Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Operationalisation of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No.299

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2016

## OPERATIONALISATION OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

- *299.  SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  approved/sanctioned  and  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  in  the  country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that various AWCs have not been made operational despite being sanctioned;
- (c) If so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise along with the reasons for this gap;
- (d) The remedial steps taken by the Government to bridge such gap and improve their functioning; and
- (e) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  employment  to  widows  in  AWCs  and  if  so,  the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI  MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a to (e) :   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 299 FOR 05.08.2016  BY  SHRI  RAOSAHEB  DANVE  PATIL  REGARDING  OPERATIONALISATION  OF  ANGANWADI CENTRES

(a) to (d) :   The details of cumulatively sanctioned, operational and non-operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) during the last three years are as under :

| Year    | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) (Cumulative)   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) (Cumulative)   | Number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) (Cumulative)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         | Sanctioned                                        | Operational                                       | Non-Operational                                   |
| 2013-14 | 1374935                                           | 1342146                                           | 32789                                             |
| 2014-15 | 1400000                                           | 1346186                                           | 53814                                             |
| 2015-16 | 1400000                                           | 1349563                                           | 50437                                             |

State-wise details are given at Annex-I.

As per Schematic norms of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, Government of India is responsible for the Planning & Policy issues whereas State Governments are responsible for the implementation of the Scheme. The reasons for gap between the sanctioned and operational AWCs across the country are largely due to administrative, procedural and legal delays by the State Governments/UT Administrations. Ministry of Women and Child Development has repeatedly impressed upon the State Governments/UT Administrations to take all required measures for early operationalisation of sanctioned AWCs.

The implementation of ICDS Scheme including operationalisation of AWCs is continuously monitored through prescribed  monthly  &  annual  progress  reports,  reviews,  as  well  as,  supervision  visits  etc.  Based  on  the  inputs  and feedback received, State Governments/ UT Administrations are advised through letters and review meetings to address the deficiencies and to improve the implementation of the Scheme including operationalisation of AWCs to bridge the gap and improve the functioning of AWCs.

In order to improve the functioning of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), this Ministry in convergence with Ministries of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, had issued a joint guideline to cover construction of 4 lakh AWC buildings in next four years (by 2019) all over the country.   Drinking water and sanitation facilities will be provided in these AWCs from the funds available with Panchayati Raj Institutions under 14 th  Finance Commission.

Under  convergence,  in  the  year  2015-16,  total  number  of  29,941  AWC  buildings  have  been  approved  for construction and 98,048 AWC Buildings have been approved for construction in the year 2016-17.

Further, Ministry has also entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Vedanta under which the company will construct  4,000 Anganwadi Centre buildings from their own resources in most backward districts of 11 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh).

(e) : No,  Madam,  there  is  no  such  proposal  to  provide  employment  to  widows  in  Anganwadi  Centres  under consideration of this Ministry.  However, as per norms of the ICDS Scheme, Anganwadi Worker and Helper should be a lady from the local village and acceptable in the local community.

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## Annex-I

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a), (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 299 on Operationalisation of Anganwadi Centres for 05.08.2016

State/ UT-wise details of sanctioned, operational and non-operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in the country during the last three years

| Sl. No.             | State/UT       | 2013-14 Anganwadi Centres   | 2013-14 Anganwadi Centres   | 2013-14 Anganwadi Centres   | 2014-15                  | 2014-15                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  | 2015-16                  | 2015-16                  |
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No.             | State/UT       | No. of                      | No. of                      | No. of                      | No. of Anganwadi Centres | No. of Anganwadi Centres | No. of Anganwadi Centres | No. of Anganwadi Centres | No. of Anganwadi Centres | No. of Anganwadi Centres |
| Sl. No.             | State/UT       | Sanctioned                  | Operational                 | Non- Operational            | Sanctioned               | Operational              | Non- Operational         | Sanctioned               | Operational              | Non- Operational         |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh | 91307                       | 90757                       |                             | 55607                    | 55574                    | 33                       | 55607                    | 55599                    | 8                        |
| 2                   | Telangana      |                             |                             | 550                         | 35700                    | 35353                    | 347                      | 35700                    | 35621                    | 79                       |
| 3 Arunachal         | Pradesh        | 6225 6028                   |                             | 197                         | 6225                     | 6028                     | 197                      | 6225                     | 6028                     | 197                      |
| 4                   | Assam          | 62153                       | 62153                       | 0                           | 62153                    | 62153                    | 0                        | 62153                    | 62153                    | 0                        |
| 5 Bihar             |                | 91968                       | 91677                       | 291                         | 115009                   | 91677                    | 23332                    | 115009                   | 91677                    | 23332                    |
| 6 Chhattisgarh      |                | 64390                       | 49651                       | 14739                       | 52474                    | 49941                    | 2533                     | 52474                    | 52474                    | 0                        |
| 7 Goa               |                | 1262                        | 1262                        | 0                           | 1262                     | 1260                     | 2                        | 1262                     | 1260                     | 2                        |
| 8 Gujarat           |                | 52137                       | 51116                       | 1021                        | 53029                    | 52065                    | 964                      | 53029                    | 52092                    | 937                      |
| 9 Haryana           |                | 25962                       | 25905                       | 57                          | 25962                    | 25962                    | 0                        | 25962                    | 25962                    | 0                        |
| 10 Himachal         | Pradesh        | 18925                       | 18907                       | 18                          | 18925                    | 18920                    | 5                        | 18925                    | 18925                    | 0                        |
| 11 Jammu &          | Kashmir        | 28577                       | 28577                       | 0                           | 31938                    | 29599                    | 2339                     | 31938                    | 29599                    | 2339                     |
| 12 Jharkhand        |                | 38432                       | 38105                       | 327                         | 38432                    | 38432                    | 0                        | 38432                    | 38432                    | 0                        |
| 13 Karnataka        |                | 64518                       | 64518                       | 0                           | 65911                    | 64558                    | 1353                     | 65911                    | 64558                    | 1353                     |
| 14 Kerala           |                | 33115                       | 33112                       | 3                           | 33318                    | 33115                    | 203                      | 33318                    | 33115                    | 203                      |
| 15 Madhya           | Pradesh        | 92230                       | 91318                       | 912                         | 97135                    | 91822                    | 5313                     | 97135                    | 92204                    | 4931                     |
| 16 Maharashtra      |                | 110486                      | 107913                      | 2573                        | 110486                   | 108010                   | 2476                     | 110486                   | 108262                   | 2224                     |
| 17 Manipur          |                | 11510                       | 9883                        | 1627                        | 11510                    | 9883                     | 1627                     | 11510                    | 9883                     | 1627                     |
| 18 Meghalaya        | 5864           |                             | 5156                        | 708                         | 5896                     | 5309                     | 587                      | 5896                     | 5863                     | 33                       |
| 19 Mizoram          | 2244           |                             | 2070                        | 174                         | 2244                     | 2244                     | 0                        | 2244                     | 2244                     | 0                        |
| 20 Nagaland         |                | 3980                        | 3455                        | 525                         | 3980                     | 3455                     | 525                      | 3980                     | 3455                     | 525                      |
| 21 Odisha           | 72873          |                             | 71306                       | 1567                        | 74154                    | 71204                    | 2950                     | 74154                    | 71288                    | 2866                     |
| 22 Punjab           | 26656          |                             | 26656                       | 0                           | 27314                    | 26656                    | 658                      | 27314                    | 26656                    | 658                      |
| 23 Rajasthan        | 61119          |                             | 59945                       | 1174                        | 62010                    | 60133                    | 1877                     | 62010                    | 60801                    | 1209                     |
| 24 Sikkim           | 1308           |                             | 1233                        | 75                          | 1308                     | 1275                     | 33                       | 1308                     | 1290                     | 18                       |
| 25 Tamil Nadu       |                | 55542                       | 54439                       | 1103                        | 54439                    | 54439                    | 0                        | 54439                    | 54439                    | 0                        |
| 26 Tripura          |                | 9911                        | 9911                        | 0                           | 10145                    | 9911                     | 234                      | 10145                    | 9911                     | 234                      |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh    | 188259         |                             | 187997                      | 262                         | 190145                   | 187997                   | 2148                     | 190145                   | 187997                   | 2148                     |
| 28 Uttrakhand       |                | 23159                       | 19329                       | 3830                        | 20067                    | 19430                    | 637                      | 20067                    | 19506                    | 561                      |
| 29 West Bengal      |                | 117170                      | 116390                      | 780                         | 119481                   | 116390                   | 3091                     | 119481                   | 114781                   | 4700                     |
| 30 A & N Islands    | 720            |                             | 710                         | 10                          | 720                      | 710                      | 10                       | 720                      | 720                      | 0                        |
| 31 Chandigarh       |                | 500                         | 500                         | 0                           | 500                      | 500                      | 0                        | 500                      | 500                      | 0                        |
| 32                  | Delhi          | 11150                       | 10897                       | 253                         | 11150                    | 10897                    | 253                      | 11150                    | 10897                    | 253                      |
| 33 Dadra & N Haveli |                | 281                         | 268                         | 13                          | 302                      | 282                      | 20                       | 302                      | 302                      | 0                        |
| 34 Daman & Diu      |                | 107                         | 107                         | 0                           | 107                      | 107                      | 0                        | 107                      | 107                      | 0                        |
| 35 Lakshadweep      |                | 107                         | 107                         | 0                           | 107                      | 107                      | 0                        | 107                      | 107                      | 0                        |
| 36 Puducherry       |                | 788                         | 788                         | 0                           | 855                      | 788                      | 67                       | 855                      | 855                      | 0                        |
| All India           |                | 1374935                     | 1342146                     | 32789                       | 1400000                  | 1346186                  | 53814                    | 1400000                  | 1349563                  | 50437                    |