Question : Toilets and Drinking Water Facilities in Anganwadi Centres

(a) whether the Government has taken note that many Anganwadi centres do not have their own buildings and also lack basic amenities like toilets and drinking water facilities;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the total amount paid as rent during the last three years and the percentage of the amount of rent in the total expenditure accrued on Anganwadi Kendras during the said period, State/UT-wise, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat;
(c) the policy regarding renting houses for providing Anganwadi facilities;
(d) the total number of Anganwadi Kendras that lack toilet and drinking water facility; and
(e) the time by which basic amenities like toilet and drinking water is likely to be made available at Anganwadi Kendras across the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)
(a) & (b): As on 30.06.2018, out of 14.00 lakh Anganwadi Centres((AWCs) 329275 are operating from rented premises. Further, 68 % AWC buildings have toilets and 86 % AWC buildings have drinking water facilities. The amount of rent paid and percentage of the rent of total expenditure during last 3 years for Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat is given at Annexure-I.

(c): Under the Anganwadi Services, the monthly rent of the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) is:

(i) Rs. 1,000/- p.m. for AWCs / Mini-AWCs in rural and tribal projects
(ii) Rs. 4,000/- p.m. for AWCs / Mini-AWCs in urban projects
(iii) Rs. 6,000/- p.m. for AWCs / Mini-AWCs in metropolitan cities
The rent for AWCs is only applicable for centres offering a space of at least 500 - 600 sq. ft. The AWC should also have adequate infrastructure facilities.
(d) & (e): 433961 number of AWCs do not have toilet facilities and 190404 number of AWCs do not have drinking water facilities. Construction of toilets and proving drinking water facilities in the AWCs is an ongoing activity and Government is releasing funds for construction of 70,000 toilets and 20,000 drinking facilities every year for all states/UTs including Jharkhand. This is in addition to construction of 4 Lakh AWC buildings in convergence with MNREGS.

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Annexure-I
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA USQ.NO. 4031 FOR 4.01.2019
(Rupees in lakhs
S. No States/ UTs Total Funds released in 2015-16 Expenditure reported by State for rent only 2015-16 % of released amount
on rent Total Funds released in 2016-17 Expenditure reported by State for rent 2016-17 % of released amount
on rent Total Funds released in 2017-18 Expenditure reported by State for rent 2017-18 % of released amount
on rent
1
GUJARAT 64185.05 358.03 0.5578 69417.36 322.09 0.4640 62275.13 274.8 0.4413
2 MADHYA PRADESH 108673.52 1101.98 1.0140 110506.46 1321.93 1.1962 116645.68 1300.14 1.1146

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