The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning in the country As on 30th June, 2022, State-wise is placed at Annexure-I.
The details of funds allocated to these centres during last three years are placed at Annexure-II.
The number of Anganwadi Kendras functioning in buildings without proper sanitation facilities is around 3.6 lakh. The cost of construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs were fixed at Rs 12000/- way back in 2017-18. This norm were not found sufficient for construction of a standard child friendly toilet in AWCs due to cost increase in last few years. The cost of the same has now been revised to Rs. 36000/-. The states have been seeking funds for toilet construction under the revised norms. A sum of Rs.164.57 crore has been released, to States/UTs for construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs.
ANNEXURE-I
The number of Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) functioning in the country, State-wise as on 30th June, 2022
| S NO. | State/UT | No. of Functional Anganwadi Centres |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 55607 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 6225 |
| 3 | Assam | 61715 |
| 4 | Bihar | 112094 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 51664 |
| 6 | Goa | 1262 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 53029 |
| 8 | Haryana | 25962 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 18925 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 38432 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 65911 |
| 12 | Kerala | 33115 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 97135 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | 110427 |
| 15 | Manipur | 11510 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 5895 |
| 17 | Mizoram | 2244 |
| 18 | Nagaland | 3980 |
| 19 | Odisha | 74154 |
| 20 | Punjab | 27305 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 61852 |
| 22 | Sikkim | 1308 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 54439 |
| 24 | Telangana | 35700 |
| 25 | Tripura | 9931 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 189430 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 20067 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 119481 |
| 29 | A & N Islands | 719 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 450 |
| 31 | Dadra & N Haveli & Daman and Diu | 405 |
| 32 | Delhi | 10897 |
| 33 | Jammu & Kashmir | 28078 |
| 34 | Ladakh | 1138 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 71 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 855 |
| TOTAL | 1391412 |
ANNEXURE-II
The details of the funds allocated to those centres during each of the last three years:
| Sl. No. | State/UTs | Fund released under Anganwadi Services (Rs. in lakhs) | ||
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | ||
| 1 | ANDHRA | 69100.42 | 69281.1 | 74460.38 |
| PRADESH | ||||
| 2 | BIHAR | 127888.7 | 127059.6 | 157443.1 |
| 3 | CHHATTISGARH | 48339.67 | 50434.13 | 60514.42 |
| 4 | GOA | 1559.15 | 2024.07 | 1083.56 |
| 5 | GUJARAT | 68684.12 | 61594.01 | 83343.97 |
| 6 | HARYANA | 18029.66 | 18113.67 | 17303.35 |
| 7 | JHARKHAND | 43355.99 | 45784.76 | 35297.77 |
| 8 | KARNATAKA | 76966.72 | 68641.75 | 100370.2 |
| 9 | KERALA | 32140.86 | 31991.6 | 38797.67 |
| 10 | MADHYA | 121491.9 | 122037.6 | 108546.9 |
| PRADESH | ||||
| 11 | MAHARASHTRA | 133136.2 | 118783.2 | 171338.9 |
| 12 | ODISHA | 85993.04 | 84652.26 | 93659.57 |
| 13 | PUNJAB | 20144.35 | 17029.04 | 38351.68 |
| 14 | RAJASTHAN | 58453.75 | 63125.61 | 68264.63 |
| 15 | TAMIL NADU | 64868.45 | 61071.19 | 65538.13 |
| 16 | TELANGANA | 45841.08 | 39931.03 | 48232.68 |
| 17 | UTTAR PRADESH | 236406 | 198558.9 | 239978.6 |
| 18 | WEST BENGAL | 116399.8 | 104720.9 | 66835.22 |
| 19 | DELHI | 13293.2 | 10087.07 | 13291 |
| 20 | PUDUCHERRY | 489.43 | 424.39 | 277.8 |
| 21 | HIMACHAL | 25181.85 | 25552.07 | 24798.74 |
| PRADESH | ||||
| 22 | JAMMU & | 31999.86 | 28902.02 | 40573.74 |
| KASHMIR | ||||
| 23 | UTTARAKHAND | 30309.77 | 32450.25 | 35365.25 |
| 24 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 1190.78 | 1525.44 | 1452.18 |
| 25 | CHANDIGARH | 1347.93 | 1227.33 | 1407.78 |
| 26 | DADAR & | 573.81 | 901.54 | 933.39 |
| NAGAR HAVELI | ||||
| 27 | DAMAN & DIU | 267.58 | ||
| 28 | LADAKH | 0 | 2299.04 | 1467.47 |
| 29 | LAKSHADWEEP | 132.51 | 204.43 | 210.23 |
| 30 | ARUNACHAL | 12430.77 | 8191.64 | 17082.84 |
| PRADESH | ||||
| 31 | ASSAM | 121893 | 108068.4 | 131989.9 |
| 32 | MANIPUR | 16157.52 | 17383.44 | 22892.04 |
| 33 | MEGHALAYA | 18484.66 | 17693.12 | 17332.82 |
| 34 | MIZORAM | 4814.39 | 7421.38 | 5178.09 |
| 35 | NAGALAND | 15370.48 | 14921.34 | 15465.18 |
| 36 | SIKKIM | 2023.9 | 2429.48 | 2573.06 |
| 37 | TRIPURA | 16615.07 | 15237.47 | 18672.47 |
| Total | 1681376.37 | 1579754.27 | 1820324.71 | |
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Lok Sabha
