Lok Sabha Question No. 5608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Details of Central Funds for WCD
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5608

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD

## 5608. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated under various schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal since 2019, year-wise;
- (b) the details of utilisation of these funds by the said State, scheme-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the details of infrastructure created/strengthened in the said State during the said period under the said schemes including new Anganwadi Centres sanctioned/ operationalised, Anganwadi Centres upgraded to Saksham Anganwadi, One Stop Centres, Child Care Institutions,  Specialised Adoption Agencies and Women Helpline facilities, districtwise;
- (d) the  details  of  new  Anganwadi  Centres,  Saksham  Anganwadi  upgrades,  One  Stop Centres,  Child  Protection  Units  and  other  facilities  established  in  Darjeeling  and Kalimpong districts since 2019; and
- (e) the total number of beneficiaries covered under these schemes in the said State during the said period, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

- (a)  & (b) The details of the funds released under various schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal since 2019 are at Annexure-I.
- (c) The details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal are at Annexure-II
- (d) The details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong are at Annexure-III
- (e) The details of beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in the state of West Bengal are at Annexure-IV .

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5608  FOR  27.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING 'DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD'

## Year-wise details of funds released under the schemes of the Ministry to the State of West Bengal Since 2019

(Rs. in crores)

|   SR. No. | Financial Year   | Mission Saksham Anganwadi& Poshan 2.0   |   Mission Vatsalya |   Mission Shakti |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|         1 | 2019-20          | 1,165.26                                |              28.15 |            88.64 |
|         2 | 2020-21          | 1,066.64                                |              43.76 |             3.55 |
|         3 | 2021-22          | 668.35                                  |              39.7  |           167.04 |
|         4 | 2022-23          | 1,227.59                                |              26.64 |            63.5  |
|         5 | 2023-24          | 1,237.56                                |              57.42 |             7.2  |
|         6 | 2024-25          | 1,513.80                                |              70.18 |             6.42 |
|         7 | 2025-26          | 1,029.28                                |              25.55 |             6.9  |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5608  FOR  27.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING 'DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD'

Details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal

| Sr. No.   | Scheme                               | Infrastructure                       | Number   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
| 1.        | Mission Saksham Anganwadi Poshan 2.0 | & Operational Anganwadi Centres      | 1,19,194 |
|           |                                      | AWCs for upgradation to Saksham AWCs | 5,359    |
| 2.        | Mission Vatsalya                     | Functional Child Care Institutions   | 207      |
| 3.        | One Stop Centre(OSC)                 | Operational OSCs                     | 24       |
| 4.        | Shakti Sadan                         | Functional Shakti Sadan              | 36       |

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5608  FOR  27.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING 'DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD'

## Details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong

|   Sr. No. | Scheme                               | Infrastructure                  | Darjeeling   |   Kalimpong |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------|-------------|
|         1 | Mission Saksham Anganwadi Poshan 2.0 | & Operational Anganwadi Centres | 3,246        |         639 |
|         2 | One Stop Centre(OSC)                 | Operational OSCs                | 2            |           1 |

## Annexure-IV

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5608  FOR  27.03.2026  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  REGARDING 'DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD'

## Details of beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in the State of West Bengal

| Mission                                                  | Scheme                                                   | Category                                                 | Number Beneficiaries                                     | of        |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| Mission Saksham Anganwadi &Poshan 2.0 (as Pregnant Women | Mission Saksham Anganwadi &Poshan 2.0 (as Pregnant Women | Mission Saksham Anganwadi &Poshan 2.0 (as Pregnant Women | Mission Saksham Anganwadi &Poshan 2.0 (as Pregnant Women | 4,77,181  |
| on 28.02.2026)                                           | on 28.02.2026)                                           | Lactating Mothers                                        | Lactating Mothers                                        | 4,78,584  |
|                                                          |                                                          | Children (0-6 years)                                     | Children (0-6 years)                                     | 68,76,742 |
| Mission Vatsalya (in FY 2024-25)                         | Mission Vatsalya (in FY 2024-25)                         | Beneficiaries Institutional Care                         | in                                                       | 7,615     |
|                                                          |                                                          | Beneficiaries in Institutional Care                      | Non-                                                     | 4,125     |
| Mission Shakti                                           | One Stop Centre (as 31.12.2025)                          | on Women assisted                                        |                                                          | 10,500    |
|                                                          | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (as on 22.03.2026)   | Beneficiaries paid                                       |                                                          | 16,38,000 |
|                                                          | Shakti Sadan (FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25)                  | Beneficiaries in Sadan                                   | Shakti                                                   | 8,486     |

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