Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Improvement in Infrastructure of Anganwadis
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.2.2024

## 'IMPROVEMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE OF ANGANWADIS'

- 148     SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

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

- (a) the details of the beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under POSHAN 2.0 in aspirational districts, particularly in West Bengal, since the launch of the scheme;
- (b) whether any steps have been taken to improve infrastructure of Anganwadis in the country under Saksham Anganwadi Scheme; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the data available on Poshan Tracker for the month of December 2023, 48,78,798  beneficiaries  are  covered  in  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  under Mission Poshan 2.0 in 112 Aspirational Districts of the country. West Bengal has not participated  in  Aspirational  Districts  Programme.  However,  84,12,620  beneficiaries (Children between 6 months - 6 years, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers) are registered under Mission Poshan 2.0 in the State of West Bengal.
- (b) and (c) Under Saksham Anganwadi, 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres @ 40,000 AWCs per year are being upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis which have better infrastructure than the conventional Anganwadi Centres including LED screens, water purifier/RO Machine  and  equipped  with  smart  learning,  audio-visual  aids  and  internet/Wi-Fi connectivity wherever feasible. The State/UT wise number of AWCs approved under Saksham Anganwadi during FY 2022-23, including the State of West Bengal is at Annexure I .

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Annexure I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART © of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148 FOR 2.2.2024 REGARDING  'IMPROVEMENT  IN INFRASTRUCTURE  OF  ANGANWADIS'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JAGANNATH SARKAR

| Status report of Saksham Anganwadi approved for F.Y. 2022-23   | Status report of Saksham Anganwadi approved for F.Y. 2022-23   | Status report of Saksham Anganwadi approved for F.Y. 2022-23   | Status report of Saksham Anganwadi approved for F.Y. 2022-23   |
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| #                                                              | Name of State/UT                                               | Total Funds approved (Rs. In lakh) (2022-23)                   | Total AWCs identified by MWCD (2022-23)                        |
| 1                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 525.58                                                         | 1105                                                           |
| 2                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 71.51                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 3                                                              | Assam                                                          | 3285.58                                                        | 3963                                                           |
| 4                                                              | Bihar                                                          | 1697.77                                                        | 3566                                                           |
| 5                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 1957.92                                                        | 4750                                                           |
| 6                                                              | Gujarat                                                        | 750                                                            | 1250                                                           |
| 7                                                              | Haryana                                                        | 3.56                                                           | 10                                                             |
| 8                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 72.86                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 9                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                | 69.66                                                          | 86                                                             |
| 10                                                             | Jharkhand                                                      | 3028.88                                                        | 6850                                                           |
| 11                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 47.39                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 12                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 116.12                                                         | 250                                                            |
| 13                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 1305.85                                                        | 2220                                                           |
| 14                                                             | Maharashtra                                                    | 520.47                                                         | 1150                                                           |
| 15                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 20.25                                                          | 30                                                             |
| 16                                                             | Meghalaya                                                      | 68.9                                                           | 100                                                            |
| 17                                                             | Mizoram                                                        | 64.13                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 18                                                             | Nagaland                                                       | 72.14                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 19                                                             | Odisha                                                         | 2920.92                                                        | 6000                                                           |
| 20                                                             | Punjab                                                         | 56.88                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 21                                                             | Rajasthan                                                      | 102.93                                                         | 213                                                            |
| 22                                                             | Sikkim                                                         | 64.13                                                          | 100                                                            |
| 23                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 395.76                                                         | 800                                                            |
| 24                                                             | Telangana                                                      | 278.16                                                         | 500                                                            |
| 25                                                             | Tripura                                                        | 146.25                                                         | 200                                                            |
| 26                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 1015.8                                                         | 2349                                                           |
| 27                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                    | 306.04                                                         | 350                                                            |
| 28                                                             | West Bengal                                                    | 2308.19                                                        | 4750                                                           |
|                                                                | Total                                                          | 21273.63                                                       | 41192                                                          |

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