Question : Setting up of Anganwadi Centres

(a) the number of Anganwadi and mini-anganwadi centres presently functioning in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the services being provided at these centres;

(c) the funds allocated/released and spent on these centres during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has received any requests from the States/UTs to set up additional Anganwadi Centres; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the action taken by the Government thereon?

Answer given by the minister

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

(a) The details of State/UT-wise number of Anganwadi Centres/ mini- Anganwadi centres sanctioned/ operational in the country is placed at Annexure-I.

(b) Anganwadi Services under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme provides a package of six services, comprising (i) supplementary nutrition; (ii) immunization; (iii) health check-up; (iv) referral services; (v) pre-school non-formal education and (vi) nutrition and health education for children in the age of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

(c) The details of funds released to all the States/UTs from 2014-15 till 30.11.2017 are placed at Annexure - II.

(d) & (e) Yes, Madam. From time to time, this Ministry has received requests for sanction of additional Anganwadi Centres from various States/UTs. However, MWCD has already informed them that all the 14 lakh AWCs/AoDs/Mini-AWCs approved by the Government of India under 3rd phase of expansion of ICDS Scheme, have been sanctioned to the States/UTs and there is no centre available for sanction at this stage.

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