Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Anganwadi Centre Poshan Abhiyan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 994

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2025

## ANGANWADI CENTRE POSHAN ABHIYAN

## 994. DR. C M RAMESH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  Anganwadi  Centre-Poshan  Abhiyan  under Dharti Aaba Janajatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress of its implementation in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise and year-wise in the last three years; and
- (c) whether there is time and cost overrun of any of the projects under above scheme, if so, the details thereof and tentative date of completion of above programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (c) Dharti Aaba Janajatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan  has been approved from F.Y. 202425 till F.Y. 2028-29. As on date, this Ministry has sanctioned a total of 875 new Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) for construction under Dharti Aaba Janajatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA). Out of these, 177 AWCs have been sanctioned for the State of Andhra Pradesh. District-wise details of AWCs sanctioned for State of Andhra Pradesh are as under:

| S No.Name of the districtNo of AWC sanctioned   | S No.Name of the districtNo of AWC sanctioned   |   S No.Name of the districtNo of AWC sanctioned |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                               | Alluri SIT                                      |                                             121 |
| 2                                               | Anakapalli                                      |                                               3 |
| 3                                               | Anantapur                                       |                                               1 |
| 4                                               | Chittoor                                        |                                               1 |
| 5                                               | Eluru                                           |                                               5 |
| 6                                               | Kurnool                                         |                                               1 |
| 7                                               | Nandyal                                         |                                               2 |
| 8                                               | Palnadu                                         |                                               1 |
| 9                                               | Parvathipuram                                   |                                              25 |
| 10                                              | Prakasam                                        |                                               1 |
| 11                                              | Sri Sathya Sai                                  |                                               2 |
| 12                                              | Srikakulam                                      |                                              11 |
| 13                                              | Vizianagaram                                    |                                               3 |
|                                                 | Total                                           |                                             177 |

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