Mokokchung, December 9 (MTNews): According to the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, the number of functional Anganwadi centers in Nagaland is 3,980 out of about 3.6 lakh across the country.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, she also stated that the funds allocated to those centers in Nagaland over the last three years have been as follows: Rs. 15,370.48 lac in 2019-20; Rs. 14,921.34 in 2020-21; and Rs. 15,465.18 lac in 2021-22.
She also informed that the cost of construction of sanitation facilities in AWCs were fixed at Rs 12,000 way back in 2017-18.
“This norm was not found sufficient for construction of a standard child friendly toilet in AWCs due to cost increase in the last few years,” she added and said that the cost of the same has now been revised to Rs. 36000.
