Lok Sabha Question No. 2187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Scheme in Odisha
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Unstarred Question No. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025

## SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA

## 2187.  SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  cases  of  Severe  Acute  Malnutrition  (SAM)  among  infants,  children, adolescent girls and women reported during the last five years in Odisha, district-wise;
- (b) the number of registered and actual beneficiaries category-wise and group-wise under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in Odisha, district-wise, especially in Rayagada and Koraput districts; and
- (c) the  number  of  sanctioned  and  operational  Anganwadi  Centres  (AWCs)  in  Odisha, especially in the said districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The district wise number of cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among infants and children in Odisha is placed at Annexure I.
- (b) The district wise number of registered beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in State of Odisha is placed at Annexure II.
- (c) A total of 74,223 AWCs are sanctioned in the State of Odisha out of which 74,222 AWCs are operational including 2087 AWCs in District of Rayagada and 3397 AWCs in the District of Koraput.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO IN PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025 REGARDING 'SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA'

District  wise  number  of  Severe  Acute  Malnutrition  (SAM)  beneficiaries  in  Odisha  as  per Poshan Tracker data:

| District      | No. of SAM beneficiaries as on November 2025   | No. of SAM beneficiaries as on November 2024   | No. of SAM beneficiaries as on November 2023   | No. of SAM beneficiaries as on November 2022   |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Angul         | 351                                            | 376                                            | 275                                            | 656                                            |
| Balangir      | 271                                            | 663                                            | 926                                            | 1,780                                          |
| Balasore      | 1,055                                          | 897                                            | 705                                            | 2,068                                          |
| Bargarh       | 423                                            | 514                                            | 579                                            | 1,606                                          |
| Bhadrak       | 591                                            | 565                                            | 797                                            | 1,116                                          |
| Boudh         | 97                                             | 148                                            | 112                                            | 305                                            |
| Cuttack       | 533                                            | 498                                            | 741                                            | 1,108                                          |
| Deogarh       | 134                                            | 154                                            | 220                                            | 346                                            |
| Dhenkanal     | 313                                            | 267                                            | 503                                            | 972                                            |
| Gajapati      | 439                                            | 457                                            | 348                                            | 687                                            |
| Ganjam        | 1,193                                          | 996                                            | 1,111                                          | 953                                            |
| Jagatsinghpur | 213                                            | 187                                            | 187                                            | 364                                            |
| Jajapur       | 399                                            | 474                                            | 547                                            | 975                                            |
| Jharsuguda    | 306                                            | 201                                            | 269                                            | 548                                            |
| Kalahandi     | 788                                            | 1,005                                          | 853                                            | 2,723                                          |
| Kandhamal     | 376                                            | 460                                            | 997                                            | 2,253                                          |
| Kendrapara    | 386                                            | 487                                            | 415                                            | 1,010                                          |
| Keonjhar      | 877                                            | 1,343                                          | 1,215                                          | 3,807                                          |
| Khordha       | 446                                            | 478                                            | 538                                            | 1,341                                          |
| Koraput       | 453                                            | 697                                            | 699                                            | 1,768                                          |
| Malkangiri    | 629                                            | 718                                            | 840                                            | 1,776                                          |
| Mayurbhanj    | 1,053                                          | 1,879                                          | 2,493                                          | 4,375                                          |
| Nabarangpur   | 506                                            | 995                                            | 1,355                                          | 2,845                                          |
| Nayagarh      | 254                                            | 344                                            | 442                                            | 595                                            |
| Nuapada       | 140                                            | 281                                            | 380                                            | 862                                            |
| Puri          | 97                                             | 376                                            | 419                                            | 615                                            |
| Rayagada      | 592                                            | 732                                            | 1,087                                          | 2,677                                          |
| Sambalpur     | 672                                            | 743                                            | 956                                            | 1,573                                          |
| Subarnapur    | 297                                            | 295                                            | 387                                            | 660                                            |
| Sundergarh    | 620                                            | 748                                            | 914                                            | 2,007                                          |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO IN PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025 REGARDING 'SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA'

District  wise  number  of  registered  beneficiaries  under  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and Poshan 2.0 in State of Odisha as per Poshan Tracker data:

|               | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   | Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025   |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| District      | Lactating Mothers                              | Pregnant Women                                 | Children 0-6M                                  | Children 6M-3Y                                 | Children 3-6Y                                  | Adolescent Girls                               |
| Angul         | 6,146                                          | 8,091                                          | 6,161                                          | 37,291                                         | 51,907                                         | nil                                            |
| Balangir      | 8,024                                          | 12,710                                         | 7,864                                          | 54,462                                         | 64,626                                         | 42,694                                         |
| Balasore      | 11,909                                         | 13,869                                         | 11,872                                         | 67,761                                         | 75,708                                         | nil                                            |
| Bargarh       | 6,449                                          | 9,225                                          | 6,463                                          | 41,569                                         | 48,166                                         | nil                                            |
| Bhadrak       | 7,796                                          | 9,562                                          | 7,807                                          | 45,820                                         | 51,899                                         | nil                                            |
| Boudh         | 2,440                                          | 3,301                                          | 2,444                                          | 14,577                                         | 19,090                                         | nil                                            |
| Cuttack       | 11,319                                         | 12,145                                         | 11,348                                         | 63,188                                         | 70,148                                         | nil                                            |
| Deogarh       | 1,525                                          | 2,067                                          | 1,552                                          | 9,515                                          | 11,807                                         | nil                                            |
| Dhenkanal     | 5,652                                          | 7,406                                          | 5,662                                          | 33,532                                         | 39,255                                         | 25,100                                         |
| Gajapati      | 3,549                                          | 4,794                                          | 3,585                                          | 20,087                                         | 26,904                                         | 8,977                                          |
| Ganjam        | 17,921                                         | 22,319                                         | 17,165                                         | 1,09,961                                       | 1,26,454                                       | nil                                            |
| Jagatsinghpur | 4,243                                          | 4,830                                          | 4,257                                          | 25,607                                         | 31,484                                         | nil                                            |
| Jajapur       | 9,794                                          | 11,151                                         | 9,726                                          | 57,936                                         | 71,715                                         | nil                                            |
| Jharsuguda    | 2,362                                          | 3,060                                          | 2,408                                          | 14,453                                         | 17,021                                         | nil                                            |
| Kalahandi     | 8,118                                          | 12,836                                         | 8,272                                          | 55,809                                         | 75,696                                         | 36,632                                         |
| Kandhamal     | 4,616                                          | 6,991                                          | 4,710                                          | 29,748                                         | 35,958                                         | 9,980                                          |
| Kendrapara    | 6,872                                          | 8,184                                          | 6,876                                          | 39,267                                         | 47,780                                         | nil                                            |
| Keonjhar      | 9,646                                          | 12,013                                         | 9,785                                          | 62,105                                         | 77,508                                         | nil                                            |
| Khordha       | 10,438                                         | 11,798                                         | 10,372                                         | 56,152                                         | 55,667                                         | nil                                            |
| Koraput       | 7,838                                          | 13,275                                         | 7,908                                          | 54,948                                         | 72,391                                         | 20,847                                         |
| Malkangiri    | 4,180                                          | 6,466                                          | 4,237                                          | 27,376                                         | 33,926                                         | 8,214                                          |
| Mayurbhanj    | 12,387                                         | 16,395                                         | 12,585                                         | 78,976                                         | 83,973                                         | nil                                            |
| Nabarangpur   | 8,061                                          | 13,048                                         | 8,156                                          | 55,975                                         | 66,155                                         | 18,819                                         |
| Nayagarh      | 4,515                                          | 5,026                                          | 4,564                                          | 25,501                                         | 29,982                                         | nil                                            |
| Nuapada       | 3,707                                          | 5,826                                          | 3,735                                          | 23,774                                         | 27,210                                         | 16,899                                         |
| Puri          | 7,578                                          | 8,268                                          | 7,585                                          | 42,321                                         | 45,117                                         | nil                                            |
| Rayagada      | 5,593                                          | 8,377                                          | 5,545                                          | 38,405                                         | 53,029                                         | 6,245                                          |
| Sambalpur     | 4,496                                          | 5,891                                          | 4,512                                          | 27,765                                         | 34,963                                         | nil                                            |
| Subarnapur    | 3,059                                          | 4,420                                          | 3,088                                          | 18,904                                         | 20,571                                         | nil                                            |
| Sundergarh    | 8,914                                          | 11,213                                         | 9,013                                          | 53,648                                         | 69,869                                         | nil                                            |

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