Ministry of Women and Child Development
New Anganwadi buildings being constructed under convergence with MGNREGS
Posted On:
29 DEC 2017 5:10PM by PIB Delhi
There are 14 lakh 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: -
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Sanctioned AWCs/ mini-AWCs
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14,00,000
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Operational AWCs/ mini- AWCs
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13,56,569
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AWCs in Rented Buildings
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370905
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Construction of AWC buildings under ICDS Scheme during 2013-14 & 2016-17:
Rupees in lakhs
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Category
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Construction of AWCs (Unit Approved in APIP)-2013-14
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Amount released as IstInstl (50% of GoI Share 2013-14
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Released in 2nd instlament (50% of GoI share 2014-15 for construction
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Construction of AWCs (Unit Approved in APIP)-2016-17
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Released in IstInstl (50% of GoI Share 2016-17
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Total
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44709
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76751.89
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29816.22
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2362
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3391.20
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Details of AWC Buildings approved and funds released for Construction of AWC buildings under MNREGA during 2015-16 and 2016-17 (up to 30.11.2017)
Rupees in lakhs
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Category
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Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved -2015-16
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1st instalment released in 2015-16
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2nd released in 2016-17
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Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved -2016-17)
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Amount released in 2016-17
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Total
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29941
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18264.60
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6338.95
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81447
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101139.00
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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, Telangana and UttarPradesh.
This information was given by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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NB/UD
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Annexure-III
Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1970 for 29.12.2017
Rs. in lakhs
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STATE
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Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved -2015-16
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1st instalment released in 2015-16
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2nd released in 2016-17
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Construction of AWCs under MNREGA (Unit Approved -2016-17)
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Amount released in 2016-17
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Total
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29941
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18264.60
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6338.95
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81447
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101139.00
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