Question : SANCTIONED AND OPERATIONAL AWCS

(a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and Mini Anganwadi Centres (Mini-AWCs) approved, sanctioned and presently operational in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether there is a gap between the sanctioned and operational AWCs and Mini-AWCs;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to bridge this gap and the funds sanctioned, released and utilised by the State Governments to run these AWCs and Mini-AWCs during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(e) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to provide basic facilities therein and make all the approved AWCs and Mini-AWCs operational in the country?

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)

(a) to (e): Government of India had approved 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres AWCs) including 116848 Mini-AWCs and 20000 Anganwadi-on-demand (AoD) as a whole. These AWCs/ mini-AWCs/ AODs have not been approved State-wise. All the approved mini-AWCs have been sanctioned. There were 1338732 operational AWCs/ mini-AWCs/ AoDs out of 1373349 sanctioned AWCs/ mini-AWCs/ AoDs in the country as on 31.3.2013. State-wise details is at Annex-I.

As per Schematic norms of the ICDS Scheme, Government of India is responsible for the Planning & Policy issues whereas State Governments are responsible for the implementation of the Scheme. The reasons for gap between the sanctioned and operational AWCs and mini-AWCs across the country are largely due to administrative, procedural and legal delays by the State Governments/ UT Administrations. Ministry of WCD has repeatedly impressed upon the State Governments/UT Administrations to take all required measures for early operationalisation of sanctioned AWCs/ mini-AWCs.

The Government has approved strengthening and restructuring of ICDS to improve services and the facilities at AWCs which inter-alia provides for construction, upgradation & maintenance of AWC buildings, weighing machines, kitchenwares & utencils, pre-school & medicine kits, furniture etc. Details of funds allocated, released and expenditure reported by States/ UTs under ICDS (General) and Supplementary Nutrition during each of the last three years and the current year viz. 2010-11 to 2013-14 (up to 31.07.2013) is as under:

(Rs. in crore)
Year	Budget	Revised	Funds	Expenditure reported	Allocation	Allocation	Released#	by the State/ UTs	(BE)	(RE)	including their share 

2010-11	8700.00	9280.00	9763.11	15493.54
2011-12	10000.00	14048.40	14272.21 19196.48
2012-13	15850.00	15850.00 15701.50 17277.64
2013-14	17700.00	# 10845.74 #
(up to 31.07.2013)