Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Construction of AWCs under MGNREGA
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF AWCS UNDER MGNREGA

- *407.  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from rented premises, semipucca buildings, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the proposals sent and approved for construction of AWCs under MGNREGA, year, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  releasing  funds  for  construction  of  Anganwadi buildings under MGNREGA, if so, the amount of funds sanctioned, released and utilized, year and State-wise especially for Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) if not, the reasons for not releasing the funds for Andhra Pradesh during last two years;
- (e) the number of AWCs constructed under various schemes including MGNREGA, year, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (f) whether the Government has set any specific timeframe to ensure that all AWCs have their own buildings and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  is  collaborating  with  private  sector  organizations  or NGOs for the construction and modernization of Anganwadi buildings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (G) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025  REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF AWCS UNDER MGNREGA'

(a)  to  (g):  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  &  Poshan  2.0  is  an  ongoing  scheme  where continuous  revamping  and  restructuring  is  undertaken  to  effectively  implement  the Scheme. Anganwadi centres are  being  constructed  in  convergence  with  MGNREGS, 50000 AWCs @10000 AWCs per year are to be constructed over a period of five years, for which funds are provided @ Rs.12 Lakh per AWC wherein Rs.8.00 Lakh would be provided under MGNREGS, Rs.2.00 Lakh under 15th Finance Commission (FC) (or any other untied funds) and Rs.2.00 Lakh by MWCD per AWC to be shared between Centre and States/UTs in the prescribed cost sharing ratio.

Approval of AWCs for construction under MNRGES is given as per schematic norms, based on the proposals received from the State/UTs. A total of 9425 AWCs have been constructed  in  the  Sate  of  Andhra  Pradesh  since  inception  of  MGNREGS.  State Government of Andhra Pradesh has submitted proposal for construction of 1864 AWCs under MNRGES during 2024-25 and the same has been approved.

The State wise details of AWCs approved and funds released for construction of AWCs under MGNREGA from inception of Mission Poshan 2.0 till date is at Annexure I.

The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from rented premises, semi-pucca buildings, State and district wise for Andhra Pradesh is placed at Annexure II.

States/UTs shall 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. States at their level in  their  own  discretion  shall  involve  Individuals,  Companies,  Business  Houses  and Institution of repute, CSR funds for construction of AWCs purely on pro bono basis without any obligation. Similarly, the DMs shall encourage/mobilize resources for this purely on pro bono basis and without any obligation. States/UTs shall similarly permit funding of Anganwadi Infrastructure e.g., Toilets, RWHSs, DWS etc., or any aspect of Anganwadi activity such as ECCE material, furniture, cooking utensils, kitchen infrastructure, storage facility, etc.

The  number  of  AWCs  constructed  under  various  schemes  district-wise  for  Andhra Pradesh (as reported by State) is placed at Annexure III.

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ANNEXURE I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (G) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  407  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.03.2025  REGARDING  'CONSTRUCTION  OF AWCS UNDER MGNREGA' ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO AND SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU.

AWCs approved for construction under MGNREGS and funds released since inception of Mission Poshan 2.0:

| S. No   | States/ UTs      | From Inception of Mission Poshan 2.0 till date   | From Inception of Mission Poshan 2.0 till date   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | States/ UTs      | Total AWCs approved                              | Total funds released ( Rs in Lakhs)              |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 1864                                             | -                                                |
| 2       | BIHAR            | 6155                                             | 4440                                             |
| 3       | CHHATTISGARH     | 3900                                             | 4680                                             |
| 4       | GOA              | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 5       | GUJRAT           | 360                                              | 120                                              |
| 6       | HARYANA          | 300                                              | 186                                              |
| 7       | JHARKHAND        | 2519                                             | 1776                                             |
| 8       | KARNATAKA        | 1735                                             | 2082                                             |
| 9       | KERALA           | 172                                              | 168                                              |
| 10      | MADHYA PRADESH   | 200                                              | 240                                              |
| 11      | MAHARASHTRA      | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 12      | ODISHA           | 1639                                             | 720                                              |
| 13      | PUNJAB           | 156                                              | 187.2                                            |
| 14      | RAJASTHAN        | 1217                                             | 900                                              |
| 15      | TAMIL NADU       | 2393                                             | 2871.6                                           |
| 16      | TELANGANA        | 2279                                             | 1800                                             |
| 17      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 7013                                             | 4968                                             |
| 18      | WEST BENGAL      | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 19      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 528                                              | 900                                              |
| 20      | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 21      | UTTARAKHAND      | 4647                                             | 7092                                             |
| 22      | A & N ISLANDS    | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 23      | D & N HAVELI     | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 24      | PUDUCHERRY       | 9                                                | 10.8                                             |
| 25      | ASSAM            | NA                                               | -                                                |
| 26      | MANIPUR          | 500                                              | 900                                              |
| 27      | MEGHALAYA        | 484                                              | 871.2                                            |
| 28      | MIZORAM          | 510                                              | 918                                              |
| 29      | NAGALAND         | 1110                                             | 266.4                                            |
| 30      | SIKKIM           | 50                                               | -                                                |
| 31      | TRIPURA          | 260                                              | 468                                              |
|         | Total            | 40000                                            | 31597.2                                          |

NA- Not applicable, as State/UTs have not submitted the proposal from during F.Y. 2021-22 to 2024-25.

ANNEXURE II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (G) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  407  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.03.2025  REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF AWCS UNDER MGNREGA' ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO AND SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU.

The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from rented premises, semi-pucca buildings  district  wise  for  Andhra  Pradesh  is  as  under  (Poshan  Tracker  data  as  on 28.02.2025):

| District                    |   Total no of AWC |   No of AWCs in Rented building |   No of AWCs in Semi pukka building |
|-----------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Alluri Sitharamaraju        |              3313 |                            1743 |                                1095 |
| Anakapalli                  |              1908 |                             622 |                                  81 |
| Anantapur                   |              2302 |                             927 |                                 157 |
| Annamayya                   |              2275 |                             792 |                                 117 |
| Bapatla                     |              1888 |                             817 |                                 153 |
| Chittoor                    |              2420 |                             591 |                                 112 |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |              1726 |                             817 |                                 129 |
| East Godavari               |              1556 |                             631 |                                 132 |
| Eluru                       |              2226 |                             839 |                                 293 |
| GUNTUR                      |              1480 |                             810 |                                  84 |
| Kakinada                    |              1986 |                            1075 |                                 309 |
| KRISHNA                     |              1707 |                             454 |                                  82 |
| Kurnool                     |              1886 |                             913 |                                  61 |
| Nandyal                     |              1663 |                             788 |                                  76 |
| NTR                         |              1475 |                             664 |                                  84 |
| Palnadu                     |              2031 |                            1057 |                                  78 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        |              2075 |                            1214 |                                 195 |
| Prakasam                    |              2903 |                            1140 |                                 176 |
| SPSR NELLORE                |              2934 |                            1167 |                                 146 |
| Sri Satya Sai               |              2824 |                            1259 |                                  90 |
| Srikakulam                  |              3385 |                            1346 |                                 307 |
| Tirupati                    |              2492 |                             625 |                                  81 |
| Visakhapatnam               |               776 |                             209 |                                  22 |
| Vizianagaram                |              2499 |                            1227 |                                 158 |
| WestGodavari                |              1626 |                             620 |                                  92 |
| Y.S.R Kadapa                |              2389 |                             932 |                                 100 |
| Total                       |             55745 |                           23279 |                                4410 |

## ANNEXURE III

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (G) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  407  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.03.2025  REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF AWCS UNDER MGNREGA' ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO AND SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU.

Number of AWCs constructed under various schemes district-wise for Andhra Pradesh (as reported by State) in F.Y 2023-24

| Sl. No.   | Name of the New Districts   | Completed AWCs   | Completed AWCs   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                             | RIDF-23          | RIDF-24          |
| 1         | Srikakulam                  | 4                | 10               |
| 2         | Manyam                      | 2                | 2                |
| 3         | Vizianagaram                | 4                | 7                |
| 4         | Alluri Sitarama Raju        | 1                | 0                |
| 5         | Visakhapatnam               | 2                | 0                |
| 6         | Anakapalli                  | 3                | 12               |
| 7         | Konaseema                   | 1                | 6                |
| 8         | Kakinada                    | 4                | 5                |
| 9         | East Godavari               | 5                | 17               |
| 10        | West Godavari               | 6                | 20               |
| 11        | Eluru                       | 10               | 8                |
| 12        | Krishna                     | 0                | 13               |
| 13        | NTR                         | 2                | 6                |
| 14        | Guntur                      | 0                | 3                |
| 15        | Palnadu                     | 4                | 22               |
| 16        | Bapatla                     | 2                | 5                |
| 17        | Prakasam                    | 9                | 20               |
| 18        | SPS Nellore                 | 12               | 21               |
| 19        | Tirupathi                   | 3                | 5                |
| 20        | Chittoor                    | 5                | 12               |
| 21        | Annamayya                   | 1                | 4                |
| 22        | YSR Kadapa                  | 10               | 23               |
| 23        | Kurnool                     | 0                | 11               |
| 24        | Nandyal                     | 3                | 13               |
| 25        | Ananthapuram                | 0                | 13               |
| 26        | Sri Satyasai                | 7                | 2                |
|           | Total                       | 100              | 260              |

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