Lok Sabha Question No. 2416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: AWCs functioning in Lakshadweep
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2416

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## AWCS FUNCTIONING IN LAKSHADWEEP

## 2416.  SHRI MUHAMMED HAMDULLAH SAYEED:

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

- (a) the details of Anganwadi Centres functioning under Mission Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0 in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, island-wise;
- (b) the number of children (0 -6 years), pregnant women and lactating mothers benefitting from supplementary nutrition, early childhood care and growth monitoring under the Mission;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  gaps  or  challenges  in  infrastructure, staffing, supply of nutrition and service delivery in Lakshadweep and the corrective measures taken or proposed; and
- (d) the funds allocated, released and utilised under the Mission in Lakshadweep during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning under Mission Saksham Anganwadi  &  POSHAN  2.0  in  the  Union  Territory  of  Lakshadweep  and  number  of beneficiaries including children (0 -6 years), pregnant women and lactating mothers under the Mission is available at the link: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.

(c) 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/UT Administrations are responsible for day-to-day program implementation including recruitment of staff for implementation of the scheme.

As par  data  available  on  Poshan  Tracker,  all  Anganwadi  Centres  sanctioned  to  the  UT  of Lakshadweep  have  basic  infrastructure  facilities  like  drinking  water,  functional  toilets, permanent  electricity  connection,  functional  kitchen  etc.  Also,  no  vacancy  with  respect  to Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers has been reported by UT of Lakshadweep on the Poshan  Tracker.  With  regard  to  service  delivery,  all  Anganwadi  Centres  in  the  UT  are operational  and  are  delivering  the  six  services  envisaged  under  the  scheme,  including Supplementary  Nutrition  (SNP),   Pre-school  Non-formal  Education,  Nutrition  &  Health Education,  Immunization,  Health  Check-up,  and  Referral  Services.  Growth  monitoring  of beneficiaries is undertaken and data is available on Poshan Tracker at the link: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.

(d) The funds released and utilised under the Mission in UT of Lakshadweep during the last three years and the current year is as below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Name of UT   | 2022-23        | 2022-23       | 2023-24        | 2023-24       | 2024-25        | 2025-26        |
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|              | Funds released | Fund utilized | Funds released | Fund utilized | Funds released | Funds released |
| Lakshadweep  | 0.44           | 0.44          | 2.88           | 2.73          | 1.35           | 0.81           |

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