Parliament Question: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Scheme in Odisha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025 SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA

2187. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among infants, children, adolescent girls and women reported during the last five years in Odisha, district-wise;

(b) the number of registered and actual beneficiaries category-wise and group-wise under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in Odisha, district-wise, especially in Rayagada and Koraput districts; and

(c) the number of sanctioned and operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in Odisha, especially in the said districts? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) The district wise number of cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among infants and children in Odisha is placed at Annexure I.

(b) The district wise number of registered beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in State of Odisha is placed at Annexure II.

(c) A total of 74,223 AWCs are sanctioned in the State of Odisha out of which 74,222 AWCs are operational including 2087 AWCs in District of Rayagada and 3397 AWCs in the District of Koraput. *****Annexure I STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO IN PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UN- STARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025 REGARDING “SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA” District wise number of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) beneficiaries in Odisha as per

Poshan Tracker data:

No. of SAM No. of SAM No. of SAM No. of SAM beneficiaries as on beneficiaries as on beneficiaries as on beneficiaries as on District November 2025 November 2024 November 2023 November 2022 Angul 351 376 275 656 Balangir 271 663 926 1,780 Balasore 1,055 897 705 2,068 Bargarh 423 514 579 1,606 Bhadrak 591 565 797 1,116 Boudh 97 148 112 305 Cuttack 533 498 741 1,108 Deogarh 134 154 220 346 Dhenkanal 313 267 503 972 Gajapati 439 457 348 687 Ganjam 1,193 996 1,111 953 Jagatsinghpur 213 187 187 364 Jajapur 399 474 547 975 Jharsuguda 306 201 269 548 Kalahandi 788 1,005 853 2,723 Kandhamal 376 460 997 2,253 Kendrapara 386 487 415 1,010 Keonjhar 877 1,343 1,215 3,807 Khordha 446 478 538 1,341 Koraput 453 697 699 1,768 Malkangiri 629 718 840 1,776 Mayurbhanj 1,053 1,879 2,493 4,375 Nabarangpur 506 995 1,355 2,845 Nayagarh 254 344 442 595 Nuapada 140 281 380 862 Puri 97 376 419 615 Rayagada 592 732 1,087 2,677 Sambalpur 672 743 956 1,573 Subarnapur 297 295 387 660 Sundergarh 620 748 914 2,007Annexure II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO IN PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UN- STARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025 REGARDING “SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 SCHEME IN ODISHA” District wise number of registered beneficiaries under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 in State of Odisha as per Poshan Tracker data:

Registered Beneficiaries as in November 2025 Lactating Pregnant Children Children Children Adolescent District Mothers Women 0-6M 6M-3Y 3-6Y Girls Angul 6,146 8,091 6,161 37,291 51,907 nil Balangir 8,024 12,710 7,864 54,462 64,626 42,694 Balasore 11,909 13,869 11,872 67,761 75,708 nil Bargarh 6,449 9,225 6,463 41,569 48,166 nil Bhadrak 7,796 9,562 7,807 45,820 51,899 nil Boudh 2,440 3,301 2,444 14,577 19,090 nil Cuttack 11,319 12,145 11,348 63,188 70,148 nil Deogarh 1,525 2,067 1,552 9,515 11,807 nil Dhenkanal 5,652 7,406 5,662 33,532 39,255 25,100 Gajapati 3,549 4,794 3,585 20,087 26,904 8,977 Ganjam 17,921 22,319 17,165 1,09,961 1,26,454 nil Jagatsinghpur 4,243 4,830 4,257 25,607 31,484 nil Jajapur 9,794 11,151 9,726 57,936 71,715 nil Jharsuguda 2,362 3,060 2,408 14,453 17,021 nil Kalahandi 8,118 12,836 8,272 55,809 75,696 36,632 Kandhamal 4,616 6,991 4,710 29,748 35,958 9,980 Kendrapara 6,872 8,184 6,876 39,267 47,780 nil Keonjhar 9,646 12,013 9,785 62,105 77,508 nil Khordha 10,438 11,798 10,372 56,152 55,667 nil Koraput 7,838 13,275 7,908 54,948 72,391 20,847 Malkangiri 4,180 6,466 4,237 27,376 33,926 8,214 Mayurbhanj 12,387 16,395 12,585 78,976 83,973 nil Nabarangpur 8,061 13,048 8,156 55,975 66,155 18,819 Nayagarh 4,515 5,026 4,564 25,501 29,982 nil Nuapada 3,707 5,826 3,735 23,774 27,210 16,899 Puri 7,578 8,268 7,585 42,321 45,117 nil Rayagada 5,593 8,377 5,545 38,405 53,029 6,245 Sambalpur 4,496 5,891 4,512 27,765 34,963 nil Subarnapur 3,059 4,420 3,088 18,904 20,571 nil Sundergarh 8,914 11,213 9,013 53,648 69,869 nil *****