Lok Sabha Question No. 2104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Effective Implementation of Anganwadi Services
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Anurag Sharma, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2023

## EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANGANWADI SERVICES

2104:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI C.R. PATIL:

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

- (a) the  quantum  of  funds  released  by  the  Government  under  the  Anganwadi Services Scheme to the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat;
- (b) the number of children between the ages of 0-6 years availing the benefits of the said  scheme from the above-mentioned States and specifically from the Pali, Jhansi, Deoria, Pratapgarh, Balasore and Navsari Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (c) whether the Government has established any mechanism for effective monitoring and evaluation of the Anganwadi services, specifically of supplementary nutrition component under it, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  leveraging  technology  to  effectively implement the said scheme so that the intended benefits reach the beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         The  components  of  Supplementary  Nutrition  under  Anganwadi  Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) and Poshan Abhiyaan have been aligned under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 as an integrated nutrition support programme from the FY 2021-22. The detail of funds released under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 to the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat is given at Annexure-I .
- (b)        The details regarding number of children between the age of 0-6 years availing the benefits of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,

Odisha and Gujarat and in Pali, Jhansi, Deoria, Pratapgarh, Balasore and Navsari Parliamentary Constituencies are given at Annexure-II.

(c) and (d) :   For ensuring effective implementation and monitoring of the scheme, IT systems have been leveraged to strengthen the system and bring about transparency in nutrition delivery support systems at the Anganwadi Centres. The 'Poshan Tracker' application was rolled out on 1st March, 2021 as an important governance tool. The Poshan  Tracker  facilitates  monitoring  and  tracking  of  all  AWCs,  AWWs  and beneficiaries  on  defined  indicators.  Technology  under  Poshan  Tracker  is  being leveraged for dynamic identification of stunting, wasting and under-weight prevalence among children. Further, under Poshan Abhiyaan, for the first time, a digital revolution was ushered in when the Anganwadi Centres were equipped with mobile devices. The mobile application has also facilitated digitization and automation of physical registers used by AWWs which helps in improving their quality  of  work.  Poshan  Tracker  is available in 22 languages including Hindi and English. It has facilitated near real time data collection for Anganwadi Services such as, daily attendance, ECCE, provision of Hot Cooked Meals and Take Home  Ration under Supplementary Nutrition Programme, growth measurement etc. The App also offers counselling videos on key behaviours and services which help to disseminate messages on birth preparedness, delivery,  post-natal  care,  breastfeeding  and  complementary  feeding.  Further,  to ensure last mile tracking of service delivery, SMS alerts to beneficiaries have been introduced on delivery of Take Home Ration. Recently, Poshan Helpline has also been introduced for grievance redressal under this scheme.

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## Annexures to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2104 for answer on 15.12.2023

## Annexure-I

## Details of Funds released under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| Sl.No.   | State         | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   |
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Sl.No.   | State         | 2021-22         | 2022-23         | 2023-24         |
| 1        | Rajasthan     | 68264.63        | 96337.52        | 71209.77        |
| 2        | Uttar Pradesh | 239978.59       | 272052.80       | 145144.26       |
| 3        | Odisha        | 93659.57        | 91559.27        | 59405.09        |
| 4        | Gujarat       | 83343.97        | 91213.99        | 38140.72        |

## Number of beneficiaries between the age of 0-6 years *

|   Rajasthan |   Uttar Pradesh |   Odisha |   Gujarat |
|-------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
|     3937784 |        19070620 |  3562414 |   3293328 |

## Number  of  beneficiaries  between  the  age  0-6  years  as  per  Parliamentary Constituency**

|   S.No | Parliament Constituency Name   | District   |   No. of Children (0- 6 Years) |
|--------|--------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | Pali                           | Pali       |                         118507 |
|      1 | Pali                           | Jodhpur    |                         185167 |
|      2 | Balasore                       | Mayurbhanj |                         219544 |
|      2 | Balasore                       | Baleshwar  |                         189629 |
|      3 | Navsari                        | Surat      |                         137175 |
|      3 | Navsari                        | Bharuch    |                          81701 |
|      3 | Navsari                        | Navsari    |                          53823 |
|      4 | Jhansi                         | Jhansi     |                         123014 |
|      4 | Jhansi                         | Lalitpur   |                         134246 |
|      5 | Deoria                         | Deoria     |                         306645 |
|      5 | Deoria                         | Kushinagar |                         381608 |
|      6 | Pratapgarh                     | Pratapgarh |                         297633 |

Annexure-II