Lok Sabha Question No. 1311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: AWCs in Bihar
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 1311

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## AWCs IN BIHAR

## 1311. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) that are currently not operating in their own buildings in Darbhanga district of Bihar;
- (b) the concrete steps taken so far by the Central Government and the State Government to provide permanent and dedicated buildings for Anganwadi Centres;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to ensure that all Anganwadi Centres are operated in their own buildings, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any specific timeline has been fixed for the same; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, district and year-wise

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) that are currently not operating in their own buildings in Darbhanga district of Bihar is available at the link: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.
- (b)  to  (e)  Under  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0,  there  is  a  provision  of construction of 50000 AWCs buildings over a period of five years @10000 AWCs per year in convergence with Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS)  @Rs.12  Lakh  per  AWC  wherein  Rs.8.00  Lakh  would  be  provided  under MGNREGS, Rs.2.00 Lakh under 15th Finance Commission (FC) (or any other untied funds) and  Rs.2.00  Lakh  by  MWCD  per  AWC  shared  between  Centre  and  States/UTs  in  the prescribed cost sharing ratio.

Further, States/UTs have also been advised to continue to tap funds for construction of AWC buildings  from  various  schemes  such  as  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development Scheme (MPLADS), Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Finance Commission

Grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions, Multi- Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP) of Ministry of Minority Affairs, etc.

Under PM-JANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan), a total of 2,500 Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) have been sanctioned for construction in  PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) areas.

Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) focusses on convergence, outreach and saturation in approximately, 63,843 villages. Under DAGJUA, 875 AWCs have been sanctioned for construction.

Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) Phase-I focuses on comprehensive development of villages of northern border across four states Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim and the UT of Ladakh. A total of 101 AWCs has been sanctioned for construction in these border areas.

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. Guidelines for Co-locating Anganwadi Centres within Government Primary Schools have been issued jointly with Ministry of Education.

Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  scheme.  The implementation  of  the  scheme  falls  under  the  ambit  of  State  Governments  and  UTs administration. The matter regarding infrastructure is regularly taken up with them through sustained engagements and video conferences so as to ensure uninterrupted delivery of services to the beneficiaries.

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