As many as 60.47 per cent of the sanctioned Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in the State have no own buildings, according to the information furnished by Women and Child Development Minister Usha Devi in the State Assembly on Wednesday.
In response to a question of Congress MlA Anshuman Mohanty, the Minister said while a total of 71,306 AWCs are operating in the State now, of them only 28,187 centres have own building and the rest 43,119 centres are running in either private or school premises.
A total of Rs 3627.80 lakh had been sanctioned in the year 2015-16 for construction of buildings for 1,502 AWCs, which had been sanctioned earlier to the year 2011-12, the Minister informed.
She said the Government has increased construction cost for each Anganwadi Centre from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh from the current year in view of increased estimate.