Parliament Question: AWCs in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2025 AWCS IN UTTAR PRADESH †2174. MRS RUCHI VIRA:

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

(a) the number of Anganwadi centres functioning under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan Mission in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether new Anganwadi centre has not been opened in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the number of Anganwadi centres functioning in Muradabad and Bijnor districts of Uttar Pradesh along with details of new Anganwadi centres set up in the last five years? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (d) As per the Poshan Tracker data, as on June, 2025, a total of 1,89,373 Anganwadi Centres

(AWCs) are operational in the State of Uttar Pradesh. During F.Y. 2023-24, under PM JANMAN one new Aanganwadi Centre has been sanctioned for Bijnor District. The number of AWCs

operational in Muradabad and Bijnor districts of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

S No. Name of District No. of operational AWCs ( as per Poshan Tracker data of June 2025) 1 Muradabad 2770 2 Bijnor 3237 ****