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At present, there are 2564 Anganwadi Centres functioning in this district in 23 I.C.D.S.
Projects. While, 446 Centers are functioning in their own buildings. As a result, 2118
Anganwadi Centres are running without building due to which Pre-school classes could not be
conducted smoothly. Particularly during rainy season, it becomes almost impossible to hold the
Pre-school classes and prepare hot meals for the children.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court as per their order dt. 28.11.2001 in case WP(C)-196/2001
has stressed upon to cover all village / hamlets with the ICDS projects. Recently, funds were
sanctioned for 136 nos. of additional AWC for the district.
There is inadequate funding from Women and Child Development Department for
construction of buildings for the remaining Anganwadi Centres. The World bank assistance,
state share and social safety net fund towards construction of such buildings have not been
received since 1997-98 . Under RSVY, we have covered 25 Anganwadi Center buildings in
remote GPs and 30 Anganwadi cum ANM centers with common facility center. The
intervention has a very positive impact and there has been significant declining trend in IMR.
There is no other fund source for construction of the Anganwadi center buildings. So it is
suggested to construct at least 100 buildings for Anganwadi Centres located in 100 GPs of this
district out of B.R.G.F. Fund.
Almost all the Gram panchayats have requested for funds for the Anganwadi centers in
their perspective plan. Keeping in view the funds constraints, only 100GPs can be taken up in
the first phase of the BRGF. A transparent process of selection of the GPs has been adopted.
100 GPs are selected which are having maximum Backwardness Index Values. Backwardness
Index is prepared taking into account the % of ST, SC, BPL population, and average distance
of the villages in the GP from nearest town and % of non irrigated area in the GP.
It is proposed that during the Eleventh Plan period, all the building less Anganwadi
centers will be provided with buildings. These centers will deliver Six packages of services to
the children & mothers of that locality, i.e. Pre-school Education, Health Check-up,
Immunization, Referral Services, Nutrition and health Education, Supplementary Nutrition
Programme, after construction of AWC buildings, which will certainly have a positive impact
on IMR.
These centers can also be used by good numbers of SHGs, which have been formed and
promoted by AWW for their common place of meeting and other activities. These buildings
can also be used as EGS centers to impart education. Besides, it has also been decided to cover
all buildings less AWCs in phased manner.
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