Lok Sabha Question No. 4765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Assessment of Schemes for Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4765 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026

## ASSESSMENT OF SCHEMES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 4765. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessment  regarding  accessibility  and effectiveness  of  schemes  in  respect  of  women  and  children  including  schemes  for nutritional  support,  Early  Childhood  Care  and  Education,  protection  services,  women empowerment initiatives and assistance programmes for adolescent girls in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of the progress made regarding Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Anganwadi infrastructure and staffing, nutritional supplement coverage, capacity building of frontline workers and the monitoring of scheme outcomes in the said district during the last three years; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) NITI Aayog has got conducted third-party evaluations of the schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development in  2020  and  again  in  2025.  The  studies  have  found  that  the schemes of the Ministry are highly relevant.

Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, the following steps have been undertaken to improve the infrastructure facilities and staffing at Anganwadi Centres (AWCs):

- During 15th Finance Commission cycle, 50,000 Anganwadi Centres are being constructed @10000  AWCs  per  year  in  convergence  with  MGNREGS  wherein  Rs.8.00  Lakh  is 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 and UTs in the prescribed cost sharing ratio.
- Further, States and 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.
- Various  other  initiatives  have  been  undertaken  for  construction  of  AWCs  under  PM JANMAN and Dharti Abha Janjatiye Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for the targeted development of  Tribal  population  and  VVP  (Vibrant  Village  Programme)  -  Phase  I,  focusing  on Northern border areas.
- In  order  to  improve  the  infrastructure  facilities  at  AWCs  various  steps  have  been undertaken by the Ministry that, inter alia, include increasing the funding for drinking water facilities and toilets at Anganwadi Centres from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.17,000/- and Rs.12,000/to Rs.36,000/- respectively.
- Anganwadi  Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers  (AWHs) are honorary workers drawn from the local community who voluntarily come forward to render their services in the area of child care and development to help the local community for which they are paid honorarium.  This  honorarium  is  increased  from  time  to  time.  From  1 st October,  2018, Government  of  India  has  enhanced  the  honorarium  of  AWWs  at  Anganwadi  centres (AWCs) from Rs.3,000/- to Rs.4,500/- per month and AWHs from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.2,250/per month as per the defined cost sharing ratio between the Centre and States and UTs. In addition, States and UTs are also paying additional monetary incentives and top ups to these functionaries from their own resources which vary from State to State.
- Besides, performance linked incentive of Rs.500/- per month is provided to AWWs and Rs.250/- per month to AWHs.  Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Centrally Sponsored scheme. The Central Government is responsible for policy and planning and the State  Governments  and  UT  Administrations  are  responsible  for  day-to-day  program implementation. Additionally, the Ministry also monitors the implementation of scheme through sustained engagements and video conferences with the States and UTs so as to ensure uninterrupted delivery of services to the beneficiaries.

The  implementation  of  schemes  including  scheme  outcomes  is  monitored  on  regular  basis  at various high levels through physical meetings, video conferences and field visits.

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