Question : Building for AWCs

(a) whether the Government has taken note that a number of Anganwadi Centres
(AWCs) in the country do not have their own buildings and are running from
rented premises;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of AWCs being run in rented
premises in the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;

(c) the expenditure incurred on such centres during each of the last three years and
the current year, State/UT-wise;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that such AWCs are run from their
own premises indicating the target set and achievement made in construction of
permanent buildings; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to make certain amendments in the
construction guidelines and has made some tie-up with the Ministry of Rural
Development in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

(a) & (b) There are 14.00 lakhs sanctioned Anganwadi Centres against which 13.56 lakhs are operational under ICDS Scheme in the country as on 30.9.2017. The number of Anganwadi/ mini-Anganwadi Centres (AWCs/ Mini-AWCs) running from rented buildings is as under: -

Sanctioned AWCs/ mini-AWCs 14,00,000
Operational AWCs/ mini- AWCs 13,56,569
AWCs in Rented Buildings 370905

The Statement of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) running from rented buildings as on 30.09.2017 is annexed at Annexure-I.
(c) The expenditure incurred on Anganwadi Centres during last three years is annexed at Annexure- II & III.

(d) & (e) Under the Anganwadi Services, 2 lakh new Anganwadi Buildings are planned for construction under convergence with MGNREGS upto 30.11.2018 @ 1 lakh Anganwadis per year. Central share for construction of AWC building is Rs.1 lakh per AWC building for all States/UTs. The amount for construction of Anganwadi buildings @ Rs.1 lac per Anganwadi building as central share is reimbursed to States/UTs on completion of construction work.

In addition, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between MWCD and M/s Vedanta on 21st September, 2015 for construction of the 4000 Anganwadi Centre buildings through its own resources as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) primarily in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, TelanganaandUttarPradesh.


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