Parliament Question: AWCs in Hassan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1135 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2026 AWCs IN HASSAN

1135. SHRI SHREYAS M PATEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning in Hassan district in Karnataka;

(b) whether a number of AWCs do not have permanent buildings, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the number of AWCs operating from Government-owned buildings, rented premises, school buildings, community buildings, other temporary structures in Hassan district, taluka-wise;

(c) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilized for the construction, repair, renovation and upgradation of AWC buildings in Hassan district during the last five years;

(d) whether the Government has received proposals from the Government of Karnataka for construction of new AWC buildings in the district, if so, the details thereof and the present status of each proposal; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to sanction additional funds for construction of permanent Anganwadi Centre buildings and improve their basic infrastructure, including toilets, drinking water, kitchens, electricity, boundary walls and play facilities in Hassan district, if so, the details and expected timeline for such sanction? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (e) As per Poshan Tracker, a total of 2,523 AWCs are functioning in Hassan district in Karnataka.

Project-wise details of AWCs operating from Government-owned buildings, rented premises, school buildings, community buildings, other temporary structures are at AnnexureUnder Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, Anganwadi Centres are constructed in convergence with MGNREGS. A total of 4768 Anganwadi Centres have been approved for construction for the State of Karnataka under MGNREGS and an amount of Rs. 486.34 lakh has been released for the same.

Further, States/UTs have also been advised to continue to tap funds for construction of AWC buildings from various schemes such as Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

(MPLADS), Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Finance Commission Grants to Panchayati Raj Institutions, Multi- Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP) of Ministry of Minority Affairs, etc.

Under Mission Poshan 2.0, 2 lakh AWCs located in Government buildings have been approved for upgradation into Saksham Anganwadis for delivery of improved nutrition and for Early Childhood Care and Education. Saksham Anganwadis are provided with better 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 701 AWCs have been approved for upgradation in Hassan district of Karnataka. *****Annexure STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2026 REGARDING “AWCS IN HASSAN” ASKED BY SHRI SHREYAS M PATEL:

S. Project Name Total AWCs in AWCs in Other government building No number Govt. Rented Panchayat Community Any other Total of AWCs Owned Building building govt Building owned building 1 Alur 178 137 12 0 12 17 29 2 Arakalagud 280 243 11 2 9 15 26 3 Arsikere 448 325 55 4 13 51 68 4 Belur 301 212 18 3 26 42 71 5 Channarayapatna 394 291 31 1 12 59 72 6 Hassan 406 294 27 3 30 52 85 7 Holenarasipura 260 211 26 3 5 15 23 8 Sakaleshpur 256 196 20 0 20 20 40 Total 2523 1909 200 16 127 271 414 *****