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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2234 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2026 SAKSHAM ANGANWADI IN CHHATTISGARH 2234. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY: Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the current status of implementation of the Saksham Anganwadi Scheme and the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) upgraded in Chhattisgarh,...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2234 ANSWERED ON 31.07.2026 SAKSHAM ANGANWADI IN CHHATTISGARH
2234. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the current status of implementation of the Saksham Anganwadi Scheme and the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) upgraded in Chhattisgarh, district-wise till July 2026;
(b) the key parameters and focus areas taken into consideration for transforming regular AWCs in to Saksham Anganwadis;
(c) the total amount of funds allocated for the upgradation of Anganwadis in Chhattisgarh, district-wise; and
(d) whether the Government faced any administration or infrastructural challenges during the upgradation process and if so, the details of the remedial measures and corrective steps taken to address them? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)
(a) to (d) In the 15th Finance Commission, components of nutritional support for children below the age of 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers, Adolescent Girls (14 – 18 years); Early Childhood Care and Education [3-6 years]; Anganwadi infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadi, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls were reorganised under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, a package of six services i.e Supplementary Nutrition (SNP), Pre-school Non-formal Education, Nutrition & Health Education, Immunization, Health Check-up, and Referral Services are provided to the eligible beneficiaries through Anganwadi Centres across the country including State of Chhattisgarh. Three of the six services, viz., Immunization, Health check-up and Referral Services are related to health and are provided through National Health Mission (NHM) & Public Health Infrastructure. These services are
provided to the eligible registered beneficiaries i.e children up to the age of 6 years, PregnantWomen and Lactating Mothers across the country and Adolescent Girls in the age group of 14 to 18 years in Aspirational Districts of States and all districts of North Eastern States.
The district wise information on beneficiaries, supplementary nutrition and other parameters across the country including State of Chhattisgarh is available on the Poshan Tracker public
dashboard at the link: https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics.
Under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, two lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) located in Government buildings have been sanctioned for upgradation as Saksham Anganwadis for delivery of improved nutrition and for Early Childhood Care and Education in the 15th Finance Commission cycle. Saksham Anganwadis are provided with infrastructure such as LED screens, water filtration system, Poshan Vatika, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) material and Building as Learning Aid (BALA) paintings. A total of 11,490 AWCs have been approved for upgradation as Saksham Anganwadi in the State of Chhattisgarh and funds amounting to Rs.
2,067.50 Lakh has been released for the same. The district wise details of AWCs approved for upgradation as Saksham Anganwadi centres in the State of Chhattisgarh is placed at Annexure.Annexure STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LS UNSTARRED Q.NO.2234 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2026 REGARDING SAKSHAM ANGANWADI IN CHHATTISGARH District wise sanctioned no. of AWCs to the State of Chhattisgarh S No. District Name 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1.
Bastar 600 14 0
2.
Bijapur 200 0 0
3.
Dantewada 300 11 0
4.
Kanker 600 84 0
5.
Kondagaon 500 23 0
6.
Korba 700 77 0
7.
Mahasamund 600 629 0
8.
Narayanpur 100 3 0
9.
Rajnandgaon 450 0 0
10.
Sukma 250 41 0
11.
Korea 0 158 50
12.
K.C.G 200 0 0
13.
Balrampur 0 11 350
14.
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM) 0 4 50
15.
Kabirdham 0 130 0
16.
Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki 250 182 0
17.
Surajpur 0 214 0
18.
Surguja 0 21 250
19.
Balod 0 0 35020.
Balodabazar-Bhatapara 0 0 350
21.
Bemetara 0 0 250
22.
Bilaspur 0 0 450
23.
Dhamtari 0 0 250
24.
Durg 0 0 250
25.
GARIYABAND 0 138 300
26.
Janjgir-Champa 0 0 250
27.
Jashpur 0 0 500
28.
Manendragarh-Chirimiri-Bharatpur 0 0 150
29.
Mungeli 0 0 250
30.
Raigarh 0 0 500
31.
Raipur 0 0 250
32.
Sakti 0 0 50
33.
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh 0 0 150 *****