(a) the funds sanctioned for various projects under the Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) during the year 2008-09,State-wise;
(b) the utilisation of funds under the scheme so far;
(c) whether the Government has decided to increase the number of Projects under ICDS in the
near future;and
(d) if so,the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY)
(a),(b),(c) & (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a),(b),(c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 220 FOR
12.12.2008 BY SHRI N.N. KRISHNADAS REGARDING ICDS PROJECTS
(a) & (b) The Integrated Child Development Services (I.C.D.S.) Scheme,a 100% Centrally Sponsored
Scheme is implemented through the States.Under the I.C.D.S. Scheme, funds are released to
States/Union Territories on the basis of number of operational Projects and number of operational
Anganwadi Centres and the pace of expenditure reported by the States in their Statement of
Expenditure.
Statements showing details of funds sanctioned for ICDS (General),Supplementary Nutrition,ICDS
Training and Kishori Shakti Yojana to the States/UTs so far and the expenditure reported are
enclosed at annexure I to IV.
(c) and (d) Government of India has approved the third phase of expansion of the Integrated Child
Development Service (ICDS) Scheme sanctioning 792 additional Projects,2.13 lakh additional
Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and 77,102 Mini-AWCs.
State-wise details of the additional ICDS Projects,AWCs and Mini-AWCs sanctioned are given in the
Annexure V.