Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 727

To Be Answered On 29.11.2024

## SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN

727.  SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Shri B K Parthasarathi:

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

- (a) the progress achieved under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) to childrens in the age group of 6 months to 6 years in the country, State-wise especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the current physical and financial progress of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) approved for upgradation to Saksham Anganwadi in State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  timeline  formulated  for  completing  the  upgradation  of  AWCs  and  funds released for the same; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  Anganwadi  Workers  and  Helpers  covered  under  the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) in the State of Andhra Pradesh since its inception and till date?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    The  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  (SNP)  of  the  Mission  Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 aims to address the challenge of child malnutrition and maternal under-nutrition by delivering proper and diversified nutrition content. It further aims  to  create  a  convergent  eco-system  to  develop  practices  that  nurture  health, wellness and immunity. The scheme focuses on Maternal Nutrition, Infant and Young Child Feeding Norms, treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)/ Moderate Acute Malnutrition  (MAM)  and  wellness  through  AYUSH  practices  to  reduce  wasting, underweight prevalence, stunting and anaemia by providing Hot Cooked Meals and Take  Home  Ration  to  the  beneficiaries  registered  at  the  Anganwadis.  State  wise details of beneficiaries (as per Poshan Tracker data, October 2024) including Andhra

Pradesh under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) in the age group 6 months to 6 years are placed at ANNEXURE.

(b)  &  (c)  Under  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  for  the  15th  Finance Commission cycle, two lakh Anganwadi Centres located in Government buildings @ 40,000 AWCs per year are to be strengthened and upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for  delivery  of  improved  nutrition  and  for  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education. Saksham  Anganwadis  are  to  be  provided  with  better  infrastructure  than  the conventional Anganwadi Centres including internet/Wi-Fi connectivity, LED screens, water filtration system/installation of RO Machine, Poshan Vatika, ECCE material etc. As on 25.11.2024, a total of 170337 AWCs has been approved for upgradation across the country including 9958 AWCs for the State of Andhra Pradesh. An amount of Rs. 100448.53 lakhs has been allocated to all States/UTs across the country including Rs 5837.38 lakhs allocated to the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(d)  Insurance  benefits  have  also  been  provided  to  all  eligible  Anganwadi  Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) for life cover worth Rs.2.00 lakh (covers life risk, death due to any reason) in the age group of 18 to 50 years. In FY 2024-25, 40683 AWWs and 37160 AWHs stand covered under PMJJBY in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  727  For  Answer  On  29.11.2024  regarding 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan' ASKED BY Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao and Shri B K Parthasarathi.

State wise details of beneficiaries (as per Poshan Tracker data, October 2024) under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) in the age group 6 months to 6 years including Andhra Pradesh are as under:

|   S.No | State/UT                           |   No of beneficiaries under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) in the age group 6 months to 6 years (as per Poshan Tracker data, October 2024) |
|--------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                                                                                                                                                9910 |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                                                                                                             2480081 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                                                                                                               80706 |
|      4 | Assam                              |                                                                                                                                             2729332 |
|      5 | Bihar                              |                                                                                                                                             9210632 |
|      6 | Chhattisgarh                       |                                                                                                                                             2140043 |
|      7 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu |                                                                                                                                               30836 |
|      8 | Delhi                              |                                                                                                                                              495591 |
|      9 | Goa                                |                                                                                                                                               46347 |
|     10 | Gujarat                            |                                                                                                                                             2912829 |
|     11 | Haryana                            |                                                                                                                                             1644529 |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                                                                                                              455262 |
|     13 | J&K                                |                                                                                                                                              706368 |
|     14 | Jharkhand                          |                                                                                                                                             2765130 |
|     15 | Karnataka                          |                                                                                                                                             3572279 |
|     16 | Kerala                             |                                                                                                                                             1783828 |
|     17 | Ladakh                             |                                                                                                                                               16040 |

| 18    | Lakshadweep    | 3374        |
|-------|----------------|-------------|
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh | 6269811     |
| 20    | Maharashtra    | 5776896     |
| 21    | Manipur        | 262678      |
| 22    | Meghalaya      | 348553      |
| 23    | Mizoram        | 102849      |
| 24    | Nagaland       | 103416      |
| 25    | Odisha         | 3267373     |
| 26    | Puducherry     | 27243       |
| 27    | Punjab         | 1351386     |
| 28    | Rajasthan      | 3501757     |
| 29    | Sikkim         | 28788       |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu     | 3361204     |
| 31    | Telangana      | 1686621     |
| 32    | Tripura        | 286648      |
| 33    | Chandigarh     | 34056       |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh  | 18654105    |
| 35    | Uttarakhand    | 607040      |
| 36    | West Bengal    | 7345735     |
| Total | Total          | 8,40,99,276 |

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