Lok Sabha Question No. 1233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Financial Allocation and Implementation Status of  Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## FINANCIAL ALLOCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF SCHEMES

1233.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the details of financial allocations  made  by  the  Ministry towards  various programmes,  projects/schemes  implemented  in  the  districts  of  Darjeeling  and Kalimpong, block-wise since 2019;
- (b) the details of the present status of implementation of each of the said schemes in the said districts, block-wise; and
- (c) the total number of beneficiaries covered under each scheme till date, schemewise and block-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c):   Under the schemes of the Ministry, funds are released to the States and UTs for implementation of the scheme and funds are not directly released to the districts. The scheme-wise details of funds released under the schemes of the Ministry in the State of West Bengal since 2019 are at Annexure-I .

The  present  status  of  implementation  of  the  schemes  of  the  Ministry  in  districts  of Darjeeling and Kalimpong is at Annexure-II .

The total number of beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong is at Annexure-III .

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Annexure-I

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1233 to be answered on 06.02.2026

Details of funds released to State Government of West Bengal under the schemes of the Ministry since 2019

(Rs. in crores)

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   |   Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 | Mission Vatsalya         | Mission Shakti          |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | 2019-20          |                                  1165.26 | 28.15                    | 88.64                   |
|         2 | 2020-21          |                                  1066.64 | 43.76                    | 3.55                    |
|         3 | 2021-22          |                                   668.35 | 39.7                     | 167.04                  |
|         4 | 2022-23          |                                  1227.59 | 26.64                    | 63.5                    |
|         5 | 2023-24          |                                  1237.56 | 57.42                    | 7.2                     |
|         6 | 2024-25          |                                  1513.8  | 70.18                    | 6.42                    |
|         7 | 2025-26          |                                  1029.28 | 55.36 (as on 03.02.2026) | 3.45 (as on 03.02.2026) |

Annexure-II

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1233 to be answered on 06.02.2026

Present status of implementation of schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong:

| Mission                                | Scheme                                 |                                     |   Kalimpong |   Darjeeling |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
| Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 | Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 | No. of Anganwadi Centers            |         639 |         3252 |
| Mission Vatsalya                       | Mission Vatsalya                       | Number of Child Care Institutions   |           0 |            4 |
| Mission Shakti                         | One Stop Centre                        | No. of Operational One Stop Centres |           1 |            2 |

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1233 to be answered on 06.02.2026

Total number of Beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong

| Scheme                                                  | Category                                             | Kalimpong   | Darjeeling   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
| Mission Saksham Anganwadi Poshan 2.0 (as on 31.12.2025) | Pregnant Women                                       | 401         | 3842         |
|                                                         | & Lactating Mothers                                  | 402         | 4010         |
|                                                         | Children (0-6 years)                                 | 9067        | 74579        |
| Vatsalya                                                | Beneficiaries in Institutional Care as on 31.12.2025 | 7725*       | 7725*        |
|                                                         | Beneficiaries in Non- Institutional Care (2025-26)   | 4125*       | 4125*        |
| One Stop Centre                                         | Womenassisted (as on 30.09.2025)                     | 9133*       | 9133*        |
| Pradhan Mantri Vandana Yojana                           | Matru Beneficiaries paid (as on 01.02.2026)          | 2034        | 8871         |

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