115                            |
| 7                    | Bhilwara             | 12                   | 2217                 | 1355                            | 256                      | 477                      | 114                          | 15                         | 0                              |
| 8                    | Bikaner              | 8                    | 1502                 | 519                             | 166                      | 595                      | 101                          | 105                        | 16                             |
| 9                    | Bundi                | 5                    | 1205                 | 337                             | 213                      | 598                      | 41                           | 14                         | 2                              |
| 10                   | Chittorgar h         | 12                   | 1782                 | 1251                            | 225                      | 243                      | 30                           | 30                         | 3                              |
| 11                   | Churu                | 9                    | 1677                 | 682                             | 256                      | 500                      | 89                           | 150                        | 0                              |
| 12                   | Dausa                | 7                    | 1354                 | 298                             | 180                      | 717                      | 68                           | 41                         | 50                             |
| 13                   | Dholpur              | 5                    | 1033                 | 540                             | 90                       | 289                      | 25                           | 22                         | 67                             |
| 14                   | Dungarpur            | 9                    | 2117                 | 1144                            | 200                      | 544                      | 112                          | 117                        | 0                              |
| 15                   | Ganganag ar          | 9                    | 1973                 | 794                             | 245                      | 702                      | 69                           | 106                        | 57                             |
| 16                   | Hanumang             | 7                    | 1248                 | 324                             | 154                      | 590                      | 58                           | 82                         | 40                             |
| 17                   | arh Jaipur           | 21                   | 4254                 | 615                             | 116 8                    | 2090                     | 133                          | 94                         | 154                            |
| 18                   | Jaisalmer            | 3                    | 804                  | 440                             | 0                        | 223                      | 27                           | 54                         | 60                             |
| 19                   | Jalore               | 8                    | 1799                 | 889                             | 0                        | 504                      | 59                           | 347                        | 0                              |
| 20                   | Jhalawar             | 8                    | 1513                 | 1020                            | 120                      | 232                      | 48                           | 55                         | 38                             |
| 21                   | Jhunjhunu            | 8                    | 1595                 | 492                             | 90                       | 704                      | 161                          | 139                        | 9                              |
| 22                   | Jodhpur              | 12                   | 2534                 | 1123                            | 199                      | 725                      | 42                           | 173                        | 272                            |
| 23                   | Karauli              | 6                    | 1309                 | 568                             | 170                      | 438                      | 63                           | 46                         | 24                             |
| 24                   | Kota                 | 6                    | 1277                 | 250                             | 426                      | 512                      | 64                           | 5                          | 20                             |
| 25                   | Nagaur               | 13                   | 2871                 | 705                             | 429                      | 1163                     | 170                          | 107                        | 297                            |
| 26                   | Pali                 | 10                   | 1835                 | 926                             | 259                      | 525                      | 29                           | 76                         | 20                             |
| 27                   | Pratapgar            | 6                    | 1239                 | 872                             | 134                      | 178                      | 47                           | 8                          | 0                              |
| 28                   | h Rajsaman d         | 7                    | 1167                 | 937                             | 51                       | 136                      | 10                           | 33                         | 0                              |
| 29                   | Sawai Madhopur       | 6                    | 1117                 | 543                             | 282                      | 242                      | 19                           | 22                         | 9                              |
| 30                   | Sikar                | 9                    | 2139                 | 531                             | 357                      | 860                      | 177                          | 174                        | 40                             |
| 31                   | Sirohi               | 5                    | 872                  | 493                             | 166                      | 155                      | 10                           | 48                         | 0                              |
| 32                   | Tonk                 | 7                    | 1486                 | 800                             | 268                      | 344                      | 23                           | 42                         | 9                              |
| 33                   | Udaipur              | 15                   | 3175                 | 2129                            | 332                      | 501                      | 88                           | 121                        | 4                              |
| Total                | Total                | 304                  | 6187                 | 26981                           | 844                      | 1964                     | 2475                         | 2592                       | 1738                           |