Lok Sabha Question No. 5710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Basic Facilities at Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5710

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## BASIC FACILITIES AT ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 5710.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

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

(a) the current progress rate of implementation of Saksham Anganwadi Centres across the country;

(b) the details of basic infrastructure including drinking water, sanitation facilities, electricity and other essential amenities in Anganwadi Centres, State-wise; and

(c)  the  status  of  implementation  of  Supreme  Court's  decision  regarding  gratuity  to  Anganwadi Workers?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  During  the  15th  Finance  Commission  cycle,  2  lakh  Government  owned  Anganwadi  Centres (AWCs) @ 40,000 AWCs per year are strengthened and upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for improved nutrition delivery and for early childhood care and development under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. Saksham Anganwadis are equipped with infrastructure better than the conventional  Anganwadi  Centres  by  providing  LED  screens,  water  purifier/installation  of  RO Machine, Poshan Vatika, ECCE and BALA Paintings.

As on date, a total of 2 Lakh AWCs have been approved for upgradation as Saksham AWCs out of which 19,004 AWCs are upgraded as Saksham Anganwadi Centres.

(b) The State/UT wise detail of drinking water, sanitation facilities, electricity and other essential amenities in Anganwadi Centres is at Annexure.

(c) Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a centrally sponsored scheme and is implemented by the States/UTs. The Central Government is responsible for policy and planning and the State Governments are responsible for day-to-day program implementation and all operational aspects of the  scheme.  The  Government  of  India  releases  funds  in  the  prescribed  cost-sharing  ratio  to  the States/UTs for implementation of the Scheme.

Since  the  implementation  of  the  Scheme  is  done  by  the  State  Government/UT  Administration therefore,  no  specific  guidelines  have  been  laid  by  the  Government  of  India  with  respect  to recruitment, retirement benefits, and payment of Gratuity for Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers. Gratuity is a benefit only paid by the employer as per the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The States/UTs are the competent authority to pay the appropriate benefits to the AWWs/AWHs.

States and UTs are the primary authorities to decide the service conditions of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers. Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), being honorary workers, are paid a monthly honorarium as decided by the Government from time to time. The Central Government only gives a part of the Honorarium. The rest of the honorarium is paid by State Governments and UTs administration. In addition to the honorarium paid by the Government of India, most of the States/UTs are also giving different additional monetary incentives/top-ups to these workers from their own resources.

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## Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5710 to be answered on 04.04.2025 regarding 'Basic Facilities at Anganwadi Centres'

| State/UT                         |   No of Anganwadi Centre |   piped_water_co nnection_in_aw c |   drinking_water _connection |   functional_toile t |   functional_kit chen |   permanent_elec tricity_connecti on |   solar_powered_e lectric_connectio n |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andaman& Nicobar Isl ands        |                      720 |                               695 |                          720 |                  715 |                   716 |                                  679 |                                    10 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   |                    55708 |                             42406 |                        54779 |                47627 |                 47527 |                                51918 |                                    66 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                |                     5835 |                              2651 |                         4196 |                 1576 |                  2291 |                                  661 |                                   173 |
| Assam                            |                    61891 |                             21952 |                        51546 |                16136 |                 23096 |                                32204 |                                  1477 |
| Bihar                            |                   114451 |                             60824 |                       102518 |                91076 |                 87902 |                                56122 |                                  4684 |
| Chhattisgarh                     |                    52262 |                             19428 |                        42504 |                32889 |                 41164 |                                23064 |                                  1366 |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli - Daman& Diu |                      405 |                               402 |                          405 |                  405 |                   403 |                                  405 |                                    17 |
| Delhi                            |                    10898 |                             10795 |                        10887 |                10892 |                    69 |                                10883 |                                    15 |
| Goa                              |                     1261 |                              1196 |                         1261 |                 1259 |                  1248 |                                 1259 |                                    18 |
| Gujarat                          |                    53050 |                             48166 |                        52231 |                51339 |                 49029 |                                52612 |                                  2254 |
| Haryana                          |                    25962 |                             19128 |                        23207 |                20885 |                 16183 |                                11254 |                                  5254 |
| Himachal Pradesh                 |                    18929 |                             18367 |                        18711 |                18640 |                 15571 |                                16074 |                                   457 |
| J&K                              |                    28061 |                             27753 |                        27844 |                27892 |                 27644 |                                27236 |                                  2024 |
| Jharkhand                        |                    38516 |                              9310 |                        29450 |                21219 |                 29354 |                                16812 |                                  1418 |
| Karnataka                        |                    69900 |                             55455 |                        63041 |                64908 |                 64624 |                                63836 |                                  4320 |
| Kerala                           |                    33120 |                             29171 |                        32069 |                32979 |                 32870 |                                32903 |                                  1271 |
| Ladakh                           |                     1172 |                               920 |                         1142 |                 1136 |                  1090 |                                  461 |                                    10 |
| Lakshadweep                      |                       59 |                                59 |                           59 |                   59 |                    59 |                                   59 |                                     0 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |                    97285 |                             48725 |                        95165 |                75693 |                 12420 |                                59527 |                                  3058 |
| Maharashtra                      |                   110571 |                             76233 |                        98922 |                84351 |                 59620 |                                43697 |                                 26840 |
| Manipur                          |                    11523 |                              3675 |                        10297 |                 8864 |                  7688 |                                 6893 |                                   401 |
| Meghalaya                        |                     6095 |                              2086 |                         4043 |                 3401 |                  3065 |                                  376 |                                   135 |
| Mizoram                          |                     2242 |                              2003 |                         2225 |                 2148 |                  2198 |                                 1310 |                                     8 |
| Nagaland                         |                     3797 |                              2159 |                         3532 |                 2303 |                  3742 |                                  403 |                                     1 |
| Odisha                           |                    74185 |                             23351 |                        74163 |                38539 |                 58320 |                                41346 |                                  3577 |
| Puducherry                       |                      855 |                               826 |                          837 |                  826 |                   836 |                                  841 |                                   122 |
| Punjab                           |                    27314 |                             23825 |                        27059 |                23933 |                 10143 |                                20652 |                                   585 |
| Rajasthan                        |                    61922 |                             26534 |                        51475 |                33682 |                 33928 |                                39161 |                                  2316 |
| Sikkim                           |                     1308 |                              1192 |                         1296 |                 1302 |                  1241 |                                  438 |                                    25 |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                    54449 |                             49202 |                        54447 |                50355 |                 54358 |                                53406 |                                   128 |
| Telangana                        |                    35687 |                             26582 |                        28941 |                19027 |                 28475 |                                19717 |                                  1026 |
| Tripura                          |                    10197 |                              6542 |                         9057 |                 6942 |                  7529 |                                  574 |                                   310 |
| UT-Chandigarh                    |                      450 |                               450 |                          450 |                  450 |                   203 |                                  450 |                                     0 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                   188883 |                            110547 |                       165554 |               142964 |                 79743 |                               115667 |                                  8695 |
| Uttarakhand                      |                    20039 |                             15500 |                        18578 |                17637 |                 12987 |                                11440 |                                   553 |
| West Bengal                      |                   119444 |                             31550 |                        85670 |                62569 |                 86692 |                                20660 |                                  1174 |

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