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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1067
ANSWERED ON 24.07.2026
SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN SCHEME 2.0
1067. SHRI JOYANTA BASUMATARY:
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the status of creation of a convergent eco-system involving relevant Ministries,
Departments and State Governments to develop and promote practices that nurture health,
nutrition, wellness and immunity under the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan Scheme 2.0
scheme and the outcomes achieved so far;
(b) the details of reorganisation and rationalisation of existing components under Poshan 2.0
undertaken to address gaps and shortcomings in the ongoing nutrition programme, improve
implementation and accelerate improvements in nutrition and child development outcomes
including specific measures taken for the North-Eastern region; and
(c) the present status of Anganwadi infrastructure across the country indicating the number of
modernised and upgraded Saksham Anganwadi Centres, availability of basic facilities such
as buildings, drinking water, sanitation, electricity and digital infrastructure, State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)
(a) to (c): Nutrition goes beyond mere eating of food; it requires proper digestion, absorption, and
metabolism of nutrients. This process is influenced by factors like sanitation, education and access
to safe drinking water. As malnutrition requires a multi-sectoral approach involving dimensions
of food, health, water, sanitation and education, it is crucial to effectively address the issue of
malnutrition in a convergent manner. The issue is being addressed under Mission Saksham
Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0) by establishing cross cutting convergence
amongst 18 Ministries/Departments.
To strengthen implementation, coordination and monitoring under the Mission Poshan 2.0,
State-Level Steering Committees and District Nutrition Committees have been constituted forcoordinating the activities of various departments and ensure effective convergence between
schemes/programs.
In convergence with these Ministries and Departments, along with States and UTs, one of the
major activities undertaken is Community Mobilization and Awareness Advocacy to educate
people on nutritional aspects as adoption of good nutrition habit requires sustained efforts for
behavioral change. State and UTs are conducting and reporting regular sensitization activities
under Jan Andolans during Poshan Maah and Poshan Pakhwada celebrated in the months of
September and March-April respectively. Community Based Events (CBEs) have served as a
significant strategy in changing nutritional practices and all Anganwadi workers are required
to conduct two Community Based Events every month. A total of 10.5 crore CBEs has been
conducted from 2018 to June 2026 and more than 150 crore Jan Andolan activities have been
conducted since 2018 through 16 Jan Andolans.
The Mission Poshan 2.0 has subsumed Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme
for Adolescent girls to strengthen and accelerate improvements in nutrition and child
development. It is a Centrally Sponsored Mission being implemented in all States and UTs
including Northeastern region of the country. Responsibility for implementation of various
activities of the Mission lies with the States and UTs. This Mission includes beneficiaries;
Children under 6 years of age, pregnant women, lactating mothers and adolescent girls (of 14-
18 years age in Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern region) of the country.
The present status of Anganwadi infrastructure across the country indicating the number of
modernised and upgraded Saksham Anganwadi Centres is placed at Annexure-I. The status
of infrastructure at Anganwadi Centres with facilities such as buildings, drinking water and
sanitation is available at the public dashboard of Poshan Tracker application:
https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics. Further, the frontline functionaries - Anganwadi
Workers, Block Coordinators and Supervisors are equipped with smartphones to enter the data
of services being provided to the beneficiaries under Mission Poshan 2.0 on the Poshan
Tracker digital application.
*****Annexure-I
THE PRESENT STATUS OF ANGANWADI INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
INDICATING THE NUMBER OF MODERNISED AND UPGRADED SAKSHAM ANGANWADI
CENTRES:
S.No. Name of State and UTs Total No. of AWCs approved for upgradation
1 Nagaland 149
2 Manipur 30
3 Ladakh 14
4 Chandigarh 69
5 Sikkim 435
6 Arunachal Pradesh 152
7 Andhra Pradesh 9958
8 Assam 5407
9 Mizoram 1600
10 Meghalaya 121
11 Karnataka 17732
12 Tripura 474
13 Maharashtra 14,745
14 Goa 24
15 Jammu and Kashmir 338
16 Andaman & Nicobar 140
17 Lakshadweep 18
18 Uttar Pradesh 23697
19 Tamil Nadu 11972
20 Puducherry 135
21 Kerala 4152
22 Uttarakhand 827
23 Chhattisgarh 11490
24 West Bengal 5359
25 Madhya Pradesh 24662
26 Odisha 12140
27 Bihar 11529
28 Telangana 5008
29 Gujarat 13147
30 Rajasthan 3514
31 Jharkhand 16775
32 Himachal Pradesh 1030
33 Punjab 353
34 Haryana 2804
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