Lok Sabha Question No. 817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Operational Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## OPERATIONAL ANGANWADI CENTRES

## †817   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the total number of Anganwadi Centres operating across the country, Statewise;
- (b) the amount of funds spent on these Anganwadi Centres in the country during the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (c) whether most of the Anganwadi Centres are not even provided with proper building infrastructure;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide robust buildings to all such Centres across the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  Details  of  total  number  of  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  across  the  country, State/UT wise are placed at ANNEXURE I.

(b) In the 15th Finance Commission, components of nutritional support for children below the age of 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mother, Adolescent Girls; Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) [3-6 years]; Anganwadi infrastructure including  modern,  upgraded  Saksham  Anganwadi  have  been  reorganised  under Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0  for  effective  implementation  of  the scheme and for better nutritional delivery to end beneficiaries. The year-wise status of funds released to all States/UTs under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is placed at ANNEXURE II.

(c) to (e) 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 constructed under convergence with MGNREGS. The cost norm is Rs. 12.00 Lakh per AWC wherein Rs.8.00 Lakh is provided under MGNREGS, Rs.2.00 Lakh under 15 th  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. In addition to this, a total of 916 new Anganwadi Centres have been sanctioned for construction in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) under PMJANMAN Scheme @ Rs. 12 lakh per Angnawadi Centre on 100% GOI funding.

Under  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  2  lakh  Anganwadi  Centres located in government buildings @ 40,000 AWCs per year are to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for improved nutrition delivery and for Early Childhood Care and  Education  (ECCE).  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 books and learning material etc.

Directions have been issued to States/UTs to co-locate Anganwadi Centres, which are running on rent  without  sufficient  infrastructure,  at  nearby  Primary  Schools,  where space is available. Further, in order to improve the infrastructure facility of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), the Ministry has enhanced the cost of construction of drinking water facility at Anganwadi Centre to Rs.17,000/- and for construction of toilet to Rs.36,000/-

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817 FOR 26.07.2024 REGARDING 'OPERATIONAL ANGANWADI CENTRES' ASKED BY Shri Kaushalendra Kumar.

The  total  number  of  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  across  the  country,  State/UT wise:

(As  per  Annual  Programme  Implementation  Plan  received  from  States/UTs  for Financial Year 2024-25)

Pradesh

|   S.No. | Name of States/UTs                |   Operational AWCs |
|---------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                    |              55607 |
|       2 | Bihar                             |             115009 |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh                      |              52066 |
|       4 | Goa                               |               1261 |
|       5 | Gujarat                           |              53029 |
|       6 | Haryana                           |              25962 |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh                  |              18925 |
|       8 | Jammu & Kashmir                   |              28426 |
|       9 | Jharkhand                         |              38432 |
|      10 | Karnataka                         |              65931 |
|      11 | Kerala                            |              33115 |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh                    |              97329 |
|      13 | Maharashtra                       |             110446 |
|      14 | Orissa                            |              74154 |
|      15 | Punjab                            |              27314 |
|      16 | Rajasthan                         |              61885 |
|      17 | Tamil Nadu                        |              54439 |
|      18 | Telangana                         |              35700 |
|      19 | Uttar Pradesh                     |             189021 |
|      20 | Uttrakhand                        |              20062 |
|      21 | West Bengal                       |             119481 |
|      22 | A&N Island                        |                720 |
|      23 | Chandigarh                        |                450 |
|      24 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli/ Daman & Diu |                405 |
|      25 | Lakshadweep                       |                 59 |
|      26 | Delhi                             |              10897 |
|      27 | Puducherry                        |                855 |
|      28 | Arunachal Pradesh                 |               6225 |
|      29 | Assam                             |              62093 |
|      30 | Manipur                           |              11510 |
|      31 | Meghalaya                         |               5896 |
|      32 | Mizoram                           |               2244 |
|      33 | Nagaland                          |               3980 |
|      34 | Sikkim                            |               1308 |
|      35 | Tripura                           |              10145 |
|      36 | Ladakh                            |               1149 |

## ANNEXURE II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817 FOR 26.07.2024 REGARDING 'OPERATIONAL ANGANWADI CENTRES' ASKED BY Shri Kaushalendra Kumar:

The funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is as follows:

| SN    | Name of the State/UT                 | (Rupees in lakh)   | (Rupees in lakh)   | (Rupees in lakh)   |
|-------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| SN    | Name of the State/UT                 | 2021-22            | 2022-23            | 2023-24            |
| SN    | Name of the State/UT                 | Funds released     | Funds released     | Funds released     |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 1971.15            | 384.98             | 1215.15            |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                       | 74460.38           | 82778.78           | 70568.20           |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 17082.84           | 13778.25           | 16206.09           |
| 4     | Assam                                | 131989.88          | 165162.57          | 223331.30          |
| 5     | Bihar                                | 157443.07          | 174009.24          | 185928.90          |
| 6     | Chandigarh                           | 1532.18            | 3309.9             | 1979.45            |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                         | 60673.15           | 66896.43           | 57945.59           |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 933.39             | 579.95             | 1196.64            |
| 9     | Delhi                                | 13310.70           | 18277.00           | 16181.26           |
| 10    | Goa                                  | 1083.56            | 1470.85            | 1394.69            |
| 11    | Gujarat                              | 83985.65           | 91264.39           | 112680.34          |
| 12    | Haryana                              | 17303.35           | 19524.92           | 22578.36           |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                     | 24798.74           | 27023.89           | 30108.79           |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 40573.74           | 47901.11           | 53088.35           |
| 15    | Jharkhand                            | 35297.77           | 43091.04           | 66430.42           |
| 16    | Karnataka                            | 100370.19          | 76586.95           | 91296.49           |
| 17    | Kerala                               | 38822.74           | 44497.62           | 30664.43           |
| 18    | Ladakh                               | 1469.55            | 1878.52            | 1962.01            |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                          | 210.52             | 44.18              | 288.11             |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                       | 108546.91          | 101157.08          | 112311.11          |
| 21    | Maharashtra                          | 171338.93          | 164616.98          | 169951.77          |
| 22    | Manipur                              | 22892.04           | 13595.43           | 20127.94           |
| 23    | Meghalaya                            | 17332.82           | 19239.17           | 26968.59           |
| 24    | Mizoram                              | 5931.57            | 4280.74            | 10026.87           |
| 25    | Nagaland                             | 15980.27           | 19929.81           | 26290.93           |
| 26    | Odisha                               | 106598.46          | 92392.36           | 96879.90           |
| 27    | Puducherry                           | 277.80             | 11.55              | 447.72             |
| 28    | Punjab                               | 38351.68           | 7530.84            | 30787.13           |
| 29    | Rajasthan                            | 68264.63           | 97401.8            | 109196.47          |
| 30    | Sikkim                               | 2573.06            | 2032.69            | 3348.65            |
| 31    | TamilNadu                            | 65538.13           | 76680.73           | 88078.90           |
| 32    | Telangana                            | 48232.68           | 55068.81           | 50786.94           |
| 33    | Tripura                              | 18672.47           | 15051.87           | 24422.41           |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 240755.08          | 272187.35          | 266868.77          |
| 35    | Uttarakhand                          | 35365.25           | 42584.47           | 28823.88           |
| 36    | West Bengal                          | 66835.22           | 122758.88          | 123756.19          |
| Total | Total                                | 1836799.55         | 1984981.13         | 2174118.74         |