Two lakh Anganwadi Centres have been approved to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for delivery of improved nutrition and for ECCE activities

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has approved the upgrade of two lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) to ‘Saksham Anganwadis’ under the centrally‑sponsored Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. The mission, implemented across all States and UTs, integrates Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and the adolescent‑girls scheme, targeting children under six, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls (14‑18 years in Aspirational Districts and the North‑Eastern region). Upgraded AWCs will have enhanced infrastructure – LED screens, water‑filtration units, Poshan Vatika, ECCE material and BaLA paintings – and will deliver supplementary nutrition as per the revised Schedule‑II norms of the National Food Security Act (January 2023). Monitoring is digital via the ‘Poshan Tracker’ application, and community mobilisation mandates two Community‑Based Events per month.