Lok Sabha Question No. 764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Upgradation of Anganwadi Centres to Saksham Anganwadi
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Dr. Byreddy Shabari, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES TO SAKSHAM ANGANWADI

764: SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: DR. BYREDDY SHABARI: SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  upgraded  into  Saksham  Anganwadis  in Andhra Pradesh, district wise especially Vizianagram and Nandyal during the last three years, indicating the criteria for selection, year wise;
- (b) the list of amenities that will be installed thereunder;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilized for upgradation of these Anganwadi Centres, State wise including the said areas during the last three years, year wise;
- (d) the training and support provided to Anganwadi workers in Andhra Pradesh to enhance their skills and effectiveness in the upgraded Saksham Anganwadi Centres;
- (e) whether the Government has any planned/proposed projects or have fixed any criteria for the upgradation of additional Anganwadi Centres in the said State and Districts under the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether there are any delays or challenges faced in the said process, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (g) whether there is any proposal for welfare of Anganwadi workers in the State of Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof including existing welfare schemes implemented for them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) & (b)       During the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle, 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs)  located  in  Government  buildings  @  40,000  AWCs  per  year  are  to  be strengthened and upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for improved nutrition delivery and for Early Childhood Care and Education under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. 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  related books and learning material. District wise details of Anganwadi Centres in the State of

Andhra Pradesh approved for upgradation into Saksham Anganwadi during the last three years are placed at Annexure I.

(c) Details of State wise allocation of fund for upgradation of Anganwadi Centres to Saksham Anganwadi Centres during the last three years, year wise are placed at Annexure II.

(d) Government has launched Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi (PBPB) initiative on 10th May, 2023 for upskilling of all anganwadi workers across the country to build their capacity to  provide  early  childhood  care  and education and  nutrition  service  to  the  children below six years of age. As on June 2024, under Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, 11,364 State Level Master Trainers (CDPOs, Supervisors and Additional Resource Persons) have been trained across the Country wherein 376 SLMTs have been trained in 11 Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

(e)  and  (f)   Under  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  for  the  15th  Finance Commission cycle, two lakh Anganwadi Centres located in Government buildings @ 40,000 AWCs per year are to be strengthened and upgraded for improved nutrition delivery  to  beneficiaries  and  for  delivery  of  ECCE  to  stimulate  the  creative,  social, emotional, cognitive and intellectual development of children under 6 years of age. As on date, Ministry has approved 92108  AWCs  for  upgradation  as  Saksham Anganwadis.

(g)  Anganwadi  Workers  (AWW)  and  Anganwadi  Helpers  (AWH)  are  'honorary workers'  from  the  local  community  who  voluntarily  come  forward  to  render  their services in the area of child care and development to help the community for which Anganwadi Worker is paid honorarium @Rs.4,500/- per month and Anganwadi Helper is paid honorarium @Rs.2,250/- per month on cost sharing basis between the Centre and State/UT along with performance linked incentive of Rs.250/- per month for AWHs and Rs.500/- to AWWs. In addition, States/UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives/honorarium to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State  to  State.  The  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  provides  Rs.  7000/-  as  additional honorarium to AWWs.

Further, under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, promotional opportunities  for  Anganwadi  Workers  have  been  enhanced  across  the  country including State of Andhra Pradesh. 50% posts of Anganwadi Workers are to be filled by  Anganwadi  Helpers  with  at  least  5  years  of  experience  and  50%  posts  of Supervisors are to be filled by promotion of Anganwadi Workers with at least 5 years of experience subject to fulfilment of other criteria.

Insurance benefits have been provided to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) for life cover worth Rs.2.00 lakh (covers life risk, death due to any reason) in the age group of 18 to 50 years. Similarly under  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  coverage  is  provided  for  accidental cover of Rs.2.00 Lakh (accidental death and permanent full disability) /Rs.1.00 Lakh (partial but permanent disability) to AWWs and AWHs in the age group of 18-59 years. It has been announced in the interim budget FY 2024-25 to extend healthcare annual coverage of Rs. 5 Lakhs under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all Anganwadi workers and helpers.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024 REGARDING 'UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES TO SAKSHAM ANGANWADI' BY SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI, SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, DR. BYREDDY SHABARI AND SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Statement  indicating  district  wise  Anganwadi  Centres  approved  for  upgradation  to Saksham Anganwadi in State of Andhra Pradesh

| State          | Financial Year   | District                   |   No of AWCs approved for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadis |
|----------------|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2022-23          | Visakhapatanam             |                                                         400 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2022-23          | Vizianagaram               |                                                         400 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2022-23          | Kadapa                     |                                                         305 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | Annamayya                  |                                                         174 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | PVP Manyam                 |                                                         516 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | Kurnool                    |                                                          27 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | Prakasam                   |                                                          82 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) |                                                         181 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | YSR Kadapa                 |                                                         720 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2023-24          | NTR                        |                                                          63 |
| Total          | Total            | Total                      |                                                        2868 |

Statement referred to in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 764  to  be  answered  on  26.07.2024  regarding  'Upgradation  of  Anganwadi Centres to Saksham Anganwadi' by Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Dr. Byreddy Shabari and Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao:

Year wise statement indicating State wise detail of funds allocated for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadi Centres across the country including Andhra Pradesh

| State/UT          | No. of AWCs approved for upgradation during FY 2022-23   | Fund allocated during FY 2022-23 (Rs. in Lakh)   | No. of AWCs approved for upgradation during FY 2023-24   | Fund allocated during FY 2023-24 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Total No. of AWCs approved for upgradation   | Total Fund allocated (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1105                                                     | 525.58                                           | 1763                                                     | 1057.8                                           | 2868                                         | 1583.38                              |
| Bihar             | 3566                                                     | 1697.77                                          | 3550                                                     | 2130                                             | 7116                                         | 3827.77                              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 4750                                                     | 1957.92                                          | 1740                                                     | 1044                                             | 6490                                         | 3001.92                              |
| Gujarat           | 1250                                                     | 750.00                                           | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 1250                                         | 750.00                               |
| Haryana           | 10                                                       | 3.56                                             | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 10                                           | 3.56                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 100                                                      | 72.86                                            | 25                                                       | 22.5                                             | 125                                          | 95.36                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 86                                                       | 69.66                                            | 50                                                       | 45                                               | 136                                          | 114.66                               |
| Jharkhand         | 6850                                                     | 3028.88                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 6850                                         | 3028.88                              |
| Karnataka         | 100                                                      | 47.39                                            | 178                                                      | 106.8                                            | 278                                          | 154.19                               |
| Kerala            | 250                                                      | 116.12                                           | 1710                                                     | 1026                                             | 1960                                         | 1142.12                              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 2220                                                     | 1305.85                                          | 9486                                                     | 5691.6                                           | 11706                                        | 6997.45                              |
| Maharashtra       | 1150                                                     | 520.47                                           | 589                                                      | 353.4                                            | 1739                                         | 873.87                               |
| Odisha            | 6000                                                     | 2920.92                                          | 1084                                                     | 650.4                                            | 7084                                         | 3571.32                              |
| Punjab            | 100                                                      | 56.88                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 100                                          | 56.88                                |
| Rajasthan         | 213                                                      | 102.93                                           | 340                                                      | 204                                              | 553                                          | 306.93                               |
| Tamil Nadu        | 800                                                      | 395.76                                           | 5590                                                     | 3354                                             | 6390                                         | 3749.76                              |
| Telangana         | 500                                                      | 278.16                                           | 3529                                                     | 2117.4                                           | 4029                                         | 2395.56                              |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2349                                                     | 1015.80                                          | 17845                                                    | 10707                                            | 20194                                        | 11722.80                             |
| Uttrakhand        | 350                                                      | 306.04                                           | 213                                                      | 191.7                                            | 563                                          | 497.74                               |
| West Bengal       | 4750                                                     | 2308.19                                          | 609                                                      | 365.4                                            | 5359                                         | 2673.59                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 100                                                      | 71.51                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 100                                          | 71.51                                |
| Assam             | 3963                                                     | 3285.58                                          | 815                                                      | 733.5                                            | 4778                                         | 4019.08                              |
| Manipur           | 30                                                       | 20.25                                            | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 30                                           | 20.25                                |
| Meghalaya         | 100                                                      | 68.90                                            | 8                                                        | 7.2                                              | 108                                          | 76.10                                |
| Mizoram           | 100                                                      | 64.13                                            | 988                                                      | 889.2                                            | 1088                                         | 953.33                               |
| Nagaland          | 100                                                      | 72.14                                            | 49                                                       | 44.1                                             | 149                                          | 116.24                               |
| Sikkim            | 100                                                      | 64.13                                            | 335                                                      | 301.5                                            | 435                                          | 365.63                               |
| Tripura           | 200                                                      | 146.25                                           | 245                                                      | 220.5                                            | 445                                          | 366.75                               |
|                   | 0                                                        |                                                  |                                                          | 14.4                                             |                                              |                                      |
| Goa               |                                                          | 0                                                | 24                                                       |                                                  | 24                                           | 14.40                                |
| Puducherry        | 0                                                        | 0                                                | 65                                                       | 39                                               | 65                                           | 39.00                                |
| Total             | 41192                                                    | 21273.63                                         | 50916                                                    | 31402.4                                          | 92108                                        | 52676.03                             |