Parliament Question: Details of Central Funds for WCD

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5608 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026 DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD 5608. SHRI RAJU BISTA: Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of the funds allocated under various schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal since 2019, year-wise; (b) the details of utilisation of these funds by the said State, scheme-wise and year-wise; (c) the details of infrastructure created/strengthened in the said State during the said period under the said schemes including new Anganwadi Centres sanctioned/ operationalised, Anganwadi Centres upgraded to Saksham Anganwadi, One Stop Centres, Child Care Institutions, Specialised Adoption Agencies and Women Helpline facilities, district- wise; (d) the details of new Anganwadi Centres, Saksham Anganwadi upgrades, One Stop Centres, Child Protection Units and other facilities established in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts since 2019; and (e) the total number of beneficiaries covered under these schemes in the said State during the said period, district-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR) (a) & (b) The details of the funds released under various schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal since 2019 are at Annexure-I. (c) The details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal are at Annexure-II (d) The details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong are at Annexure-III (e) The details of beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in the state of West Bengal are at Annexure-IV.Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5608 FOR 27.03.2026 BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING ‘DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD’ Year-wise details of funds released under the schemes of the Ministry to the State of West Bengal Since 2019 (Rs. in crores) Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Mission Mission Poshan 2.0 Vatsalya Shakti SR. Financial No. Year 1. 2019-20 1,165.26 88.64 28.15 2. 2020-21 1,066.64 3.55 43.76 3. 2021-22 668.35 167.04 39.70 4. 2022-23 1,227.59 63.50 26.64 5. 2023-24 1,237.56 7.20 57.42 6. 2024-25 1,513.80 6.42 70.18 7. 2025-26 1,029.28 6.90 25.55Annexure-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5608 FOR 27.03.2026 BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING ‘DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD’ Details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in West Bengal Sr. Scheme Infrastructure Number No. 1. Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Operational Anganwadi Centres 1,19,194 Poshan 2.0 AWCs for upgradation to Saksham 5,359 AWCs 2. Mission Vatsalya Functional Child Care Institutions 207 3. One Stop Centre(OSC) Operational OSCs 24 4. Shakti Sadan Functional Shakti Sadan 36Annexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5608 FOR 27.03.2026 BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING ‘DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD’ Details of infrastructure established under the schemes of the Ministry in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Sr. Scheme Infrastructure Darjeeling Kalimpong No. 1. Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Operational Anganwadi 3,246 639 Poshan 2.0 Centres 2. One Stop Centre(OSC) Operational OSCs 2 1Annexure-IV ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (E) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5608 FOR 27.03.2026 BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING ‘DETAILS OF CENTRAL FUNDS FOR WCD’ Details of beneficiaries covered under the schemes of the Ministry in the State of West Bengal Mission Scheme Category Number of Beneficiaries Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (as Pregnant Women 4,77,181 on 28.02.2026) Lactating Mothers 4,78,584 Children (0-6 years) 68,76,742 Mission Vatsalya (in FY 2024-25) Beneficiaries in 7,6 15 Institutional Care Beneficiaries in Non- 4,125 Institutional Care Mission One Stop Centre (as on Women assisted 10,500 Shakti 31.12.2025) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Beneficiaries paid 16,38,000 Yojana (as on 22.03.2026) Shakti Sadan (FY 2019-20 to FY Beneficiaries in Shakti 8,486 2024-25) Sadan *****