Lok Sabha Question No. 3014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Upgradation of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024

## 'UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES'

3014:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take measures under Mission Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0  for  strengthening  and  upgrading  the Anganwadi Centres across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of Saksham Anganwadis functioning in the State of Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of proposals received by the Government to open such Anganwadis in  different  districts  of  Maharashtra  State  along  with  the  plan  formulated therefor;
- (d) whether the  Government has achieved success in the objectives of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 campaign in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details and the outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the amount of funds released and utilized to achieve the objectives of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 campaign during last three years and the current year, State and year-wise; and
- (f) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for the success of Saksham Anganwadi in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c) During the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle, 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres @ 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  infrastructure  better  than  the  conventional

Anganwadi Centres including internet/Wi-Fi connectivity through Bharat Net (wherever possible),  LED  screens,  water  purifier/installation  of  RO  Machine,  Poshan  Vatika, ECCE books and learning  material  etc.  A  total  of  92108  AWCs  are  approved  for upgradation  to  Saksham  AWCs  across  the  country  including  1739  AWCs  in Maharashtra for which funds amounting to Rs. 8.73 Crore were allocated and released upto FY 2023-24.

(d)  Various  rounds  of  the  National  Family  Health  Survey  (NFHS)  conducted  since 1992-93 have shown improvement in malnutrition indicators in children across India including  Maharashtra. Details of these indicators for children under 5 years since NFHS-1 to NFHS-5 are given below:

| NFHS Survey         |   Underweight |   %Wasting% |   Stunting% |
|---------------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
| NFHS-1 (1992-93)*   |          53.4 |        17.5 |        52   |
| NFHS-2 (1998-99)**  |          47   |        15.5 |        45.5 |
| NFHS-3 (2005-6)***  |          42.5 |        19.8 |        48   |
| NFHS-4 (2015-16)*** |          35.8 |        21   |        38.4 |
| NFHS-5 (2019-21)*** |          32.1 |        19.3 |        35.5 |

* Under 4 years

- ** Under 3 years
- *** Under 5 years

The above table gives a representative picture of malnutrition indicators among all children of 0-3 years, 0-4 years and 0-5 years age at that time. The table shows that level of malnutrition among children has been generally coming down during the last 30 years.

The projected population of all children up to 5 years in India including Maharashtra for the year 2021 is 13.75 crore (source: Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, National Commission on Population, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare). However,  only  7.65  crore  children  up  to  5  years  are  enrolled  in  Anganwadis  and registered on Poshan Tracker of the Ministry of Women & Child Development as per June 2024 data of Poshan Tracker. 7.37 crore of these children including Maharashtra were measured on growth parameters. 44.6% of these children have been found to be stunted, 16.7% children have been found to be underweight and 4.8% children have been found to be wasted in the State of Maharshtra.

Further, the projected population of all children in India including Maharashtra up to 6 years for the year 2021 is 16.1 crore. As per June 2024 data of Poshan Tracker, 8.91 crore children (0-6 years) are enrolled in Anganwadis out of whom 8.57 crore children were measured on growth parameters including Maharashtra. 42.5% of these children (0-6 years) have been found to be stunted and 17.8% children (0-6 years) have been found to be underweight in the State of Maharashtra.

(e)  Details  of  amount  of  funds  released  and  utilized  to  achieve  the  objectives  of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 campaign during the last three years and the current year, State and year wise is placed at Annexure I.

(f) Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, beginning from FY 2021-22, 50000 AWCs building are to be constructed over a period of five years @10000 AWCs per year. The cost norms for construction of Anganwadi Centres in convergence with MGNREGS is Rs.12 Lakh per AWC wherein Rs.8.00 Lakh would be provided under MGNREGS, Rs.2.00 Lakh under 15th 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.

The unit cost approved for construction of toilet is Rs.36000/- per AWC and for drinking water provisioning the approved cost is Rs. 17000/- per AWC to be shared by Centre and States/UTs as per the cost sharing ratio.

Apart from this, the Government has issued orders for upgradation of all mini AWC to regular AWCs. This would add an Anganwadi Helper in these Anganwadi Centres across the country to share the burden of Anganwadi worker so that the component of ECCE can be strengthened. Further, 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.

Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi initiative was launched on 10 May 2023 to bring focus of the Anganwadi  system  on  early  childhood  care  and  education  and  transform  the Anganwadi  Centre  into  a  Learning  Centre  having  high  quality  infrastructure,  play equipment,  and  well-trained  Anganwadi  Workers  to  stimulate  the  creative,  social, emotional and cognitive development of children under 6 years of age.

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Annexure I

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2024 REGARDING 'UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES' BY SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL, DR.  AMOL  RAMSING KOLHE, SHRI  AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO, PROF.  VARSHA  EKNATH  GAIKWAD,  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH, SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE, SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE, SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE, SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE AND SMT. SUPRIYA SULE.

## Statement indicating State wise year wise funds released and utilized under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

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| S N                                    |           | Mission Poshan 2.0 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Mission Poshan 2.0 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Mission Poshan 2.0 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Mission Poshan 2.0 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Mission Poshan 2.0 (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Name of the                            |           | 2021-22                            | 2021-22                            | 2022-23                            | 2022-23                            | 2024- 25**                         |
| State/UT                               |           | Funds released                     | Fund utilised                      | Funds released Fund utilised       | 2023-24* Funds released            | Funds released                     |
| 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 1971.15   | 1336.46                            | 384.98                             | 384.98                             | 1215.15                            | 206.25                             |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh                       | 74460.38  | 74990.85                           | 82778.78                           | 72144.95                           | 70568.20                           | 0                                  |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                    | 17082.84  | 23076.54                           | 13778.25                           | 14574.30                           | 16206.09                           | 293.19                             |
| 4Assam                                 | 131989.88 | 143219.22                          | 165162.57                          | 171700.43                          | 223331.30                          | 0                                  |
| 5Bihar                                 | 157443.07 | 160801.50                          | 174009.24                          | 158660.63                          | 185928.90                          | 31130.1                            |
| 6Chandigarh                            | 1532.18   | 2308.52                            | 3309.90                            | 3432.56                            | 1979.45                            | 436.19                             |
| 7Chattisgarh                           | 60673.15  | 52272.36                           | 66896.43                           | 57180.10                           | 57945.59                           | 14826.2                            |
| 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 933.39    | 955.91                             | 579.95                             | 579.95                             | 1196.64                            | 102.57                             |
| 9Delhi                                 | 13310.70  | 12552.28                           | 18277.00                           | 14283.72                           | 16181.26                           | 0                                  |
| 10Goa                                  | 1083.56   | 1291.72                            | 1470.85                            | 1683.08                            | 1394.69                            | 181.33                             |
| 11Gujarat                              | 83985.65  | 75792.18                           | 91264.39                           | 55230.40                           | 112680.34                          | 0                                  |
| 12Haryana                              | 17303.35  | 14698.80                           | 19524.92                           | 15024.32                           | 22578.36                           | 4943.01                            |
| 13 Himachal Pradesh                    | 24798.74  | 38667.93                           | 27023.89                           | 24775.74                           | 30108.79                           | 0                                  |
| 14 Jammu & Kashmir                     | 40573.74  | 70456.92                           | 47901.11                           | 41622.77                           | 53088.35                           | 4224.69                            |
| 15Jharkhand                            | 35297.77  | 18330.29                           | 43091.04                           | 59603.28                           | 66430.42                           | 15079.4                            |
| 16Karnataka                            | 100370.19 | 98461.76                           | 76586.95                           | 88564.69                           | 91296.49                           | 0                                  |
| 17Kerala                               | 38822.74  | 39797.90                           | 44497.62                           | 32543.44                           | 30664.43                           | 5227.76                            |

| 18Ladakh          | 1469.55     | 1467.45     | 1878.52     | 1878.52     | 1962.01     | 437.75     |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| 19 Lakshadwee p   | 210.52      | 272.64      | 44.18       | 44.18       | 288.11      | 51.7       |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh | 108546.91   | 105582.95   | 101157.08   | 103867.03   | 112311.11   | 36588.7    |
| 21Maharashtra     | 171338.93   | 160901.59   | 164616.98   | 158997.32   | 169951.77   | 36927.2    |
| 22Manipur         | 22892.04    | 17728.41    | 13595.43    | 16773.59    | 20127.94    | 5966.87    |
| 23Meghalaya       | 17332.82    | 17786.35    | 19239.17    | 20024.05    | 26968.59    | 1752.48    |
| 24Mizoram         | 5931.57     | 6157.21     | 4280.74     | 5302.24     | 10026.87    | 0          |
| 25Nagaland        | 15980.27    | 16020.96    | 19929.81    | 19046.91    | 26290.93    | 2704.91    |
| 26Odisha          | 106598.46   | 87120.18    | 92392.36    | 88496.28    | 96879.90    | 22451      |
| 27Puducherry      | 277.80      | 612.87      | 11.55       | 667.88      | 447.72      | 0          |
| 28Punjab          | 38351.68    | 17793.83    | 7530.84     | 24724.93    | 30787.13    | 4141.85    |
| 29Rajasthan       | 68264.63    | 77164.16    | 97401.80    | 93617.04    | 109196.47   | 21803.7    |
| 30Sikkim          | 2573.06     | 2459.08     | 2032.69     | 2408.62     | 3348.65     | 0          |
| 31TamilNadu       | 65538.13    | 68127.94    | 76680.73    | 74129.75    | 88078.90    | 0          |
| 32Telangana       | 48232.68    | 47929.87    | 55068.81    | 50333.11    | 50786.94    | 0          |
| 33Tripura         | 18672.47    | 17165.52    | 15051.87    | 18654.88    | 24422.41    | 185.5      |
| 34 Uttar Pradesh  | 240755.08   | 234191.44   | 272187.35   | 262263.56   | 266868.77   | 65550.2    |
| 35Uttarakhand     | 35365.25    | 33602.58    | 42584.47    | 36477.05    | 28823.88    | 424.15     |
| 36West Bengal     | 66835.22    | 137830.50   | 122758.88   | 145588.75   | 123756.19   | 42342.8    |
| Total             | 1836799.5 5 | 1878926.6 7 | 1984981.1 3 | 1935285.0 3 | 2174118.7 4 | 317979.5 0 |

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