Lok Sabha Question No. 3266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Objectives of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3266

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## OBJECTIVES OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 3266.  SHRI R.P.MARUTHARAJAA

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

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the objectives of Angnawadi centres to provide education, nutritional food and home like shelter to poor children of villages in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) has given any advice to the Government in this regards; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme was launched in 1975 with the objectives (i) to improve  the  nutritional  and  health  status  of  children  in  the  age-group  of  0-6  years;  (ii)  to  lay  the  foundation  for proper  psychological,  physical  and  social  development  of  the  child;  (iii)  to  reduce  the  incidence  of  mortality, morbidity,  malnutrition  and  school  dropout;  (iv)  to  achieve  effective  co-ordination  of  policy  and  implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development;  and (v) to enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

In order to achieve the ICDS objectives, a package of six essential services comprising   (i) Supplementary nutrition (SNP); (ii) Immunization; (iii) Health check-up; (iv) Referral services; (v) Pre-school non-formal education; and (vi) Nutrition & health education are provided to the targeted beneficiaries i.e. all children below 6 years, Pregnant and Lactating  Mothers.  Three  of  the  six  services  namely,  Immunisation,  Health  Check-up  and  Referral  Services  are delivered through Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

In order to universalise ICDS Scheme, Government has sanctioned 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres to the States/UTs of  which 13.47 lakh Anganwdi Centres have become operational as on 30.09.2015. As on 30.09.2015, there are 823.66  lakh  children  and  191.78  lakh  pregnant  and  lactating  mothers  receiving  supplementary  nutrition  at Anganwadi  Centres.    Similarly,  358.79  lakh  children  (3-6  years)  attended  AWCs  for  Pre-school  non-formal education. The State wise details on number of sanctioned and operational ICDS projects and Anganwadi Centres, and beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition Programme & Pre-School Education are given at Annex-I .

- (c) to (d): The United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) is providing only technical support to this Ministry. However, a Rapid Survey on Children (RSOC) was commissioned across 29 States during 2013-14 by the Ministry of Women and Child  Development through  UNICEF India.  The  key  objectives  of  the  survey  was  to  assess  the  situation  of children and women in the country with special emphasis on access and utilization of services under ICDS and to provide  baseline  data  for  the  Restructured  ICDS  Scheme.  As  per  the  findings  of  the  survey,  proportion  of moderately underweight children below five years is 29.4% (NFHS-III: 42.5%) and severely underweight is 9.5% (NFHS-III: 15.8%).

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| Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   | Statewise number of Beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition and pre-school education under ICDS Scheme as on September 2015   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                        | State/UT                                                                                                                       | No.                                                                                                                            | No.                                                                                                                            | of ICDS No. of                                                                                                                 | of ICDS No. of                                                                                                                 | Projects Anganwadi Centres                                                                                                     | Beneficiaries                                                                                                                  | of Supplementary                                                                                                               | Nutrition                                                                                                                      | Projects Anganwadi Centres                                                                                                     | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education                                                                                          | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education                                                                                          | Beneficiaries of Pre-school Education                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                | Sanc- tioned                                                                                                                   | Opera- tional                                                                                                                  | Sanc- tioned                                                                                                                   | Opera- tional                                                                                                                  | Children (6 months - 3 years)                                                                                                  | Children (3 - 6 years)                                                                                                         | Total Children (6 months - 6 years)                                                                                            | Pregnant & lactating Mothers (P&LM)                                                                                            | Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 mo- 6 years plus P&LM)                                                                         | Boys (3 - 6 years)                                                                                                             | Girls (3 - 6 years)                                                                                                            | Total (3 - 6 years)                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 257                                                                                                                            | 257                                                                                                                            | 55607                                                                                                                          | 55594                                                                                                                          | 1573120                                                                                                                        | 892805                                                                                                                         | 2465925                                                                                                                        | 743190                                                                                                                         | 3209115                                                                                                                        | 440619                                                                                                                         | 444796                                                                                                                         | 885415                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                      | 149                                                                                                                            | 149                                                                                                                            | 35700                                                                                                                          | 35353                                                                                                                          | 1047952                                                                                                                        | 643127                                                                                                                         | 1691079                                                                                                                        | 466985                                                                                                                         | 2158064                                                                                                                        | 318419                                                                                                                         | 320719                                                                                                                         | 639138                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 98                                                                                                                             | 98                                                                                                                             | 6225                                                                                                                           | 6028                                                                                                                           | 112390                                                                                                                         | 113933                                                                                                                         | 226323                                                                                                                         | 29757                                                                                                                          | 256080                                                                                                                         | 57586                                                                                                                          | 56347                                                                                                                          | 113933                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                          | 231                                                                                                                            | 231                                                                                                                            | 62153                                                                                                                          | 62153                                                                                                                          | 1612832                                                                                                                        | 1698053                                                                                                                        | 3310885                                                                                                                        | 691237                                                                                                                         | 4002122                                                                                                                        | 909118                                                                                                                         | 892323                                                                                                                         | 1801441                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                          | 544                                                                                                                            | 544                                                                                                                            | 115009                                                                                                                         | 91677                                                                                                                          | 4923715                                                                                                                        | 4765861                                                                                                                        | 9689576                                                                                                                        | 1674984                                                                                                                        | 11364560                                                                                                                       | 1127197                                                                                                                        | 1197440                                                                                                                        | 2324637                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 220                                                                                                                            | 220                                                                                                                            | 52474                                                                                                                          | 49941                                                                                                                          | 1183978                                                                                                                        | 871329                                                                                                                         | 2055307                                                                                                                        | 493718                                                                                                                         | 2549025                                                                                                                        | 435857                                                                                                                         | 444376                                                                                                                         | 880233                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                             | 1262                                                                                                                           | 1260                                                                                                                           | 36503                                                                                                                          | 17605                                                                                                                          | 54108                                                                                                                          | 16407                                                                                                                          | 70515                                                                                                                          | 8793                                                                                                                           | 8812                                                                                                                           | 17605                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                        | 336                                                                                                                            | 336                                                                                                                            | 53029                                                                                                                          | 52082                                                                                                                          | 1668434                                                                                                                        | 1326741                                                                                                                        | 2995175                                                                                                                        | 735550                                                                                                                         | 3730725                                                                                                                        | 724917                                                                                                                         | 705669                                                                                                                         | 1430586                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                                        | 148                                                                                                                            | 148                                                                                                                            | 25962                                                                                                                          | 25962                                                                                                                          | 684141                                                                                                                         | 349261                                                                                                                         | 1033402                                                                                                                        | 299049                                                                                                                         | 1332451                                                                                                                        | 178045                                                                                                                         | 171216                                                                                                                         | 349261                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                               | 78                                                                                                                             | 78                                                                                                                             | 18925                                                                                                                          | 18922                                                                                                                          | 269585                                                                                                                         | 176084                                                                                                                         | 445669                                                                                                                         | 101741                                                                                                                         | 547410                                                                                                                         | 66480                                                                                                                          | 66081                                                                                                                          | 132561                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                | 141                                                                                                                            | 141                                                                                                                            | 31938                                                                                                                          | 29599                                                                                                                          | 176645                                                                                                                         | 118394                                                                                                                         | 295039                                                                                                                         | 92021                                                                                                                          | 387060                                                                                                                         | 153918                                                                                                                         | 146208                                                                                                                         | 300126                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                      | 224                                                                                                                            | 224                                                                                                                            | 38432                                                                                                                          | 38432                                                                                                                          | 1527266                                                                                                                        | 1313445                                                                                                                        | 2840711                                                                                                                        | 706032                                                                                                                         | 3546743                                                                                                                        | 581694                                                                                                                         | 665856                                                                                                                         | 1247550                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                      | 204                                                                                                                            | 204                                                                                                                            | 65911                                                                                                                          | 64558                                                                                                                          | 2284379                                                                                                                        | 1712907                                                                                                                        | 3997286                                                                                                                        | 993802                                                                                                                         | 4991088                                                                                                                        | 879832                                                                                                                         | 880421                                                                                                                         | 1760253                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                         | 258                                                                                                                            | 258                                                                                                                            | 33318                                                                                                                          | 33115                                                                                                                          | 386818                                                                                                                         | 345325                                                                                                                         | 732143                                                                                                                         | 148944                                                                                                                         | 881087                                                                                                                         | 173792                                                                                                                         | 171533                                                                                                                         | 345325                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 453                                                                                                                            | 453                                                                                                                            | 97135                                                                                                                          | 92197                                                                                                                          | 3376038                                                                                                                        | 2973043                                                                                                                        | 6349081                                                                                                                        | 1424165                                                                                                                        | 7773246                                                                                                                        | 1528234                                                                                                                        | 1517535                                                                                                                        | 3045769                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | 553                                                                                                                            | 553                                                                                                                            | 110486                                                                                                                         | 108010                                                                                                                         | 3078461                                                                                                                        | 2904788                                                                                                                        | 5983249                                                                                                                        | 1126895                                                                                                                        | 7110144                                                                                                                        | 1477794                                                                                                                        | 1344708                                                                                                                        | 2822502                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                                             | 42                                                                                                                             | 11510                                                                                                                          | 9883                                                                                                                           | 175636                                                                                                                         | 179540                                                                                                                         | 355176                                                                                                                         | 75010                                                                                                                          | 430186                                                                                                                         | 90343                                                                                                                          | 89179                                                                                                                          | 179522                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                      | 41                                                                                                                             | 41                                                                                                                             | 5896                                                                                                                           | 5863                                                                                                                           | 222086                                                                                                                         | 242597                                                                                                                         | 464683                                                                                                                         | 82197                                                                                                                          | 546880                                                                                                                         | 100163                                                                                                                         | 98197                                                                                                                          | 198360                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                                             | 27                                                                                                                             | 2244                                                                                                                           | 2244                                                                                                                           | 45390                                                                                                                          | 32584                                                                                                                          | 77974                                                                                                                          | 20313                                                                                                                          | 98287                                                                                                                          | 463921                                                                                                                         | 470986                                                                                                                         | 934907                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                                             | 59                                                                                                                             | 3980                                                                                                                           | 3455                                                                                                                           | 145506                                                                                                                         | 146751                                                                                                                         | 292257                                                                                                                         | 60629                                                                                                                          | 352886                                                                                                                         | 73594                                                                                                                          | 71789                                                                                                                          | 145383                                                                                                                         |

Annex ure-I

| 21   | Orissa           |   338 |   338 |   74154 |   71204 |   1980036 |   1892741 |   3872777 |   793324 |   4666101 |   772710 |   763028 |   1535738 |
|------|------------------|-------|-------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|
| 22   | Punjab           |   155 |   154 |   27314 |   26656 |    568579 |    356982 |    925561 |   259934 |   1185495 |   181919 |   175063 |    356982 |
| 23   | Rajasthan        |   304 |   304 |   62010 |   60801 |   1786552 |    985403 |   2771955 |   879428 |   3651383 |   526856 |   524097 |   1050953 |
| 24   | Sikkim           |    13 |    13 |    1308 |    1290 |     14770 |     11363 |     26133 |     4798 |     30931 |     5765 |     5598 |     11363 |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu       |   434 |   434 |   54439 |   54439 |   1740491 |    677130 |   2417621 |   647044 |   3064665 |   560466 |   542931 |   1103397 |
| 26   | Tripura          |    56 |    56 |   10145 |    9911 |    146912 |    152204 |    299116 |    77264 |    376380 |    80172 |    72032 |    152204 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh    |   897 |   897 |  190145 |  187997 |  11019917 |   7425419 |  18445336 |  4853101 |  23298437 |  4294044 |  3956787 |   8250831 |
| 28   | Uttrakhand       |   105 |   105 |   20067 |   19479 |    470396 |    202883 |    673279 |   173946 |    847225 |   105049 |   107113 |    212162 |
| 29   | West Bengal      |   576 |   576 |  119481 |  116390 |   3377065 |   3272337 |   6649402 |  1329199 |   7978601 |  1661093 |  1611596 |   3272689 |
| 30   | A & N Islands    |     5 |     5 |     720 |     714 |      8400 |      3200 |     11600 |     3094 |     14694 |     1617 |     1583 |      3200 |
| 31   | Chandigarh       |     3 |     3 |     500 |     500 |     25575 |     28986 |     54561 |     8724 |     63285 |    14710 |    13954 |     28664 |
| 32   | Delhi            |    95 |    95 |   11150 |   10897 |    478535 |    330398 |    808933 |   151144 |    960077 |   170080 |   160318 |    330398 |
| 33   | Dadra & N Haveli |     2 |     2 |     302 |     282 |      8944 |      8600 |     17544 |     3038 |     20582 |     4311 |     4289 |      8600 |
| 34   | Daman & Diu      |     2 |     2 |     107 |     107 |      3665 |      2643 |      6308 |     1103 |      7411 |     1241 |     1402 |      2643 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep      |     9 |     9 |     107 |     107 |      2361 |      2291 |      4652 |     1666 |      6318 |     1140 |     1152 |      2292 |
| 36   | Puducherry       |     5 |     5 |     855 |     788 |     24039 |      2994 |     27033 |     9181 |     36214 |     1562 |     1432 |      2994 |
|      | All India        |  7075 |  7072 | 1400000 | 1347890 |  46187112 |  36179747 |  82366859 | 19178614 | 101545473 | 18173051 | 17706566 |  35879617 |

* Based on State level consolidated report sent by State Government and information sent in templates by State Governments/ UT Administration.