A sum of Rs.164.57 crore released, to States/UTs for construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs
The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning in the country As on 30th June, 2022, State-wise is placed at Annexure-I.
The details of funds allocated to these centres during last three years are placed at Annexure-II.
The number of Anganwadi Kendras functioning in buildings without proper sanitation facilities is around 3.6 lakh. The cost of construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs were fixed at Rs 12000/- way back in 2017-18. This norm were not found sufficient for construction of a standard child friendly toilet in AWCs due to cost increase in last few years. The cost of the same has now been revised to Rs. 36000/-. The states have been seeking funds for toilet construction under the revised norms. A sum of Rs.164.57 crore has been released, to States/UTs for construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs.
ANNEXURE-I
The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning in the country, State-wise as on 30th June, 2022
|
S NO.
|
State/UT
|
No. of Functional Anganwadi Centres
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
55607
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
6225
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
61715
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
112094
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
51664
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
1262
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
53029
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
25962
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
18925
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
38432
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
65911
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
33115
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
97135
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
110427
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
11510
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
5895
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
2244
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
3980
|
|
19
|
Odisha
|
74154
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
27305
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
61852
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
1308
|
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
54439
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
35700
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
9931
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
189430
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
20067
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
119481
|
|
29
|
A & N Islands
|
719
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
450
|
|
31
|
Dadra & N Haveli & Daman and Diu
|
405
|
|
32
|
Delhi
|
10897
|
|
33
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
28078
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
1138
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
71
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
855
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
1391412
|
ANNEXURE-II
The details of the funds allocated to those centres during each of the last three years:
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UTs
|
Fund released under Anganwadi Services (Rs. in lakhs)
|
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
|
1
|
ANDHRA
|
69100.42
|
69281.1
|
74460.38
|
|
PRADESH
|
|
2
|
BIHAR
|
127888.7
|
127059.6
|
157443.1
|
|
3
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
48339.67
|
50434.13
|
60514.42
|
|
4
|
GOA
|
1559.15
|
2024.07
|
1083.56
|
|
5
|
GUJARAT
|
68684.12
|
61594.01
|
83343.97
|
|
6
|
HARYANA
|
18029.66
|
18113.67
|
17303.35
|
|
7
|
JHARKHAND
|
43355.99
|
45784.76
|
35297.77
|
|
8
|
KARNATAKA
|
76966.72
|
68641.75
|
100370.2
|
|
9
|
KERALA
|
32140.86
|
31991.6
|
38797.67
|
|
10
|
MADHYA
|
121491.9
|
122037.6
|
108546.9
|
|
PRADESH
|
|
11
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
133136.2
|
118783.2
|
171338.9
|
|
12
|
ODISHA
|
85993.04
|
84652.26
|
93659.57
|
|
13
|
PUNJAB
|
20144.35
|
17029.04
|
38351.68
|
|
14
|
RAJASTHAN
|
58453.75
|
63125.61
|
68264.63
|
|
15
|
TAMIL NADU
|
64868.45
|
61071.19
|
65538.13
|
|
16
|
TELANGANA
|
45841.08
|
39931.03
|
48232.68
|
|
17
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
236406
|
198558.9
|
239978.6
|
|
18
|
WEST BENGAL
|
116399.8
|
104720.9
|
66835.22
|
|
19
|
DELHI
|
13293.2
|
10087.07
|
13291
|
|
20
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
489.43
|
424.39
|
277.8
|
|
21
|
HIMACHAL
|
25181.85
|
25552.07
|
24798.74
|
|
PRADESH
|
|
22
|
JAMMU &
|
31999.86
|
28902.02
|
40573.74
|
|
KASHMIR
|
|
23
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
30309.77
|
32450.25
|
35365.25
|
|
24
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
|
1190.78
|
1525.44
|
1452.18
|
|
25
|
CHANDIGARH
|
1347.93
|
1227.33
|
1407.78
|
|
26
|
DADAR &
|
573.81
|
901.54
|
933.39
|
|
NAGAR HAVELI
|
|
27
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
267.58
|
|
28
|
LADAKH
|
0
|
2299.04
|
1467.47
|
|
29
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
132.51
|
204.43
|
210.23
|
|
30
|
ARUNACHAL
|
12430.77
|
8191.64
|
17082.84
|
|
PRADESH
|
|
31
|
ASSAM
|
121893
|
108068.4
|
131989.9
|
|
32
|
MANIPUR
|
16157.52
|
17383.44
|
22892.04
|
|
33
|
MEGHALAYA
|
18484.66
|
17693.12
|
17332.82
|
|
34
|
MIZORAM
|
4814.39
|
7421.38
|
5178.09
|
|
35
|
NAGALAND
|
15370.48
|
14921.34
|
15465.18
|
|
36
|
SIKKIM
|
2023.9
|
2429.48
|
2573.06
|
|
37
|
TRIPURA
|
16615.07
|
15237.47
|
18672.47
|
|
Total
|
1681376.37
|
1579754.27
|
1820324.71
|
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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